Ship Access
Signal Mutual have been made aware of a near miss incident involving a vessel gangway that was not safely footed [...]
Obstructed View Accident
Signal Mutual have been made aware of an incident involving a collision between a cargo towing vehicle and a stationary [...]
Abrasive Blasting
Signal Mutual have been made aware that over 130 serious incidents associated with abrasive blasting during the period January 2019 [...]
Seatruck Consultative Procedure – RoRo Operations
Seatruck carried out extensive research into their operations following a fatal accident on the vehicle deck of a RoRo Ferry [...]
Falling Objects – Working Overhead
Hutchison Ports have recently received reports of a hammer head that detached from its handle when ship’s crew were attempting [...]
Lashing Bar Tongues separating from the lashing bar and onto the deck
Hutchison Ports have recently received reports of Lashing Bar Tongues separating from the lashing bar and falling onto the deck, [...]
Failure of a Road Tanker Pressure/Vacuum Relief Valve
Hazardous vapour release due to unauthorised modification of pressure/vacuum relief valve on bulk transport container. Please Click Here for [...]
Contact with live cable
Contact with a live cable during recent excavation works had high potential to cause harm to persons. On this occasion [...]
Working at Height – Access to vehicle; protection from a fall
Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of workplace fatalities in the UK. In Great Britain in [...]
Fumigated Cargoes, Liverpool Incident
The Port of Liverpool (UK) recently encountered a situation involving fumigated cargoes. The port was preparing to discharge bulk bagged [...]