Alert 18 Jan 2024 Divers lifted off seabed by Clump Weight Whilst the Diving Support Vessel was conducting subsea diving operations, the bridge team recovered the taught wire pulling the divers from the seabed to 18m above the diver’s maximum excursion depth. This rapid change in depth had the potential to cause pressure induced injuries or injuries with di… View Alert
Alert 18 Jan 2024 Diver in the bell hit by falling object A diver in the diving bell was hit and slightly injured by a water bottle containing a gallon of water (4.5kg). Diver #1 left the bell and was handing over to the next bellman. In the bell the remaining divers were organizing their gear before departing the bell. They were moving a partially frozen … View Alert
Alert 18 Jan 2024 Maintaining Process Equipment - Dropped Object A Quick Actuating Closure (QAC) lid weighing 15.8 kg fell to a skid platform below from a height of 2.3 metres. The lid is part of a Triethylene Glycol (TEG) particulate and was open to allow for a change. An operator was working in a bunded area in close proximity to the drop zone, with no barricad… View Alert
Learning Moment 15 Jan 2024 When would you shut down? Time is critical. When would you shut down? Think about how a similar situation might occur at your site: If a gas leak is identified what steps are taken? How do you know everyone is empowered to shut down the asset? When do you make the decision to shut down? What are the implications of delaying… View Learning Moment
Alert 5 Jan 2024 Shifting of centre-of-gravity of load A research vessel was unloading in port and crew had made a plan to offload a 20ft open-top container, which was filled with various pieces of equipment. A mobile crane on the jetty was being used to unload the ship; the crew prepared the lifting gear and attached four chains to the crane hook from … View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 Electrician injured in explosion An electrician was badly injured while working on a switchboard. The circuit breaker was designed to be removed without the need to isolate the base unit (Figure 1); however, the electrician was unfamiliar with this arrangement and had loosened one of the live connections on the input to the base un… View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 LTI: Fingers injured during fender lifting operation A crew member suffered severe injuries to two fingers during fender lifting operations. The injuries occurred while hauling up the webbing slings with a (13mm (half-inch) polypropylene rope so that a Yokohama fender, weighing approx. 415 kg, could be lifted to deck. The crew member pulled the polyp… View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 LTI: gangway collapsed A person was badly injured when a gangway collapsed as he was using it. The incident occurred when the injured person requested permission to leave Vessel 2, which was moored outside of and alongside Vessel 1, which was alongside in a shipyard. The injured person was unaware that Vessel 1 was under… View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 Lithium-ion battery fire destroys vessel bridge A fire started on the bridge of an oil tanker whilst alongside. Fire teams from the vessel extinguished the fire in less than half an hour after it had begun. There were no injuries, but the damage caused to the vessel was estimated at US$3 million. There was extensive smoke and heat damage, and the… View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 Operating Mobile Plant - Contact with Live Electricity The boom arm of a 25-tonne excavator contacted a 12,700 V overhead powerline causing the powerline to fall to the ground adjacent to the excavator. The excavator was in the process of clearing an access track. The incident occurred at 3pm. Wet weather the night before had brought this work scope for… View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 Incorrectly Supplied Air Horn – contained propane/butane propellant While moving breathing apparatus rescue equipment in the habitat for the port slops tank, it was identified that the Air-Horns in use were not as per equipment normally used. Upon further investigation, it was noted that the cans contain a propane/butane mix. Two cans were removed from the habitat, … View Alert
Alert 5 Jan 2024 Worker cut hand on broken mirror A crew person on a vessel sustained a deep cut on the left thumb while attempting to repair a broken mirror. The mirror had shattered because the closet (bathroom) door in his cabin had fallen off the hinges. The person had reported to the Chief Officer that the closet door in his cabin had become d… View Alert