Tag: Health and Safety
OneLearn launches lifesaving enclosed spaces course. A maritime training course for safely accessing enclosed spaces on vessels could help save the lives of seafarers entering confined areas with dangerously low oxygen levels, explosive gases or ...
Court order sought to protect health and safety. Mowi Scotland is seeking a permanent interdict (injunction) against an individual who, despite repeated requests not to do so, has continued to put himself and the company’s ...
Culture of care is key to future seafarer health and welfare, says Seafarers Hospital Society. The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS), Yale University and Lloyd’s Register Foundation told shipping companies that they will need to create ...
UK Small Fishing Vessel Code enters into force. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels (less than 15 metres length overall) now includes a requirement for fishing boats to ...
Struggling seafarers need more mental health support from employers. Cases of seafarers struggling with their mental health will continue to rise unless shipping companies take more responsibility for encouraging crew members to talk openly with ...
Seafood Cornwall Training survey on fishing safety. Seafood Cornwall Training (SCT) conducted a recent survey on fishing safety in a bid to find out what fishers and their families think will make fishing safer. Of ...
Survitec enhances lifeboat inspection solution to deliver savings and flexibilty for ship operators. Leading survival technology provider, Survitec, has relaunched its lifeboat inspection solution underpinned by the company’s novel ‘Hub and Spoke’ network model. Lifeboat ...
DNV verifies Survitec’s new ultrasound method for fire fighting foam tests. Classification society DNV has issued a verification statement allowing global survival technology specialist Survitec to use its game-changing fire foam testing process onboard maritime ...
New thinking on enclosed spaces management essential to saving lives says Ocean Technologies Group. A recently updated title launched by the Group will help seafarers manage enclosed spaces and their safe entry. New initiatives are ...
New Sea Survival Training Unit on the cards for Ireland. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has accepted a business case from Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) for the development of a ...
Funding for vital life-saving training for the Scottish fishing industry welcomed. Seafish secures £140,000 from Scottish Government to continue offering free training. The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer has had a welcome boost ...
MHSS book shares tips for boosting seafarers’ mental wellbeing. Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) has published a book with tips and guidance on how seafarers can maintain or improve their mental wellbeing while aboard a ...
Survitec simplifies the ship safety supply chain with new service available at several ports worldwide. Global safety solutions provider Survitec has launched a unique service for the marine industry that provides a streamlined supply chain ...
Industry first as Loch Duart introduces new ‘person overboard’ system’. Rapidly spreading system alerts, drive forward standards for safety at sea. Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart has introduced a new person overboard (POB) system, ensuring ...
New medical guidelines for European fishers. European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Europêche have published new Guidelines on the medical examinations of fishers, paving the way for the harmonisation of standards for health and fitness ...
Nicola Faith to be raised: MAIB Investigation Update. Since locating and identifying Nicola Faith in April, 1.9 nautical miles off Rhos Point, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has gathered and analysed dive survey data ...
Fatal accident on board fishing vessel Olivia Jean. A crew member was struck by moving fishing equipment on the deck of fishing vessel Olivia Jean resulting in fatal crush injuries. Summary: At about 2200 on 28 June ...
Survitec acquires Hansen Protection, strengthening its position as the global leader in survival technology. Survival technology leader Survitec today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hansen Protection, a leading European provider of personal ...
MHSS boosts its team of psychologists to help meet industry demand. Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) is strengthening its team of clinical psychologists in a bid to meet the demand for its services from ship ...
The Seafarers’ Charity awards grants to new online services to support seafarers who have experienced sexual violence, and to help tackle loneliness and suicide. Actioning their new strategic approach, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded a total ...
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