Safety

While OSHA has set forth a comprehensive set of standards regarding fall protection, it remains one of the foremost ongoing concerns for the agency. All maritime facilities must have a clear approach...

The statistics are staggering. Slips, trips, and falls (STFs) are the second most common form of injuries across all types of industries. These injuries account for workers missing an average of 38...

Safety management systems have evolved with time and great advancements have been made in injury prevention efforts. That said, employees still take short cuts and routinely engage in at-risk...

The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. launched its blog in April 2009. Moderated by longshore expert Jack Martone, the blog focused on providing valuable information, advice, and commentary on the...

“It’s not knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know.” -Tony Robbins The words of Tony Robbins, the famed motivational speaker, remind us of an important factor in using situational awareness...

Companies that make employees’ safety and health a priority often invest in formal safety programs that are directed by a safety manager or, in the case of many large companies, a team of safety...

“It’s not polite to stare!” is something we were probably told by our parents when we were younger. While this applies in many social situations, realistically if we follow this instruction in...

Across a number of industries, serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) have been trending upwards since the onset of the pandemic. In this episode, we provide listeners with five suggestions to more...

Two concepts common to work operations which are typically used for different purposes and reasons are safety and common sense. While seemingly unrelated, these concepts sometimes come crashing...

First, let's define SIF. A Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) is an event that is either an injury or near-miss that can result in or has the potential to result in a fatal or life-altering illness or...

Not all supervisors lead investigations. For those who do, gathering facts and developing a list of recommendations that prevent reoccurrence is essential. To that end, we’ve highlighted several...

Supervisors have an impressive list of responsibilities. None, however, are more important than those related to direct reports' safety, health, and well-being. This episode discusses the...

Dockworking has long had one of the highest rates of lost workdays of anyindustry. Over the past 30 years, those who load and unload cargo have been seriously injured nearly three times as often as...

Dockworking has long had one of the highest rates of lost workdays of anyindustry. Over the past 30 years, those who load and unload cargo have been seriously injured nearly three times as often as...

Between 2017 and 2019, there were 173 ALMA claims in maritime operations involving motor vehicle incidents. During this same time period, motor vehicle incidents have cost ALMA members more than...

Lacerations and cuts occur regularly in the maritime industry varying from scratches and abrasions to puncture wounds and amputations. Historically, laceration injuries are relatively small...

A "striking against" event occurs when there is forcible contact or impact between an individual and an object or piece of equipment that creates an injury. In a study of ALMA claims from...

Workers' compensation is widely regarded as a non-discretionary expense. For some, it’s an unfortunate cost of doing business that adversely impacts the bottom line. For others, however, it’s a...

In a recent study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it was determined that approximately 16% of fatal work injuries involving forklifts were cases where workers were struck by falling...

In a wide range of labor-dependent industries, frontline managers routinely meet with employees at the start of the day to discuss workflow priorities and to highlight matters of importance. Often,...