Safety Alert: Fatal accident during lifting operations
In 2022 a RoRo vessel was in port for loading and unloading operations. Local stevedores and crew members were [...]
Safety Alert: Suspended Load and Pinch Points
Two port workers were rigging a clamshell bucket to a crane hook. When they had done, they signalled the [...]
Safety Alert: Vital importance of selecting the right equipment for a potentially hazardous task
This tragic incident on a jack-up oil rig led to three fatalities. Crucially, the operation was undertaken using [...]
Safety Alert: Lithium-ion Battery Explosion Leads to Fire on Oil Tanker
The National Transportation Safety Board report into a fire on board a docked oil tanker which caused $3 million [...]
Safety Alert: Four incidents emphasising the critical importance of crane operator and signaller communication during lifting operations
In all the following cases, persons were not in a safe position before cargo was lifted/moved. There were other [...]
Safety Alert: Stevedore struck by forklift on passenger ferry stern ramp
A stevedore suffered a fractured leg after being run over by a forklift truck on the stern ramp of [...]
Safety Alert: Unprotected Edges
This alert, with thanks to the Swedish Club, reports on a fatal fall into a ship’s hold. The casualty was [...]
Safety Alert: Dropped fluff pulp
ICHCA member G2 Ocean has shared the following Safety Alert concerning a technical failure during a lifting operation. Thankfully, [...]
Safety Alert: 4-point safety helmet harnesses
In a recent accident noted by an ICHCA member, an engineer’s safety helmet was caught on a projecting piece [...]
Safety Alert: Assess the risk of fall from height from vehicles – even a limited height fall can have serious consequences
Case 1: A transport company has been fined after one of its drivers was killed after being knocked off [...]