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Serious incident: Pad eye fell from crane boom and struck rigger
A member has reported a potentially very serious near miss incident in which a crewman was struck by a falling object. The incident took place when a 50 Te deck […]
New drops video available on IMCA website
Dropped objects – still happening; and still harming – we must never expose ourselves, or others, to the risk of dropped or falling objects. That’s the message in a new […]
New DROPS Video – IMCA SEL 039
IMCA is pleased to announce the publication of a new video on dropped objects. This short video highlights the importance of safe working practices not only to offshore personnel but […]
High potential near-miss: SWL plate fell from crane auxiliary block
A member has reported a near miss incident in which an object – a steel SWL plate weighing 0.7 kg -fell from a crane block onto the deck. The incident […]
Incidents involving poor crane operations
A member has reported a number of recent incidents resulting from poor crane operations on the part of the crews of platforms, barges and other installations operated by third parties, […]
Near-miss: Broken chain on sling of personnel lifting basket
A member has reported a near miss incident in which a chain link snapped under load. The incident occurred during a six monthly on-board lifting and rigging inspection. A deck […]
ROV main lift umbilical failure
A member has reported an incident in which an ROV main lift umbilical parted causing the ROV to drop to the seabed (1360m water depth). The incident occurred while recovering […]
Near-miss: Equipment failure: broken mast arms
A member has reported two near miss incidents in which there has been a failure of a mast arm on a CTV. Both incidents related to weld fatigue. In both […]
Objects dropped from pipelay tower
A member has reported an incident in which two objects fell from a pipelay tower. The incident occurred some four weeks after repairs to a 360Te winch wire garage at […]
Near-miss: Missing nut and split pin on shackle
A member has reported an incident in which rented lifting equipment was returned to the vendor (a winch supplier) with important parts missing. Rental equipment was returned to the winch […]
Near-miss: Anchoring of rigging to uncertified points
A member has reported a near miss incident in which rigging was anchored to uncertified points. The incident occurred during pipelay operations onboard a vessel. A temporary rigging solution using […]
Injuries sustained whilst trying to stop moving objects
A member has reported two similar incidents, which happened within two days at two very different locations, in which persons were injured whilst trying to stop moving objects. The first […]
440V electrical shock incident
A member has reported an incident which a technician received a 440V electric shock. The incident occurred during an investigation of a power distribution unit (PDU) located in the ROV […]
Lifting and rigging plans
The Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) published the following safety flash regarding the importance of lifting and rigging plans in safe lifting. Recent NOPSEMA investigations […]
Near-miss: Collapse of ROV launch and recovery system (LARS)
A member has reported an incident in which a launch and recovery system (LARS) collapsed causing damage to the sheave, snubber and LARS deck plates. The incident occurred during the […]
Snubber failure
A member has reported the discovery of a failure to a snubber on an ROV launch and recovery system. This was discovered during maintenance and annual load test of the […]
Failure of lifting equipment: Dropped ROV
A member has reported an incident during offshore lifting operations in which a sling failed, causing an ROV and TMS to drop 30cm onto deck. The incident occurred during moving […]
Near-miss: Dropped handrail/gate near moonpool
A member has reported an incident in which a handrail gate was dislodged from its retaining points and fell 4.5m to the deck. The incident occurred after crew members moved […]
Near-miss: Poorly secured load during lifting operations
A member has reported an incident in which equipment being back-loaded was found to be incorrectly and unsafely secured. The incident occurred during demobilisation of a third-party winch and running […]
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