IMCA Safety Flash SF-22-23
IMCA has published Safety Flash SF-22-23
Click to download the IMCA Safety Flash 22-23 here
Fatality due to fire incident and fall from height 
What happened
A rope access technician had a fatal fall from around 8.5m while engaged in routine maintenance activities on a pipelay tower.
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Fall from pilot ladder 
What happened
A Chief Officer slipped and fell from a pilot ladder onto a lifeboat, suffering minor bruising. The incident occurred on a vessel which was coming to the end of ten days spent alongside in a shipyard.
Finger injury while setting up pipe cutting operation 
What happened
A crew member was setting up a pipe cutting machine in a vertical position to cut welding that was done on a jumper for repair, when they suffered a finger injury.
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BSEE: Hazards to personnel during lifting operations 
What happened
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 468 relating to “red zone” or LINE OF FIRE hazards and increased risk during lifting operations.
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UK HSE – worker struck in the face by a crane hook
What happened
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a manufacturer after an employee lost an eye when he was struck in the face by a crane hook.
