Causes of UK construction worker suicide rates mirrors that of seafarers, but industry and public responses differ In August, news broke of a surge in suicide attempts by construction workers at Hinkley Point nuclear power […]
The most common causes of maritime incidents are known, but we must take a risk-based approach to safety to prevent major loss of life To me, safety at sea is personal: out of six generations […]
Each month Safety at Sea magazine runs a survey, asking crews for their opinions on topics impacting their safety. This survey, from the April 2019 issue, looks at how prepared and trained crew feel in […]
As shipping goes through tectonic shifts, safety must overarch commercial aspects of shipping and focus be given to the importance of the human element The shipping industry is going through rapid, some might say tectonic, […]
The politically tense situation between Iran and the governments of the United Kingdom and United States has been steadily escalating over the past few months, with both sides lashing out at the other about perceived […]
A company’s own staff is often cited as a company’s biggest cyber threat, but this can lead to scapegoating and turning away from other areas where cyber risk is being introduced. Each year Safety at […]
In the current business age, social media and an online presence are considered essential tools to brand one’s identity and create a company persona to draw in new customers and recruit competitively. Some corporations have […]
The IMO’s decision to dedicate 25 June, this year’s International Day of the Seafarer, to gender equality is indicative of a gradual cultural shift in the sector towards being more visibly inclusive. Given that shipping […]
A profound experience of crew loss hammers home the risks and dangers crew face when working at sea Looking at ships coming into shore, one will likely, at first glance, see a reddish smudge inching […]
With the spate of ship fires in early 2019, it is time for shipping to act to stamp out the risk of dangerous goods and misdeclared cargo In the first five months of 2019, there […]
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