2024
A shipyard worker needed to gain access to a raised platform just under 6’ high to get onto the module where work was to be performed. Stair and ladder access had been set up on the opposite side of the module for access, but the side the employee was attempting to access had not yet been configured with proper fall restraint.
Container Falls on Top Handler cab
A top handler operator was seriously injured when a six-high block of empties toppled over, and a container landed on the top handler cab. The operator was hoisting the last can from the stack in front when the spreader caught the bottom of a three-high container in the adjacent stack.
Did You Have Training on That New Equipment?
A new order picker forklift model was delivered to a Members warehouse and the warehouse receiver was given brief operating instructions from the delivery driver. Before formalized training was accomplished by the Member company, the warehouse worker began operating the new forklift model.
If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert, and have a safety discussion with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees.
Other News Stories
Signal Training - Eight-Week Ergonomics Series 05 Sep 2025 Signal Safety Management is excited to launch an eight-week series focused on the importance of ergonomics in the maritime industry and how to establish an effective ergonomics program.OSHA Safe + Sound Week: August 11-17, 2025 24 Jul 2025 OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, taking place this year from August 11–17, 2025. This nationwide event is a great opportunity to highlight your organization's commitment to workplace safety and to engage your employees in strengthening your safety culture.
Operational Alert: SHIPYARD WORK IN MARINE TERMINALS 23 Jul 2025 Operational Alert’s, inform Signal Mutual Members of serious incidents or a significant near-miss within the Mutual. If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees. It is imperative that management, at all levels review their operations for similar hazardous conditions, acts, and their controls.
Solutions at Work 23 Jul 2025 What is it? Solutions-at-Work or “SAW” are individual ideas where a Member of the Mutual looked at an existing hazard and, through their employee’s years of experience, knowledge, or creativity, developed a Solution to the problem that eliminated or reduced the hazard to employees and the chance of injury.