Alert 11 Dec 2023 Chemical Handling – Eye Burn Vessel’s engineer was preparing equipment for treating fuel tanks with biocide. Correct PPE was used for the job, and a toolbox talk was carried out. A portable pneumatic pump was in use for this job. During checks of the pump, a small splash/spray was released from the hose, at the same time the In… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 Case study: saturation diver fatality due to hydrogen sulphide The incident happened on board a vessel operating in an offshore oil field, on a long charter for carrying out inspection, maintenance and repair duties. An oil leak was discovered in one of the main 36-inch (91cm) diameter subsea lines carrying sour crude. The vessel was directed to proceed to the… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 Failure of proportional valve in saturation chamber control There was a failure during saturation diving operations. There were no injuries to personnel nor damage to equipment, but time was lost. The automatic control system for the hyperbaric chamber detected that there was a proportional valve command/feedback discrepancy and stopped pressure control of t… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 Compressed air rather than oxygen supplied to divers Several divers were affected and two divers became ill when compressed air rather than oxygen was supplied to them by mistake on their BIBS (Built in Breathing System). The error caused two lymphatic/skin decompression illnesses and incorrect decompression profile for several other divers. To view t… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 Positive: Master stopped unsafe fuel transfer whilst vessel alongside rig During fuel transfer operations alongside a semi-submersible rig, the officer on watch on the supply vessel PSV observed welding work being undertaken on the deck of the rig. The vessel bridge immediately communicated this information to the rig control room using VHF, challenging why bunkering and… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 Vehicle incident – driver tiredness On completion of work on a project site, a company team were driving back to their home base. Approximately 1hr 45mins into the journey the driver started to feel tired, however he continued to drive onto the scheduled rest stop, approximately 10 km away. Prior to reaching the rest stop the vehicle … View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 Failure of AHC cylinder causing oil leak to deck A hydraulic cylinder on an Automatic Heave Compensated crane failed. The incident occurred when an offshore vessel was engaged in the installation of a jumper line in 690m of water. The vessel was stood off at a safe distance from a drill centre; the crane was stationary at the time and waiting in A… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 High potential near miss: Dropped Paraguard stretcher during drill During a rescue from height /evacuation drill within the top of the main crane pedestal, a Paraguard stretcher (12kg) slipped out from the dummy and fell approximately. 50m to the crane winch room below. The incident occurred just as the descent was starting. The area below the drill was a restrict… View Alert
Alert 1 Dec 2023 High potential near miss: Crane part fell to deck During a vessel transit during which the crane was unused in its boom rest, a crew member observed a piece of metal debris lying under the crane boom tip. It was discovered that one of the three Crane Whip Line Block Catcher Limit Switches (3.6kg) had fallen off and had fallen 6.5m to the deck. Ther… View Alert
Alert 30 Nov 2023 Empty bunded COSHH storage container toppled in high winds During high winds, a bunded COSHH Storage Container being held at an onshore storage yard toppled over. As it fell it struck a concrete barrier and caused damage to the unit sliding doors. The incident was captured on CCTV. Findings: • There were no persons in the area at the time container top… View Alert
Alert 15 Nov 2023 HSE - Radiograph duplication and falsification This safety alert highlights that the non-destructive testing (NDT) process is vulnerable to tampering. HSE and other regulators have investigated several instances where NDT has been falsified. In particular, radiographic images of welds have been falsely obtained or tampered with, including: dupli… View Alert
Alert 9 Nov 2023 Dropped Lightning Rod A lighting rod conductor mounted on top of a dynamic gangway tower for a Walk-to-Walk vessel was found lying on the deck below the tower. No personnel onboard the vessel observed or heard the object fall. The potential for serious injury existed due to: the location of the dropped area (deck is … View Alert