Alert 1 Aug 2025 Breathing Apparatus Service and Maintenance Competency An engineer was tasked with carrying out routine BA maintenance for a new client. The engineer was informed that the previous maintenance had been carried out annually for over a decade by a local provider - with no reported issues. Several BA sets were found to be defective, requiring repairs and p… View Alert
Alert 28 Jul 2025 Telehandler forks made contact with powerline While respooling flexline, telehandler forks contacted a 3rd party 21.6kV power line, energising the telehandler and causing a fire. The telehandler operator exited uninjured. A second crew member approached with a fire extinguisher, which the operator took and used. The second crewmember move… View Alert
Alert 28 Jul 2025 Potential Dropped Objects (PDOs) returned with units In the offshore environment Potential Dropped Objects (PDO’s) are a major safety risk as the transportation of units is normally completed using cranes and lifting items great heights. This poses the risk of items falling and striking personnel in the vicinity. Over the years, many PDO’s have been d… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2025 Smart glasses and filming devices offshore What Happened? Footage has been shared of an offshore installation on a social media platform, believed to have been filmed using a face mounted personal electronic device. Footage was recorded on a helicopter flight and outside of accommodation module which is out with mobilisation & control of… View Alert
Alert 12 Jun 2025 Serious foot injury on walk-to work gangway The gangway of a walk-to-work vessel was connected to a satellite platform Two operators crossed the gangway first, as per normal procedure. The third person (IP) was in the process of crossing the gangway when a red light was signaled, indicating the request to return to the vessel. The red light … View Alert
Alert 10 Jun 2025 Dropped Object Due to Corroded Deluge Flange After landing a lower completion assembly on the drill floor and while retracting the deck crane whip line and twin hook stinger back through the v-door, the twin hook stinger swung to starboard causing one of the hooks to strike a blanking flange on the drill floor deluge line. The 4.95kg blanking … View Alert
Alert 10 Jun 2025 Rust Particle Enters Eye During Spool Removal A Mechanical Tech was tasked with the removal of a spool. Due to the location of the spool, the technician had to work in a restricted space, lying on their back to access the flange bolts. During removal, the IP felt what they believed to be rust, hit their face. Following this, the IP re-positione… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) detected onboard vessel A toolbox meeting was held on the bridge at which the risks associated with H2S were discussed. The crew, equipped with gas detectors, started to investigate where the smell was coming from both inside and outside. No respiratory PPE was used. This was based on that the smell was noticeable all over… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Dropped Object – Satellite Antenna A satellite antenna fell from the mounting point on the vessels monkey island to the deck below. The distance was approximately 6 metres, and the weight of the antenna was approximately 3 kgs. The Drops calculator has been used to plot the potential outcome of this as shown. An investigation has rev… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Broken Arm from Recreation Activities A recent incident onboard a members vessel highlights the potential risks associated with physical, competitive activities among crew members. A crew member had to be medevac’d off the vessel after sustaining a broken arm during a friendly arm-wrestling competition with a fellow crew member which r… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Watertight Door Fatality On 2nd April 2025, an individual was found in between the sliding hydraulic watertight door and the door frame. He was found unconscious and not breathing. He was brought to sick bay and assessed with no signs of life. The Incident Management Team was activated and topside medical supported attendin… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Grease Gun Hand Injury During routine greasing of a tensioner unit using an electrically powered battery grease gun, the hose burst and grease punctured the Injured Persons (IP) hand. The crew member was wearing full PPE and performing the task in accordance with safety procedures that were in place at the time. As the c… View Alert