IMCA

The latest set of IMCA safety flashes are worthy of note, not just for those working offshore, but also in other sectors.

• Fatality due to fire incident and fall from height
• Fall from pilot ladder
• Finger Injury while setting up pipe cutting operation
• BSEE: Hazards to Personnel During Lifting Operations
• UK HSE – worker struck in the face by a crane hook
• Fatality during transfer of pipes
• Getting fall arrest equipment right
• Paper shredder – explosion
• MSF: Air Cylinder – High Pressure Discharge
• BSEE: Improper use and application of high-pressure hoses
• Caught between: unplanned movement of equipment leads to severe injuries
• LTI – Person fractured pelvis in a fall from a ladder
• Unplanned rotation of drilling machinery
• CHIRP: Crew vigilance prevents mooring incident
• MSF – two recent dropped object incidents
• Unexpected Descent and Ascent of Mattress Lifting Frame
• High potential: dropped chain assembly
• Near miss with high pressure gas due to incorrect procedures
• Electrocution incident – make sure electrical equipment is safe!
• MSF:person injured falling between decks