A wealth of safety innovation in one place

The well-being of the workforce and the security of cargo and equipment are at the forefront of cargo handling operations throughout the world. This is reassuring, however more can always be done to improve safety conditions. TT Club, together with ICHCA are therefore maintaining their efforts to encourage and disseminate the good news about successful innovation wherever possible.

“The publication of this Digest, detailing all twenty-seven innovations put forward for the award this year endeavours to do just that,” says Mike Yarwood, TT’s Managing Director, Loss Prevention.  “It demonstrates the strength and quality of the innovations and reflects the drive by organisations throughout the industry to improve safety standards. It is relatively easy, given the spotlight afforded the winners of the award, to appreciate their successes in meeting current safety challenges.  However, the high calibre and sheer volume of safety products, processes and concepts offered was so impressive that they all deserve recognition. The Digest fulfils that requirement.”

Running to well over a hundred pages the publication allows a full opportunity for those in the industry seeking specific safety solutions to monitor the latest technology available.  There are four broad categories of innovation included, from the advantages of using data collection to provide insight into safety improvements, to learning technology; and from practical products to make handling operations safer, to those segregating people from machines.

In recommending the Digest to a broad industry audience and encouraging other innovators not yet engaged in the safety award programme Richard Steele, CEO of ICHCA says, “In partnership with TT, ICHCA aims to provide a tool kit that helps promote these ground breaking ideas not just via inclusion in this Digest but by encouraging everyone to participate in discussion forums, conferences and exhibitions and further papers on safety issues that we organise. Through these efforts, we hope that industry and innovators will have increased opportunity to work together to continuously raise standards and embed new ways of thinking in   safety practices of the future.”

The Safety Digest is available to download here.

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About ICHCA International
Established in 1952, ICHCA International is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the safety, productivity and efficiency of cargo handling and movement worldwide. ICHCA’s privileged NGO status enables it to represent its members, and the cargo handling industry at large, in front of national and international agencies and regulatory bodies, while its Technical Panel provides best practice advice and develops publications on a wide range of practical cargo handling issues.

Operating through a series of national and regional chapters, including ICHCA Australia, ICHCA Japan and plus Correspondence and Working Groups, ICHCA provides a focal point for informing, educating, lobbying and networking to improve knowledge and best practice across the cargo handling chain. 

www.ichca.com

About TT Club
TT Club is the established market-leading independent provider of mutual insurance and related risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry. TT Club’s primary objective is to help make the industry safer and more secure. Founded in 1968, the Club has more than 1200 Members, spanning container owners and operators, ports and terminals, and logistics companies, working across maritime, road, rail, and air. TT Club is renowned for its high-quality service, in-depth industry knowledge and enduring Member loyalty. It retains more than 97% of its Members, with a third of its entire membership having chosen to insure with the Club for 20 years or more.

www.ttclub.com

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Portcare International 
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