Alert 20 Nov 2017 Overfill of Helifuel Tank and Subsequent Ignition During the non-routine transfer of aviation fuel from one tank to another, an overfill of the tank occurred resulting in the release of approximately 0.57kg of aviation fuel through an open vent line on the recipient fuel tank. The released aviation fluid was projected onto nearby turbine exhaust pi… View Alert
Alert 16 Oct 2017 Exposure to residual hydrocarbons when breaking containment Hydrocarbon pipework had been isolated and flushed. The 3” section, connected to the 1” bypass section via a take-off, was changed out successfully. As the final cut was made to the horizontal section of the 1” bypass, a release of a small amount of trapped residue/vapour occurred. The following m… View Alert
Alert 13 Oct 2017 Rope Access Team Member Inadvertently Entered Sea The first section of clamp had been successfully lowered into position below the leg mooring ring. One team member ascended to the spider deck to prepare the second clamp section for lowering, leaving one over-side team member on the mooring ring. The first team member partially rearranged one of th… View Alert
Alert 10 Oct 2017 Dust and Debris Enters Eyes During Time Off Shift In one instance, a technician was watching TV when he ran his hands through his hair and instantly felt something enter his eye. In another instance, a technician was in his cabin after a shower, and felt discomfort in his eye before looking in the mirror and spotting a piece of metal in his eye. View Alert
Alert 9 Aug 2017 Crane block sheave guard dropped from 25 metres During the lift, a member of the deck crew heard a loud noise. On investigation, he found that the securing pin for the main block sheave guard had detached from the main crane block and fallen approximately 25 metres to the deck below. Crane operations were immediately halted and the crane main bl… View Alert
Alert 31 Jul 2017 Roller shutter door fell from storage cabinet Whilst entering the platform chemical storage unit for materials, the chemist pushed the roller shutter door open and, as he was doing so, the shutter assembly and housing broke free from the top of the unit and dropped approximately 2m to the deck. The chemist managed to step back from the unit and… View Alert
Alert 27 Jul 2017 Defective Deck Net & Aircraft Slide Once A/C slowly made contact with the deck with the port main gear it lurched forward, sideways, and rolled left and possibly right also. There was no cyclic movement to cause this to occur. The slide forward (several feet) and roll was significant enough for the captain to come on the controls. The… View Alert
Learning Moment 19 Jul 2017 Theme Park Ride Crash Once the ride was re-opened, a safety system was manually over-riden to allow a carriage of people to continue on the track. This resulted in the carriage with people crashing into a stationary empty carriage. Eleven people were left with life-changing injuries. View Learning Moment
Alert 10 Jul 2017 Fatality during unpacking of heavy electrical panel equipment During the unpacking of a 1.5t electrical VSD panel from its transit packaging, the unit fell forward, trapping and tragically killing one of the work party. The unit was contained within an export type storage package, with removable sides and ends and retaining batons on the long horizontal sides.… View Alert
Alert 26 Jun 2017 Fall in galley resulting in laceration to hand An individual was walking fairly quickly through the galley. Whilst turning a 90 degree corner, which she did by pivoting on her heel, she lost her footing and slipped resulting in a fall to the floor. During her decent, she put her right hand out in an attempt to break her fall. At this point she s… View Alert
Alert 6 Jun 2017 Did you see that? - Losing situational awareness because of new technology During the work scope, the inspection phase required pictures to be taken via an iPad. A technician was looking through the iPad trying to get the right image and was walking backwards to get all the elements into the picture. As the technician walked backwards the individual lost situational awaren… View Alert