09
June
2025

New Focus on Safety: Maritime Safety of Hazardous Materials

The SMIA Safety Committee and Signal Safety Team have created a library of topics for Safety Meetings, or Toolbox Talks called Focus on Safety

The transportation and temporary storage of hazardous materials poses significant hazards to personnel and increases the risk of business interruption in the maritime industry. Improper storage temperatures or mixing of incompatible cargo has the potential to result in fires, explosions, release of toxic gases or consumption of oxygen, and damage to the environment.

Full article: Maritime Safety of Hazardous Materials 

 

Check out our full Focus on Safety Library on the Safety Resources page.

If you have suggestions for a Focus on Safety topic that could help your company or the Mutual, please get in touch with your local Signal Safety Manager.