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BY THE NUMBERS

Safety and the Environment – as de? ned by IMCA

The International Marine Contractors Association guidance documents. IMCA further underscores that (IMCA) is the international trade association represent- role by publishing an annual report entitled Safety and ing companies and organizations engaged in delivering Environmental Statistics for IMCA Members. This month, offshore, marine and underwater solutions. IMCA oper- MarineNews presents, By the Numbers, a snapshot of ates with a global focus via a structure of technical com- those ? ndings which cover fatalities, injuries and envi- mittees made up of experts elected from member com- ronmental indicators.

panies. A respected voice around the world promoting The statistics record the safety and environment per- good practice, particularly in the areas of health, safety formance of IMCA contractor members each year and and environment, 1,000+ member companies derive enable respondents to benchmark performance. It is im- countless bene? ts from IMCA. With a core purpose of portant to note that safety statistics recorded by IMCA improving performance in the marine contracting indus- members are consistent with those of other main indus- try by championing better regulation and enhancing op- try trade associations, International Association of Oil & erational integrity, IMCA’s online library holds over 200 Gas Producers (IOGP) and International Association of

Drilling Contractors (IADC).

Statistics were provided by 264 companies represent- ing 60% of the contractor membership(excluding drill- ing contractors who report as part of a greater group), based upon 798 million man-hours of work overall (558 million man-hours offshore). Environmental data of one form or another was provided by 59% of members. This year, IMCA contractor members’ lagging safety indica- tors have worsened very slightly, though the “? atline” tendency has continued in the longer term. There were fewer fatalities (6) this year than last year (9).

Although IMCA encourages all contractor members to take part in this safety statistics exercise, doing so is not mandatory, and statistics are submitted on a voluntary basis on the understanding of complete anonymity. As in previous years, data are separated into offshore and onshore activity to improve consistency in the data col- lected. The offshore statistics cover offshore work only, whereas the inclusion of onshore work covers such areas

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