IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association)

⚡ Safety Flash 16/24 is available to read and download now, featuring hand and arm injuries > https://imca.me/nEY2s6L 📢 Members continue to report hand and finger injuries. In last year’s safety statistics, 42% of LTIs reported by IMCA members involved injuries caused when workers got into the Line of Fire. 🛑 What do we need to do to stop workers putting their hands and fingers in dangerous places? We all want to get the job done – but that one quick pause, whilst we stop to think, could make ALL the difference. • Is there a better way to do this? • Could I use a tool instead? • Should there be a guard? Should I have gloves on? • Is this still too hot to touch? Is it live or is it still spinning? • Think carefully before putting your hands where you can’t see them. Let us know your thoughts in the comments 👇

Jason Veerasingam, Director of Client Engagement – Asia-Pacific, recently met with The Information Fusion Centre in KL, commenting "I do hope that the continued support and collaboration from both sides will continue and meet our objectives and goals with respect to Maritime Security in the region." 🌏 We're looking forward to The IFC speaking at our upcoming regional meeting in Singapore on the 9 October 2024! 👉 Register now > https://imca.me/e7CLmcI #IMCAint #offshore #marine #maritime #security

IMCA clarifies guidance on selection of eCMID/eMISW inspection templates. The system's two threads, eCMID and eMISW, have been arranged to cover the majority of common vessel types found within the marine, offshore and small workboat sectors. The Marine eCMID committee have agreed to an update of the categorisations of the two schemes to simplify the decision. The new selection criteria: · eCMID should be used for vessels of 500GT and more · eMISW should be used for vessels less than 500GT Read more > https://imca.me/oDFlKXs

Our Lifting & Rigging Seminar returns to Amsterdam on Thursday 12 September 2024! 👉 Book now > https://imca.me/z71SEsf The one-day technical seminar welcomes the world of lifting and rigging to explore the latest trends, best-practice, and innovation. Underpinning this is our focus on improving offshore safety. 🔗 This year’s theme is high value ropes in the new offshore environment and delegates will hear from a range of prominent industry experts and thought leaders, including speakers from: AMC INSTRUMENTS, Bridon-Bekaert The Ropes Group, Technische Universität Clausthal, Boskalis, Heerema Marine Contractors, Huisman, Laboratory LRM-NDE, SBM Offshore, University of Stuttgart, TechnipFMC, and Usha Martin Italia. #IMCAint #offshore #marine #lifting #rigging

Join us to explore circularity on Wednesday 18 September. Joining Iain Grainger, CEO, IMCA and Mary Ntamark, Technical Adviser – Environmental Sustainability will be ▶ Veerle Labeeuw (Circular Flanders) and Daniël Biegel (Heerema Marine Contractors). The Circular Economy aims to reassess our use of all types of products so that they do not become waste at the end of their life, but are kept in circulation through reuse, repair, remanufacture, and as a very last step, recycling or composting. Read more > https://imca.me/UONMHP6 Book webinar > https://imca.me/7fx8lDv

🎉 The Annual Joint Seminar hosted by THS:UKI Scotland Branch, SUT - Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) and IMCA returns on 31st October! This year’s theme: “Maximising Efficiency: Is Project Execution Evolving or Stagnating?” promises to spark a sea of ideas! Send your abstracts by 31st August to [email protected] #IMCAint #offshore #marine

We're excited to welcome the latest companies to our ever-expanding membership this year! Improving offshore performance together. Intesoll Engineering Solutions Limited, Rohde Nielsen , OPITO, Pertamina International Shipping Pte Ltd, Windcat, Tritek Power & Automation, ABL Group, Strohm, Bram Offshore, SixAlliance Offshore Innovation, Aquila Nova Private Limited, Camserv Ltd #IMCAint #offshore #marine

🌎 We return to Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday 4 September 2024 for our next South America Regional Meeting, taking place at a new venue, the Rio Othon Palace. 📢 Attendees will hear from a range of industry speakers from Fugro, Petrobras, Saipem, Siemens Energy and A.P. Moller - Maersk, with more to be announced! 🌐 As with previous meetings, attendees will hear from IMCA’s technical team. Jennifer Evans, Technical Adviser – Marine and new South America lead at IMCA, will be in attendance, as will Richard Purser, Technical Adviser – Marine. Paulo VERONESI, Director for Client Engagement – South America is also attending. ➡ Register now > https://imca.me/bZHGRNt #IMCAint #offshore #marine

🌍 We return to Aberdeen on Thursday 3 October 2024 for our next Europe Regional Meeting, taking place at Global Underwater Hub (GUH). 📢 Attendees will hear from a range of industry speakers from Global Underwater Hub, DNV, Kongsberg Maritime, Strategic Offshore Research Ltd, Global Maritime. 🌐 As with previous meetings, attendees will also hear from our Technical team. From IMCA, Mary Ntamark, Technical Adviser – Environmental Sustainability will be in attendance. Also joining on the day will be David Bloom, Director for Client Engagement – Europe & Africa. ➡ Register now > https://imca.me/oPEWaG5 #IMCAint #offshore #marine

Raising standards for Walk-to-Work. Motion compensated Walk-to-Work (W2W) gangways have been used by the offshore oil and gas industry for some time, but the recent pace of innovation by manufacturers and suppliers for the booming offshore wind market has resulted in a rise in incidents. IMCA has held a series of workshops over the last few months – at regional meetings around the globe and our DP Conference in Amsterdam – and in April this year, it co-hosted an industry workshop with G Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation in London, looking at the safety-critical aspects of the design and operation of W2W systems. IMCA’s Marine Renewable Energy Committee has already started the formal review on the existing Guidance (IMCA M254). Read more from Rhys Jones, Technical Adviser - Marine Renewable Energy, in an article which originally appeared in Offshore Support Journal (Riviera Maritime Media Ltd)> https://imca.me/gKNueat #IMCAint #offshore #marine #w2w #walktowork #renewables