By Johnny Wilson As jobs dry up on land, more people are looking to offshore work to make a living. Before they can, however, they must pass a three-day basic offshore survival induction emergency training (Bosiet) course.
A new document produced by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is designed to assist with the ongoing competence of first aid personnel onboard vessels. ‘First Aid and Other Emergency Drills’ (IMCA C 013), the new publication, is not a guidance document, instead it sets out a range of first aid and other emergency drills [...]
SAFETY ALERT NO. 207: BROKEN DECK WINCH FOOTINGS Country: null Location: — Release Date: — Time incident occurred: — Type of Activity: Lifting, crane, rigging, deck operations Type of Injury: Struck by Function: null Applicabale Filter Categories: Struck by,Structural failure (offshore),System/Equipment failure A vessel had been fitted with two deck winches to assist [...]
Last week’s deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland has renewed discussion about the effectiveness of safety measures in the offshore oil industry. One person survived and 17 others were killed last Thursday when a Cougar Helicopters aircraft crashed into the ocean about 65 kilometres southeast of St. John’s. The helicopter had been taking workers to [...]
Survival rates for people in Canadian helicopters that have crashed into water over the past three decades are the same as those around the world, a report published last year determined. There were 46 civilian helicopters registered in this country that ditched in water from 1979 to 2006, resulting in 27 deaths among the 124 [...]
Chris Allen, Oil & Gas UK’s health, safety and environment director, said: “Oil & Gas UK applauds all those excellent people involved in the swift and safe rescue of all on board the Super Puma that ditched in the North Sea last night (Wednesday 18 February 2009).
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