Alert 12 Sept 2024 Vessel Allision with Installation During a routine cargo handling operation alongside a North Sea offshore installation, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) experienced a loss of all Dynamic Positioning (DP) position reference systems (PRS) which resulted in the PSV contacting the installation, causing minor damage to the vessel and inst… View Alert
Alert 12 Sept 2024 Working with electrical equipment An arc flash occurred during de-isolation switching in a 690V switchboard for a hydraulic starter module. The arc flash was inside the lower area of the tier displacing the vent panel. The initial pre-trip current was approx. 500 amps and increased to approx. 17,000 amps during flash across the supp… View Alert
Alert 11 Sept 2024 Serious hand injury – high pressure air The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 24-05 relating to a finger injury caused by a release of high pressure air. The incident occurred during a vessel fire drill; the fire team were being assisted with putting on Breathing Apparatus (BA) sets. The assisting crewmember inadvertent… View Alert
Alert 11 Sept 2024 Arm injury from metal skip cover A crew member was disposing of waste at a skip on the deck of a vessel, when the heavy cover of the skip unexpectedly and accidentally closed. The cover struck the individual's arm, causing an injury. The crew member received first aid onboard and further attended a medical facility ashore. No bones… View Alert
Learning Moment 10 Sept 2024 Harness On? Helmet On! Animated moment with voice over (mp4) This safety moment describes the requirements of safety helmets when working at height. View Learning Moment
Alert 9 Sept 2024 Crew member cut hand on broken glass during heavy weather A member of the galley team suffered a serious hand injury when washing a glass during a period of heavy weather. The glass being washed slipped, hit the sink, and broke. The glass fragments struck the injured person’s left hand, causing an injury requiring seven stitches. The vessel was rolling in … View Alert
Alert 9 Sept 2024 Angle Grinder Finger Injury A worker injured themselves while attempting to change a wire wheel attachment fitted to a handheld angle grinder. In that process, the IP fractured the 5th digit (‘pinky’) of the left hand between the table and a wrench. To view this IMCA safety alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button abov… View Alert
Alert 9 Sept 2024 LTI: fingers severed by spinning fan blade A worker on a vessel suffered life-changing hand injuries. The incident occurred during housekeeping in the engine room. After turning off power to a portable blower (used for ventilation of a confined space), the worker tried to move the portable blower by hand, grabbing the side of the fan instead… View Alert
Alert 21 Aug 2024 Operating Process Equipment - Loss of Containment During routine operation on a Floating Production Storage and Offtake (FPSO) facility, a technician heard an unusual noise from the compressor module. Control room operators identified a single gas detector with inconsistent readings. Site investigation found hydrocarbon gas leaking from a valve on … View Alert
Alert 21 Aug 2024 Maintaining Process Equipment - Loss of Containment A plant was shut down due to a Tier 2 gas leak from a gas inlet header. Two throughwall defects were identified. Total loss over the preceding weeks was estimated at 180 tonnes. Subsequent investigation revealed extensive Corrion Under Insulation (CUI) in the process circuits of the plant. Rolling o… View Alert
Alert 21 Aug 2024 Working On/Near Fixed Equipment - Person in Line of Fire A polyurethane foam bumper end stop from a maintenance crane was found on the deck of an offshore facility. The bumper weighed about 5 kg and had fallen approximately 9 metres from the work basket guide rails of the crane. Subsequent inspections revealed that a second a second bumper on the aft sid… View Alert
Alert 20 Aug 2024 Trailer detached from heavy vehicle during transit A Heavy Vehicle was moving a rig over a distance of about 70km. On the return trip the Heavy Vehicle operator towed the dolly trailer by itself. Approximately 68km into the return trip, the dolly trailer detached from the prime mover. It travelled across the road and came to rest on its end in the r… View Alert