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Safety Flashes 2010

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/10	Diver fouled on descending load Diver falls into bell maintenance pit Bail-out whip failures Fatality on the diving support vessel Wellservicer Bail-out whip failures	Feb 2010
IMCA SF 02/10	Crewman received 440V electric shock Near-miss: improper use of fall-arrest equipment leads to fall Failure of hose reel bearing housing Inadvertent opening of circuit breakers Hole burnt in vessel deck during removal of sea-fastenings Fatality during anchor handling operation	Apr 2010
IMCA SF 03/10	Incident during entry to diving bell Uncontrolled ascent - loss of lift bag to surface Gangway failure Missing dangerous goods declaration	May 2010
IMCA SF 04/10	Person injured by mooring lines High potential dropped object near-miss: antenna fell to deck Serious shortcomings with hydrostatic release units Failure of life rafts during servicing CO₂ systems safety pins Failure of fixed high expansion foam	Jul 2010
IMCA SF 05/10	Near-miss: burnt out electrical socket Water ingress to bow thruster space Diver injury during air cylinder recharging Near-miss: crane wire grease and headache ball Oxy-arc umbilical handling winch - fire on deck	Jul 2010
IMCA SF 06/10	Third degree burn sustained during rope access hot work Lost time injury (LTI): Severed tendon Minor chest burns suffered by rope access technician Near-miss: safety device (hard link) damaged during hot work Tug capsized during operations Load dropped owing to incorrect manufacture of “flemish eye” crane pennant	Sep 2010
IMCA SF 07/10	Near-miss: falling object Crewman fatally injured during mooring operations Precautions against jellyfish sting during diving operations Fatality: fall from height Fatality: fall from height	Nov 2010
IMCA SF 08/10	Welding of shackles Lacerated chin caused by flying wedge Failure to calibrate MRU led to near-miss Diver safety - nitrox generator use Right hand hit by flying wedge Subsea oxy-arc cutting - risk of explosion	Dec 2010

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