| ICHCA is continuing to present its analytical tool designed to focus attention of the critical dangers to life and limb in the sector. It highlights the need for concerted, on-going risk management in the shore-side cargo handling work environment. |
| In a unique analysis of near 500 incidents involving shore workers over the last twenty-five years, the ICHCA Severe Risks Dashboard details important findings that all in the industry need to be cognisant of every day. Key findings include: |
- An almost equal split between on-vessel and onshore risk to port workers
- Three-quarters of incidents occurred during cargo operations
- Crush by cargo has been the leading historic cause of fatalities, accounting for a quarter of all incidents in the dataset
- 23% of high consequence incidents involve vehicle/pedestrian impact, chiefly involving pedestrians and mobile handling equipment, making it the close second highest type of fatal incident
- Falls are the third highest cause of death.
- Incidents occurring in confined or enclosed spaces also stands out as a key hazard
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