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Safety lessons: staying alert to hazards on ship working decks

A safety message to the shipping industry about mobile phone distraction and the importance of providing a safe means of segregating vehicles and pedestrians.

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Summary of a crew fatality during cargo discharge from the ro-ro freight ferry Seatruck Progress on 15 May 2019, highlighting the key safety lessons learned during the investigation.

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  • shipping industry

An investigation report has also been produced for this accident.

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Published 11 June 2020

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