Alert 25 Apr 2024 HSE Alert - Manufacture, storage and carriage of thermites and thermite containing articles Target Audience: The offshore sector, the explosives sector, people transporting dangerous goods by rail, road, sea and air, and those involved in the supply of thermites and thermite containing articles. Issue HSE has identified that thermites, and thermite containing articles, meeting the criteria… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Worker injured by falling stack of batteries in Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a press release relating to a case where an employee was severely injured after batteries weighing at least 300kg fell onto him. The person was working with two colleagues when he was struck by the batteries. The three workers had been restacking … View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 A reminder on watertight doors Watertight doors that ought have been secured shut, were observed open during a safety walkaround. It’s worth reiterating the importance of watertight doors – the clue is in the name. Watertight doors are special types of doors found on vessels, which prevent the ingress of water from one compartmen… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Lone worker collapsed at onshore site A person collapsed at a workshop facility due to a non-work related, pre-existing medical condition. The person was unable to call for help and was not discovered until the following day. While carrying out routine activity at an onshore operational site, the worker collapsed in a workshop facility.… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Main bell wire rope failed destructive test A main bell wire rope sample from a DSV failed to an adequate safety factor after 245 bell runs since installation. Following this failure of the annual breaking load test the DSV reported a premature retirement of the main dive bell wire rope after it had been in service for approximately eighteen … View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Main bell wire rope damaged At the end of a saturation dive, a main bell wire was damaged by the proximity switch bracket (chandelier) being picked up by a single broken strand on the main bell wire rope. The incident occurred during a bell recovery procedure performed by the winch operator. The Moonpool operator stopped the w… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Eye Injury During Routine Maintenance A mulcher unit was clearing a right-of-way during pipeline construction when an electrical issue caused a breakdown. A mechanic was called to the work site and diagnosed the problem. Once the electrical issue was identified and repaired, the mechanic helped the mulcher operator replace worn teeth… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Person slipped climbing out of tank A crew person was injured getting out of a fresh water tank on a vessel. The incident occurred during cleaning of the tank. The injured person was in the process of exiting the tank for a rest break. He was on the same level as the entry/exit hatch for the tank. As he was heading to the tank exit ha… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Person injured when chain hoist container failed at securing point An overhead electric chain hoist container/box weighing approx. 30kg fell around 0.8m onto a crew member. The incident occurred whilst crew were working on adjustment of a heavy clamp used as part of a pipelaying operation. A permanently installed 3.2 Te SWL overhead electrical chain hoist, mounted … View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Hazard from discarded munitions The United States Coastguard (USCG) had published Safety Alert 02-24 relating to hazards presented by discarded ammunition. The alert was issued to raise awareness of lurking hazards caused by discarded munitions, which often contain active explosives or chemical agents. Although the practice of dum… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Implosion of chemical tank A chemical tank, partly filled with Monoethylene Glycol (MEG), imploded on the back deck of a vessel, resulting in a spillage of around two cubic metres of MEG to the back deck and to sea, and unrepairable damage to the tank itself. There were no injuries. The tank was a 26 cubic metre tank, contain… View Alert
Alert 25 Apr 2024 Loss of heading control on an FPU during diving operations During diving operations at an FPU (floating production unit), the forward thruster was isolated, and the turret locked, in line with diving isolation procedures. The starboard aft thruster was out of service due to an ongoing upgrade project. The only thruster in operation and available was the af… View Alert