Institut Maritime de Prévention

What Institut Maritime de Prévention does

Institut Maritime de Prévention (IMP) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) registered with the prefecture of Vannes under number 19920015, founded in 1992 and headquartered at 60 avenue de la Perrière, 56100 Lorient. Its functional mission is the prevention of occupational risks for French maritime professionals, delivered through a combination of accidentology research, free digital tools, in-person training, and field exercises. Core products include the OIRA self-service tool (hosted at soyezdup.fr) for creating the mandatory Document Unique de Prévention risk-assessment document, the RECOMER#2 man-overboard recovery training program for professional fishermen, multi-day PRPM (Prévention des Risques Professionnels Maritimes) training courses at initiation and advanced levels, the QCATM accident-circumstance questionnaires feeding a longitudinal sector accidentology database, and a publication library covering hand injuries, PPE, drowning, chemical risks, young workers, and harassment. Distribution reaches users through the OiRA/soyezdup.fr self-serve platform, dedicated microsites (including harcelement-toussurlepont.fr), and direct engagement at ports, maritime schools, and training locations.

IMP operates as a publicly-financed prevention institute rather than a commercial entity. Revenue is not market-derived: ENIM (Établissement National des Invalides de la Marine) has financed the majority of IMP's operational costs since 1992 in exchange for accidentology studies, consulting, training, and awareness campaigns serving maritime professionals across metropolitan and overseas France. Supplemental project funding flows from CNPMEM (for RECOMER#2), the government plan de relance, and the regional governments of Bretagne and Normandie. Almost all end-user services are provided free of charge — including OiRA, brochures, videos, and training — with participants only covering personal travel and accommodation; RECOMER#2 exercises include a €250 compensation to participating vessel owners. Strategic partnerships span DGAMPA (maritime administration), Service Social Maritime, CRAPEM, SNSM rescue services, EU-OSHA, and multiple maritime high schools, embedding IMP across the French maritime professional ecosystem.

IMP is led by Directrice Françoise Douliazel and operates with approximately 10 employees. The organization's competitive position rests on 33 years of continuous ENIM-backed operation, a 20+ year proprietary accidentology dataset, formal partnerships with maritime administration, and exclusive vertical focus on French maritime occupational safety. Its segmentation approach is vertical: professional fishermen (the largest exposure segment, with 54% of maritime hand injuries), marine cultures/shellfish farmers, and commercial maritime operators (passenger and shipping), plus secondary reach into maritime training institutions and small artisanal enterprises. The published impact metric most often cited is a greater than 50% reduction in maritime workplace accidents between 2000 and 2019, with a 66% reduction specifically in the fishing sector, alongside 2024 year-on-year declines of 3.2% in workplace accidents and 7.5% in recognized professional diseases.

Name

Institut Maritime de Prévention

Legal name

Institut Maritime de Prévention

Website

https://institutmaritimedeprevention.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Institut Maritime de Prévention (IMP) is a French non-profit association providing occupational risk prevention services to maritime professionals, including free risk-assessment tools, accidentology research, man-overboard recovery training, and prevention publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Occupational Safety Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime Safety, Security & Compliance (STCW/ISM/ISPS) (EDAOANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maritime Incident Investigation & Forensics (Accidents, Near-Misses, Security Events) (TLAHANAK)

Keywords

• Maritime safety training
• Occupational risk prevention
• Workplace accident statistics
• Man overboard recovery
• Risk assessment consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lorient

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding from ENIM: Primary funding from l'Enim (Établissement National des Invalides Maritimes) which has financed IMP actions since 1992, covering the majority of IMP's operational costs for accidentology studies, training, and prevention programs.
2. Project Funding (CNPMEM and Government): RECOMER#2 program is financed by CNPMEM (Comité National des Pêches Maritimes et des Élevages Marins) and the government's plan de relance (recovery plan).
3. Regional Government Partnerships: Actions financed by Region Bretagne and Region Normandie for specific prevention programs and training initiatives.
4. Free Services (Public Good): Many IMP services are provided free of charge to maritime professionals, including OiRA platform, prevention brochures, videos, and training sessions with pedagogical costs covered by ENIM.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Institut Maritime de Prévention (IMP) is a non-profit association that delivers occupational risk prevention services for the French maritime sector. Its core offerings include accidentology research and annual statistics, free online risk assessment tools (OiRA-based Document Unique de Prévention), man-overboard recovery training (RECOMER#2), PRPM professional training sessions, prevention publications, and workplace safety campaigns targeting fishing, marine cultures, and commercial shipping professionals.

Product overview

Institut Maritime de Prévention (IMP) is a French non-profit organization dedicated to preventing occupational risks for maritime professionals. The organization offers a portfolio of products and services centered on maritime safety, including OIRA (an online tool for Document Unique risk assessment), the RECOMER#2 man overboard recovery program, PRPM training sessions, and various publications. IMP serves fishing, marine cultures, and commercial maritime sectors through online tools, training, publications, video content, and awareness campaigns. The core offerings include digital platforms (OIRA, RECOMER website), professional training, statistical publications, and prevention kits covering topics such as hand protection, drowning prevention, and workplace harassment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RECOMER: Sécuriser et récupérer l'homme à la mer - A program dedicated to man overboard recovery training and exercises for professional fishermen
• SOYEZ DUP!
• OiRA

