Carsten Busch, HSEQ Senior Advisor and author of the well-received 'Safety Myth 101', urges us to start thinking differently about safety. Instead of focusing much on the behavior to address key issues, it is better to examine the system in which the behavior happens, Mr. Busch suggests and adds that it is time to consider 'behaviour' as a consequence rather than as the cause.
Read moreAlthough ship operations are teemed with procedures and technical capacity, in the end, it is the awareness and the behavior of people onboard that could make a difference in ship safety, said Theo Klimp, Fleet Director of Wagenborg Shipping, during an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA at Europort, Rotterdam in early November.
Read moreDavid Price, Wallem Ship Management states that safety of seafarers remains a top priority for Wallem and explains why safety is intrinsically linked with operational excellence. He also explains Wallem’s approach to increase engagement among its people, by referring to company’s safety strategy which focuses on five key areas: communication (ship & shore), retention, training, shipboard working & living conditions, recognition & rewards.
Read moreOver the last two decades, safety improvements have flatlined despite a vast expansion of compliance and bureaucracy. ‘Safety Differently: The Movie” is a documentary by Professor Sidney Dekker, Griffith University, which tells the stories of three organizations that had the courage to devolve, declutter, and decentralize their safety bureaucracy.
Read moreSQE MARINE Consulting company explains what the new buzz word ‘Resilience’ means for the shipping industry, highlighting that shipping companies can only reap benefits if they streamline their systems and operations based on this approach.
Read moreThe UK P&I Club refers to an incident onboard in which a crew member fell down to the tank top, sustaining serious injuries. The Club highlights lessons learned and draws operators’ attention to performing work aloft at sea properly supervised and risk assessed.
Read moreAs October is national cyber security awareness month, the US Coast Guard informed that, in partnership with industry associations, class societies, and other Flag States, worked through IMO to develop Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management, and a subsequent Resolution Maritime Cyber Risk Management in SMS.
Read moreSAFETY4SEA in association with The North P&I Club, features a special column including expert perspectives on critical issues with respect to maritime safety. Since safety culture is crucial for the industry, we ask global experts to assess whether the industry has succeeded in combining the human element, a complex multi-dimensional issue for maritime safety, with the numerous systems and procedures that exist onboard.
Read moreTransporting oil by pipelines is more than twice as safe as using rail, and marine tankers are safer still with a markedly improved safety record over the past 40 years, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian policy think-tank.
Read moreThe results of a DNV GL's recent survey on maritime safety in four regions reflected the industry’s focus on safety and presented direction on how to improve safety at sea. The main conclusion is that the crew is the key and that to improve safety at sea the community needs to invest in training and enhancing the safety culture.
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