Many of our employees work under challenging conditions, such as operating equipment and carrying out work in harsh environments. In fact, plenty of “ordinary” tasks performed aboard ships at sea can be dangerous and require careful analysis of numerous hard-to-control factors such as wind and waves.
This requires that we do everything we can to minimise health and safety risks to our employees.
In fact, improved occupational safety is a major focus of our innovation work, much of which revolves around:
- Extreme motions and stability
- Cargo containment: lashing, sloshing
- Hull strength
- Lifesaving appliances
- Fire protection
In two recent projects, we initiated onboard watchdog systems to enhance safety during crane and anchor handling operations on supply vessels.
Another good example of our commitment to safety is our recent lifeboat project:
Statistics on lifeboat accidents are appalling: more people have been killed during lifeboat training drills than saved during real evacuations.
That is why we invented an entirely new lifeboat system to replace a design that had not been upgraded in 30 years. The new design features an elaborate hook and winch system to improve safety and reduce accidents.