Safety

Two safety events have been reported in recent IMCA Safety Flashes, and two case studies relating to the severe danger of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) exposure have been published. In addition, the United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published a Safety Alert relating to heat related illnesses occurring offshore.

• IMCA SF 27/23 – Compressed air rather than oxygen supplied to divers
• IMCA SF 27/23 – Case study: saturation diver fatality due to hydrogen sulphide
• IMCA SF 27/23 – Case study: confined space fatalities due to hydrogen sulphide
• IMCA SF 21/23 – MSF: Air Cylinder – High Pressure Discharge
• IMCA SF 24/23 – BSEE: Heat-related Illnesses occurring offshore