Alert 14 Nov 2024 Dropped Object - Wooden Packing Block During pipelaying operations, a wooden packing block (approx. 1kg) became attached to the pipe whilst spooling off the reel. It crossed the main deck and entered the pipelay tower with the pipe, where it became detached and fell more than 10m through the lay system before landing on the workstation … View Alert
Alert 14 Nov 2024 Diver exposed to unplanned release of production gas During saturation diving activities at 65m water depth, from a Diving Support Vessel (DSV), a diver was exposed to a sudden and unplanned release of hydrocarbon gas under pressure (estimated pressure >150bar). The pressure release resulted in ejection of a stuck blind stab and the diver being pus… View Alert
Alert 14 Nov 2024 Dropped Handrail Fell 6m to Walkway Below A section of handrail 1800mm x 1200mm and approx 80 kg fell from a structure 6 metres to a walkway on the pipe deck below. Wind was gusting around 50 knots in the hours before the handrail was found. There was no process plant in the vicinity. The root cause of the handrail failure was internal corr… View Alert
Alert 12 Nov 2024 Stop Use and Action Notification - Select 3M™ DBI-SALA® Sealed-Blok™ Self-Retracting Lifelines As part of 3M’s ongoing commitment to delivering high quality products, we are notifying our customers of the following information related to select 3M™ DBI-SALA® Sealed-Blok™ Self-Retracting Lifelines (SRLs). 3M Personal Safety Division has identified an aging effect that may impact the performa… View Alert
Alert 6 Nov 2024 LTI - Eye Injury Following the completion of work on a coating scope, the Injured Party (IP) removed items of additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the task . The IP removed their spoggles after feeling an itch in their left eye. The IP touched their eye with contaminated gloves that had yet to… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Working with Electrical Equipment - Fire A lithium-ion battery used to power smoking (vape) equipment was being charged in an unattended camp room. Heat generated from the battery being charged resulted in a fire. The fire quickly engulfed the plastic chair the charger was placed on and laddered up to plastic blackout curtains and adjacent… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Working with Chemicals - Explosion A Rig Manager arrived at a rig-site early in the morning and proceeded to switch on the generator for powering up the site. Approximately 15 minutes later there was an explosion in the Tool House. The blast shifted a loader forward 600mm. Debris was found up to 100m away. At the time of the operatio… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Burns from Pot Handling in Galley A cook sustained burns when lifting a pot of boiling water with a tea cloth to strain pasta. The cloth got entangled with a stove bar, causing the pot to tip and spill boiling water on the cook’s arm and hand. The cook treated the burns with cold water and burn gel, but persistent pain led to a shor… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Chemical Contact with Cooks Eye During the routine cleaning of the galley after dinner service was complete the vessel cook was using Foaming Oven Cleaner which contained Sodium Hydroxide. He had sprayed the cleaner into the cooker hood, leaving it a while for the cleaner to activate, he then went back to inspect the area that was… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Successful rescue of surfer on the open sea The crew of a small pilot boat at sea spotted a surfer in distress. The skipper of the boat approached the area and using the vessel's megaphone communicated with the surfer who acknowledged that he was in distress. The MOB ramp was then deployed so that the surfer could safely board the boat. After… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Incident during rig decommissioning leads to fatality Two men were working as demolition operatives, also known as “Top Men”, undertaking the decommissioning and dismantlement of offshore structures which had been brought ashore. The two workers were removing an overhanging piece of metal pipework (known as a skirt pile), weighing in excess of 27 tonne… View Alert
Alert 4 Nov 2024 Dropped sheave and clump weight A high potential dropped object incident occurred when a sheave weighing 204kg fell 64m to deck, and a clump weight weighing 700kg fell onto equipment causing damage. There were no injuries. The incident occurred during routine installation activities for a wind turbine monopile. A spreader bar with… View Alert