Alert 10 Jan 2025 Structural failure of rescue boat Whilst no activities were being performed by crew on the rescue boat station, the structure of the boat failed causing the lifting frame and the console assembly to be torn off the hull. The hull then dropped into the sea. The remains of the rescue boat were retrieved for further investigation. Ther… View Alert
HVL 6 Jan 2025 TEMPSC (Lifeboat) Diesel Fuel Quality TEMPSC – Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft (Lifeboat) During a planned replacement, a free fall TEMPSC was launched to sea from its installed location on a fixed offshore installation. When sea borne, marine personnel boarded the TEMPSC and started the engine to manoeuvre it so rigging… View Learning
Learning Moment 20 Dec 2024 Narcotic Effects of Hydrocarbons An animated safety moment highlighting the potential deadly effects of inhaling hydrocarbons Useful references / resources: •HSE Offshore: Safety Notice 4/2004 - Hydrocarbon releases •Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) •Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and E… View Learning Moment
Alert 18 Dec 2024 Crane wire failure A crane wire on a cargo vessel parted whilst the vessel was offloading a wind turbine nacelle. The nacelle, weighing 69 tonnes, dropped back into the vessel’s cargo hold. There was no pollution nor injury, but damage to the vessel and to the dropped load were estimated at US$3–5 million. To view thi… View Alert
Alert 18 Dec 2024 Vital safety information (height of vehicle) found incorrect An IMCA member’s contractor in the United States reports an incident in which it was discovered that the “height of vehicle” information displayed on a truck, was found to be incorrect. A worker was moving a light industrial vehicle (a “bucket truck” with a bucket on a folding hydraulic arm) when th… View Alert
Alert 18 Dec 2024 Hot work performed outside of Permit to Work (PTW) boundary limit A near miss occurred when a third-party contractor working onboard a vessel removed a trip hazard (a metal stump section) from the vessel main deck, using a cutting torch and grinding disc. Whilst cutting the 10cm diameter stump, sparks and slag (hot work discharge) dropped into the hole in the deck… View Alert
Alert 17 Dec 2024 Recurring hand injuries from alternative cutting devices The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 487 relating to an observed trend of recurring hand injuries while using alternative cutting devices. Incident 1: While running a new cable in a cable tray, an offshore worker was using a cutter to re… View Alert
Alert 17 Dec 2024 Finger injury during emergency recovery of ROV A worker suffered a serious finger injury when their finger was caught between a crane wire and the recovery hook on an ROV. The incident occurred during an emergency recovery of the ROV. A small boat (an FRC) was used to facilitate connecting the ROV emergency rigging sling to the crane hook to all… View Alert
Alert 12 Dec 2024 Snagging hazards Incident 1: Corner of a container got snagged On a vessel engaged in deck cargo operations offshore, a number of lifts had been successfully discharged and backloaded, which led to limited space on deck. The crane operator had landed a 3m cargo container on deck, and while he was trying to re-positi… View Alert
Alert 12 Dec 2024 Fire on vessel – escaped exhaust gases The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) published “Safer Seas Digest 2023”, which includes a number of incidents which may be of interest to IMCA members. This is one of them. A fire broke out in a stateroom on board a small towing vessel on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterw… View Alert
Learning Moment 4 Dec 2024 Safety Moment Pack: Occupational Lung Disease & Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) This pack contains information on Occupational Lung Disease and Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE). The pack is not suitable for start to finish presentations in a safety meeting. We designed the topics to be standalone. We encourage you to: •Select the ones most relevant to your team and/or act… View Learning Moment
Alert 15 Nov 2024 Person Fell Through Open Hatch The United States’ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 489 relating to a person who was injured after a fall through an open hatch. The alert reiterates the need to remain vigilant of your surroundings. A worker on a blowout preventer platform fell throug… View Alert