Offshore Engineering Society
The OES acts to promote interest and scholarship in both the scientific and applied aspects of offshore engineering.
- Date
- 04 March 2026
- Time
This event has now ended
Overview
The OES AGM will precede this lecture. The AGM will commence at 18.00.
The presentation will open with an introduction to the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) as a trade association, outlining its role and the organisations it represents. It will then explore who IMCA’s core members and their clients are, and the nature of their work.
From there, the focus will shift to the evolution of safety in the offshore sector, tracing its journey from past practices to the present day.
The session will highlight key trends, challenges, and changes shaping the industry, while showcasing some of the innovative safety approaches and ideas currently being developed by IMCA members.
Speaker
Nick Hough
IMCA
safety and security consultant
Read more
Nick Hough
Nick worked full-time for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) from 2005 until 2022, in a variety of roles including looking after Health and Safety, Environmental Sustainability, Offshore Survey, Remote Systems and ROV, Marine Security, and Competence and Training.
Today, as a part-time contractor, he is responsible for all IMCA Safety Flashes and safety statistics, and for supporting the development of safety promotional material and related guidance. Before joining IMCA, he had a career as a chief observer and senior survey engineer working all over the world in marine seismic survey.
Sustainable Development Goals:
More like this
- Type
- Webinar
5-week course: sustainability
This course is designed to give developing professionals a strong foundation in sustainable engineering, equipping them with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively integrate sustainability into their work.
- Type
- Webinar
The Haverfordwest Signature Footbridge and Western Quayside regeneration project
A presentation from the architect, structural designers, fabricators and the principal contractor that delivered this unique structure. The discussion details how the bridge developed from concept design through to installation including the use of one of the largest cranes in the UK for the bridge …
- Type
- Webinar
Technician timeout: the role of a structural technician
This is an opportunity for Technician members (EngTech MICE/FICE) and those wishing to become qualified at EngTech grade to come together to discuss issues that are important to technicians.