The Club has become aware of a string of cases of poorly secured dangerous goods, more specifically, Sulphur being exported from St. Petersburg, Russia. This has led to two other related shipments being stopped and inspected in two separate European ports.
Fall arrestor safety harnesses
18/06/2012
Good chemical storage
18/06/2012
Good PPE station
18/06/2012
Good welding area
18/06/2012
Mooring rope protection
17/06/2012
829 - 06/12 - Personal Injury claims due to poor maintenance of railings and gratings - USA
15/06/2012
The Club has been involved in several recent cases involving injuries to longshoreman due to poor maintenance of railings or lashing bridge access grates.
The resolution of fuel quantity and quality disputes will rely on evidence provided
825 - 05/12 - Customs Fines - Senegal
17/05/2012
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has, through a recent marine notice, updated the reporting requirements that currently exist as adopted through the MARPOL convention.
Risk Focus: Slips, trips and falls
13/04/2012
Representing nearly one in three of the large personal injury claims submitted to the UK Club slips, trips & falls are easily and cheaply avoided.
The Club has become aware that several containers imported to the United States have been placed on hold at their discharge ports due to unacceptable levels of radiation. The radiation is caused by scrap metal containing Cobalt-60 which could have inadvertently been incorporated into the product during manufacturing. The containers placed on hold were booked as bath products and originated in China and India.