#Safety culture

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Section 16 as e-learning - the mandatory occupational health and safety course for safety representatives and supervisors

01-09-2020

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Occupational health and safety course (section 16) for supervisor and safety representative

04-02-2020

SEA HEALTH & WELFARE shares questions from shipping companies and seafarers that could be useful to others. You are also welcome to send your questions to info@shw.dk.

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A ship's safety culture begins at the office

26-02-2019

Søren Vest and his colleagues at the shipping company, Ultraship, have come a long way implementing safety culture initiatives - both on board and at land. It all started with a yellow card and a brand-new ambassador from the Philippines.

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Safety ambassador closes communication gaps between ship and office

26-02-2019

Did you read the interview with Søren Vest, Head of Marine Standars at Ultraship? Then you may be wondering how the initiatives were received by the crew. So, did we. That is why we set out to ask one of the people who were there when it all started…

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Successful outcome to the revision of IMO guidance on fatigue mitigation and management

25-07-2018

SEA HEALTH & WELFARE participated at the 5th Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 5) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) between 16 - 19 July 2018. SEA HEALTH & WELFARE assisted the Danish Maritime Authority at…

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Warning! Don't read this article if you like complex instructions and bland diagrams

30-01-2018

In the previous issue of at SEA, we published an article on how nudging can be used to change engine room personnel’s conduct in relation to getting better sleep through, say, healthy food. But how about safety — can nudging also be used to improve…