Alert 28 Mar 2024 Chemical Handling – Eye Burn The Marine Safety Forum published Safety Alert 23-20 relating to someone getting an eye injury as a result of getting chemicals in their eye. The incident occurred when an engineer was preparing equipment for treating fuel tanks with biocide. Correct PPE was used for the job and a toolbox talk was c… View Alert
Alert 28 Mar 2024 Security: Illegal boarding - theft while the vessel at anchor An intruder armed with a knife boarded a vessel at anchor in Luanda, Angola. The intruder was discovered during the hours of darkness when a member of the crew was conducting a security patrol. An unidentified individual was observed on the starboard side of B-deck. The crew member immediately repor… View Alert
Alert 28 Mar 2024 High potential: sea water inlet pipe leakage in engine room Vessel crew noticed seawater ingress on a pipe very close to the inside of the hull. The leak was noticed whilst the vessel was offshore when engine crew were conducting routine weekly maintenance of the sea chest. While working on this, they noticed sea water leakage in the adjoining tank room from… View Alert
Alert 28 Mar 2024 Person pulled to deck by fall arrest harness During moonpool preparations for running the a tool in the hole, the crane whip line was being lowered to deck under supervision of the deck supervisor. A third-party contract worker walked over the moonpool landing area with a fall arrestor connected to his harness. The swinging whip line contacted… View Alert
Learning Moment 26 Mar 2024 Flexible hose whipping hazard management This safety moment was created with the intention of raising awareness of hose whipping hazards and how they may be managed. Contained within this safety moment: Discussion – hose whipping hazardsFlexible hose restraint guidanceWhipcheck installation guidanceReferences to industry hose management an… View Learning Moment
Learning Moment 26 Mar 2024 Water injection over-pressurisation Animated moment with voice over (MP4) This Safety Moment is based on real events that led to the over-pressurisation of a water injection system. This moment touches on the Process Safety Fundamentals and how they can be used to prevent recurrence of similar events. View Learning Moment
Alert 21 Mar 2024 Person struck and injured during lifting operations The incident occurred during decommissioning activities on board a spar, where a fire water pump skid had to be removed. It was gouged out from the top of spar in accordance with the decommissioning plan, but during the initial lift, it remained partially attached. The crew stopped work and exchang… View Alert
Alert 21 Mar 2024 Fingers Trapped by Winch Line A two-person truck crew was loading a rig mat onto a Texas bed truck. An initial loading attempt was unsuccessful due to misalignment between the position of the truck and the rig mat. This contributed to the rig mat contacting a deck pin on the truck bed during the lift. The rig mat was lowered so… View Alert
Alert 21 Mar 2024 Lithium Batteries in the Energy Sector As the energy industry is growing and diversifying, so are its needs—and lithium batteries meet many of them. Their high energy density provides larger and longer-lasting amounts of energy than other batteries. Despite their common use in various consumer and industry products, lithium batteries sti… View Alert
Alert 21 Mar 2024 Crane boom collapse The UK HSE has fined an offshore drilling company after the catastrophic collapse of a crane boom. See here for the press release. The HSE reported: “Nobody was hurt in the incident on 31 March 2016 but a chaotic scene ensued after the collapse of the Rowan Gorilla VII’s boom, with flying debris da… View Alert
Alert 21 Mar 2024 Heavy equipment fell over during manual handling During manual handling of a heavy control cabinet, the centre of gravity was compromised, and the cabinet fell over onto a crew member’s leg, resulting in a bruise to their knee. The incident occurred when crew were moving control cabinets each weighing 130kg. Each cabinet was fitted with wheels by … View Alert
Alert 21 Mar 2024 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) hit protruding scaffolding on a supply vessel During transfer of crew to an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) at anchor, a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) came into contact with protruding scaffolding on the OSV, causing minor damage to a railing on the CTV. This was the fifth such transfer of personnel without incident; the Master was aware of the protr… View Alert