Tag: safety culture

Although shipping industry has seen developments regarding safety, accidents involving dangerous goods continue to happen. For this reason, the UK P&I Club released a guide to support operators who pack dangerous goods into cargo units for sea transportation.

The USCG released a Safety Alert to remind operators of the importance of recognizing risks and ensuring proper maintenance and repairs. Throughout maritime history, improper maintenance and not recognizing potential risks as a result of those maintenanceefforts, has caused numerous marine casualties.

There is an increasing need to look beyond the technical aspects when addressing safety and performance in shipping. “K” Line LNG UK has found that a collaborative culture can be successfully applied to improve safety, reduce major accident risks and differentiate itself as an owner and operator.

Capt. VS Parani, HSSEQ Manager and author of the well-received 'Golden Stripes- Leadership on the High Seas', stresses the importance of having a highly motivated crew to run ships smoothly and suggests ways to empower, encourage and maximize crew potential, considering that "Excellent crews" lead to "Excellent Ships".

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. 

Although 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.

David 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.

SQE 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.

The 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.