Products and services

• OIRA (Online Interactive Risk Assessment) / soyezdup.fr Free online tool for creating and updating Document Unique de Prévention (DUER) - mandatory occupational risk assessment documents for small maritime businesses in fishing, marine cultures, and passenger commerce sectors. Adapted from the EU-OSHA OiRA platform.
• RECOMER#2 (Man Overboard Recovery Program) Man overboard prevention and recovery program for professional fishermen, including training sessions, video animations, recovery exercises, and procedures for man overboard scenarios. Conducted at ports including Cherbourg, Erquy, Granville, Boulogne, and Occitanie.
• PRPM Training Sessions (Initiation and Perfectionnement) Professional maritime risk prevention training sessions offered at initiation (2-day) and advanced (3-day) levels, covering legal frameworks, prevention methods, and sector-specific risks. Held in Paris and Lorient with pedagogical costs covered by ENIM.
• Annual Maritime Accident Statistics Publications Annual statistical publications on occupational accidents and professional diseases in the maritime sector, including key figures for fishing, marine cultures, and commerce sectors. Co-published with ENIM.
• Maritime Safety Conferences (Dimension Humaine de la Sécurité Maritime) Annual thematic conferences on human dimensions of maritime safety, including SE@PREV' and other public conferences presenting accidentology data and prevention best practices.
• Harassment Prevention Website (Tous sur le Pont) Dedicated website for preventing harassment and sexist/sexual violence at work in the maritime sector, developed in partnership with Service Social Maritime, CRAPEM, and DGAMPA.
• Prevention Publications and Kits Free downloadable and physical prevention materials including brochures, posters, prevention kits, and videos covering PPE, hand injuries, drowning prevention, chemical risks, and young worker safety.

Quantifiable outcome

• Workplace accidents reduced by more than 50% in maritime sector over 20 years (2000-2019)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Service Social MaritimecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in national harassment prevention campaign 'Tous sur le Pont' (All Hands on Deck). SSM provides territorial coverage for maritime worker outreach alongside IMP, CRAPEM, and DGAMPA.
• DGAMPA (Direction Générale des Affaires Maritimes de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in national harassment prevention campaign. DGAMPA is the French maritime administration responsible for fishing and aquaculture policy, bringing regulatory authority to the partnership.
• CRAPEM (Centre de Réadaptation et d'Action Pour l'Emploi Maritime)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in national harassment prevention campaign, contributing medical rehabilitation expertise to the maritime worker support network.
• SNSM (Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on man-overboard exercises at Saint-Malo with local SNSM chapter providing rescue boat support and safety coverage during practical training sessions.
• LPMA (Lycée Professionnel Maritime Aquitain) Danielle RigoletminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner maritime school for student participation in man-overboard exercises and safety training, featuring testimonials from students and teachers in prevention videos.
• Service de Santé des Gens de Mer (SSGM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical partnership for maritime worker health. SSGM doctors contribute expertise to IMP training programs and provide data through the Esculape system for accidentology studies.
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)majorTechnology or IntegrationIMP uses EU-OSHA's OiRA (Online Interactive Risk Assessment) platform to provide free Document Unique tools specifically adapted for three maritime sectors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OPPBTP: France's construction-sector occupational prevention body, organized as a non-profit association funded by sector social contributions. Closely mirrors IMP's institutional model (sector-specific OSH non-profit with employer/employee governance) and offers a relevant benchmark for sectoral OSH delivery in France.
• INRS (Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité): France's national OSH research and prevention institute, operating under a similar non-profit model with multi-sector occupational safety mission. Directly comparable as a French national OSH body delivering training, accidentology research, and prevention resources, though IMP focuses exclusively on the maritime subset.

Broad incumbents

• Lloyd's Register: Long-established maritime classification society providing ship classification, safety management, and regulatory compliance services. Adjacent to IMP's maritime safety mission with global for-profit scope and overlapping expertise in maritime risk frameworks.
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS): Maritime classification society delivering vessel classification, offshore safety, and maritime advisory services. Comparable as a large-scale maritime safety/certification body addressing overlapping regulatory and risk-prevention domains to IMP.
• EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work): EU-level OSH agency and IMP's existing technology partner for the OiRA platform. Operates a much broader mission across all sectors and all EU member states, making it a broad incumbent whose priorities and platforms directly shape IMP's delivery infrastructure.
• Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore: Global classification society and marine certification body providing ship classification, safety verification, and regulatory compliance services. Comparable as a maritime safety/certifications provider operating at much larger scale with for-profit commercial model versus IMP's non-profit focus.
• NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health): US federal agency conducting occupational safety research and recommending standards across all sectors. Comparable to IMP as a national-level OSH research and prevention body, though operating at vastly larger scale and with cross-sector mandate rather than maritime specialization.
• DNV (Det Norske Veritas): Maritime classification society and assurance provider delivering ship classification, safety advisory, and certification services. Comparable to IMP in addressing maritime safety standards, though DNV operates globally on a commercial basis with significantly broader scope.

Others

• SNSM (Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer): French sea rescue charity and IMP's operational partner on RECOMER#2 man-overboard exercises. Adjacent in maritime safety mission but focused on rescue operations rather than prevention — a complementary ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

Regional players

• Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA): UK government agency responsible for maritime safety, regulatory enforcement, and seafarer standards. Comparable to IMP as a maritime safety regulator/prevention authority, though operating as a state regulator in the UK rather than a French non-profit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Subsidiaries1 record

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