Tag: safe working practices

NTSB issued a report on a fire on the upper deck of the passenger vessel 'Tahoe Queen' as it was alongside its home pier on Lake Tahoe undergoing maintenance repairs, in August 2016. As a result from the accident, two crewmembers suffered minor injuries and the vessel was declared a constructive total loss, valued at $4.8 million.

AMSA issued a marine notice to draw the attention of vessel owners, operators and seafarers to the need to comply with the fitness for duty requirements, including hours of rest, under the STCW Convention and the MLC Convention.

As the hatch covers were being opened, the officer heard a scream coming from the direction of the port side hatch coaming. He ran to the port side where he found one of the duty A.B.’s bleeding from his right hand. Two fingers were sheared off by the wheel and another damaged finger required surgical amputation in hospital.

The UK’s fishing federations in conjunction with the MCA Fishing Safety ​team have developed a Fishing Safety Management System that will assist fishermen with the imminent implementation of a generational change to fishing safety legislation, the ILO 188 Fishing Convention.

An Indonesian dock worker died on duty at the International Container Terminal Services Inc facility in Jakarta overnight, according to ITF. The 40-year-old man was fatally crushed at 22.10 local time, when a refrigerated container was dropped onto his truck, crushing the cabin and killing the driver.

SIEMENS-GAMESA has become the first wind turbine manufacturer in China to be certified to provide Global Wind Organisation Basic Safety Training training, according to Lloyd's Register. The GWO’s BST framework GWO was used by LR to assess SIEMENS-GAMESA’s approach to achieve a safer work environment.

Bureau Veritas has informed that a certification scheme has been introduced in the Netherlands, aiming to ensure a safe working environment and reduce pollution in line with regulatory requirements.

The Panama Canal Authority holds its annual “Safe Boarding Week” from 3 to 7 July, in order to promote awareness and compliance with Canal requirements, to ensure safety of ship personnel, as well as others using these facilities. During this period, the ACP emphasizes and encourage safe boarding practices on all vessels arriving at the waterway.

On June 1st, Maritime New Zealand and the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen launch a safety campaign, at the Federation’s annual conference, aimed at commercial fishing boat crews and operators. The "Safe Crews Fish More" aims to establish a natural collaboration across the industry.