Alert 2 Nov 2023 Serious LTI - Person struck in rigging accident During the loading of subsea hatch covers onto a vessel, a member of the rigging crew was struck and badly injured by a 55 Te shackle connected to a steel wire sling and fibre lifting sling, which formed part of the lifting arrangement used to lift the covers. The hatch cover was safely landed on de… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Near miss: dropped object during lifeboat testing During launch testing of a lifeboat, a turnbuckle and shackle weighing 7kg fell 23m from the davit onto the boat, landing within a metre of a worker hooking up the falls at the lifeboat hatch. The worker was physically unharmed; there was some cosmetic damage to the lifeboat. To view this IMCA safet… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Dropped Metal Wedge A pin was required to be pulled on a hinge system for the dynamic gangway system on a walk-2-walk vessel. As part of this task metal wedges were used to hold some of the gangway components in place. The job of pulling the pins was not going as expected due to space limitations, the effects of surfa… View Alert
Alert 27 Oct 2023 Anaphylaxis from exposure to allergen Prior to site mobilisation, a worker disclosed they had a nut allergy.At site, a food item containing nuts was prepared and frozen. The food was stored in the freezer without any allergen labelling.The Galley team from the next shift plated this item for consumption – it was placed on the same dish … View Alert
Alert 26 Oct 2023 Messenger Line in Propeller A multi-purpose vessel was required to assist a tanker to connect to the transfer hose of an integrated pipeline and manifold system on the seabed, commonly called a Single Anchor Loading (SAL) operation. The job entailed the multi-purpose vessel using the dynamic positioning joystick to maintain p… View Alert
Alert 26 Oct 2023 LTI – Partial Thickness Burns from Cooling Water The incident occurred on a Platform Supply Vessel while in operation. In the early morning hours, the Engine Alarm System was activated due to low level in High Temperature (HT) cooling water system on diesel generator no.1. The 1st. Engineer examined the diesel generator no.1 and quickly identified… View Alert
Alert 26 Oct 2023 Rescue Craft Fuel Isolation Valves During a boat transfer using the vessels Daughter Craft, both engines stopped whilst the craft was in transit. the crew conducted an initial investigation and found that the fuel valves were in the closed position, the valves were opened, and a single engine started, the Daughter Craft managed to co… View Alert
Alert 20 Oct 2023 Restricted Work Case classification - Finger Injury Scaffold work activities were being carried out on an installation. The IP was in the process of constructing an outboard scaffold at the time of the event working on the top level of the scaffolding structure. Space was restricted due to the cross sections and bracings. As the IP was walking acros… View Alert
Alert 19 Oct 2023 BSEE: Heat-related Illnesses occurring offshore The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 467 relating to heat related illnesses occurring offshore. BSSE notes that there have been multiple recent instances of personnel experiencing symptoms of heat-related illnesses while working offshore… View Alert
Alert 19 Oct 2023 Fire in the laundry room A smoke detector was activated. A deck officer checked the origin of the alarm which was coming from an area close to the laundry room. A general fire alarm was sounded; all personnel started to muster, and a firefighting team assembled. The fire team found the source of the fire which was coming f… View Alert
Alert 19 Oct 2023 Uncertified bosun’s chairs A member conducting management visits to vessels discovered three separate cases where “Bosun’s Chairs” or similar support structures or working at height activities related to painting and repair works, had been fabricated by crew from wooden boards and ropes. Our member notes that using uncertifi… View Alert
Alert 19 Oct 2023 Unprotected openings in floor grating – work stopped Two workers removed grating panels at height on a horizontal lay system, in order to gain access to lift points for further removal of a lateral walkway section. The removed grating created an open hole with the likelihood that someone could have fallen through it. None of the team involved were wea… View Alert