Nearly 10,000 regularly receive our Safety Flashes straight to their email inbox, ensuring that lessons learned can be shared with the entire sector. Search our online archive of more than 2,000 reports online, or view the latest below.

Alongside this, our Technical Library features the latest recommended safety best practice and information notes ensure that emerging safety trends can be addressed. Our Safety Promotional Materials and online courses, provide the tools for Members to confidently strengthen their own Safety cultures.

Safety Statistics

Nearly one billion ‘man hours’ of offshore activity a year is now covered by our Safety Statistics.

Contractor Members share their information which is anonymised. This allows IMCA to provide insights on safety, health, and performance, and identify emerging trends. Members can download the data which sets a baseline from which to review their own performance.

Our archive goes back to 1996, telling the improving safety story of the offshore sector.

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0.63

Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)

0.3

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)

1.07

Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR)

440.56

Safety Oservation Frequency Rate (SOFR)

Latest Safety Flashes

Main Crane failure during load test

At maximum load, the crane main block wires broke and the testing load fell, along with the main block, into the water.

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AC vent unit cover dislodged and fell 1.7m

AC cover of a capstan electrical cabinet became detached and fell approximately 1.7 meters.

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Dropped sheave and clump weight

A high potential dropped object incident occurred when a sheave weighing 204kg fell 64m to deck.

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UK HSE: Incident during rig decommissioning leads to fatality

UK HSE press release: incident whilst decommissioning rig.

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Positive: successful rescue of surfer on the open sea

The crew of a small pilot boat at sea spotted a surfer in distress.

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Safety News at IMCA

IMCA Awards 2024
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13 November 2024
Utrecht
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Godfather of HOP to present at IMCA Global Summit

27 September 2024
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Underwater Ship Husbandry Seminar preview

26 September 2024

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