Safety

Safety lies at the core of our Mission. For over 50 years we have been supporting the emergence of a safer offshore industry.

Working with our Members, we have developed a range of resources to do this effectively. Our Safety Statistics tell the improving safety story of our sector over time and allow organisations to confidently benchmark their own performance.

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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Latest Safety Flashes

MAIB: Sinking of tug Biter with loss of two lives

MAIB has published Accident Investigation 17/2024 relating to the girting and capsize of tug Biter with the loss of two lives.

Dropped object – strop parted over sharp edge

A cylinder was lifted to a height of approximately 6 metres over deck of the vessel, the sharp steel edges of the cylinder cut through the firehose protection and caused the strop to part.

Person injured when pry bar slipped

A crew member who was applying downward pressure to their pry bar to lift a track, fell towards the deck when the pry bar slipped.

MSF: High potential near miss during FRC maintenance

The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Alert 26-01 relating to an incident where there was an unplanned lowering of an FRC to the sea

BSEE: Crane incident leads to serious facial injuries

BSEE has published Safety Alert 512 relating to a crane incident during well abandonment which led to a worker being struck and suffering serious facial injuries.

Browse the Safety Flash archive