Alert 6 May 2026 Safer Together: What are you doing to ensure safe access between shore and vessels to prevent someone falling from height? What Happened? A vessel had just made fast at its berth and was being prepared for operational service. The Deck Rating was in the process of positioning the shore gangway to locate it on the mezzanine deck of the vessel. After climbing the access ladder from the main deck to the mezzanine deck, the… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: Death of seafarer due to fall from crane cabin The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) of India published Circular 04 2025 relating to an incident in which a seafarer took a fatal fall from a crane cabin. What happened?On a vessel at anchor awaiting berthing instructions, two crew members were tasked with cleaning the interiors of the cargo cr… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: Unauthorised boarding and theft from vessel at anchor An unknown individual boarded a vessel at anchor during night hours.What happened?An unknown individual boarded a vessel at anchor during night hours. The intruder most likely accessed the vessel from the forward mooring area using a small boat, and entered the accommodation through an unsecured acc… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: UK HSE: electrician seriously injured on onshore wind farm The UK HSE has fined a wind farm management company after a worker was seriously injured. See press release.What happened? A worker was sent to carry out maintenance work in an electrical substation at an onshore wind farm. There was an electrical flashover, and the worker suffered injuries resultin… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: BSEE: Exterior Walkway separates from temporary living quarters, putting workers at risk The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 513, relating to an incident involving a third-floor walkway outside temporary living quarters on an offshore platform.What happened? Three workers were standing on an external third-floor walkway outs… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: LTI – crew member squeezed between buoy and cargo rail During anchor handling operations, a crew member was crushed between a large buoy and a cargo rail. The crew member was freed and had to be med-evaced. The incident occurred when the deck crew was in the process of connecting two 5 ton sub-surface buoys to a chain adapter as part of a multi-step hoo… View Alert
Alert 5 May 2026 MSF: Fixed Tank Washing Potential Dropped Object It is common for platform supply vessels to be equipped with fixed tank washing machines in some tanks. On one of our members PSVs, such a machine was found on the tank bottom by the tank cleaning team. The 10 kg washing machine had fallen from its fixed position due to a broken connection to the su… View Alert
Alert 5 May 2026 Safer Together: Working at Height - Dropped Object A work crew was removing residual water from a tank using pneumatic pumps. The work area had a total vertical height of 50 metres, split into 5-6 metre sections by internal decks and catwalks. 3 crew members were working on setting up the pneumatic pumps and hose arrangement on the last catwalk leve… View Alert
HVL 22 Apr 2026 Reverse pig movement during shutdown causing pipeline ESD valve to not close on demand. Who could be interested:Operations teams, shutdown planners, integrity engineers, pipeline engineers, and personnel involved in pigging, valve testing, and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) What is this all about? During a planned shutdown, downstream pressure increased due to unrelated testing activ… View Learning
Alert 2 Apr 2026 Safer Together: Servicing a well A worker was removing a 40mm plug from a riser to install a reducer and temperature probe during construction activities. The plug ejected under pressure, striking the worker in the forehead. The worker sustained skull fractures, internal bleeding and a laceration.To view this Safer Together alert i… View Alert
Alert 2 Apr 2026 Energy Safety Canada: Employee contacted by a joint of casing The crew was in the process of running casing. The casing shoe was installed onto the first casing joint and lowered through the table. The slips were then set, and the elevators were latched onto the next joint that was in the catwalk trough. The Driller then hoisted the joint stopping part way to … View Alert
Learning Moment 1 Apr 2026 Personal Responsibility for Safety (Rebranded 2026) This pack contains two safety moments on incidents which occurred in the UKCS. The potential consequences of these events could have been significant. Both incidents can be used to promote the Life Saving Rules and personal responsibility for safety. View Learning Moment