2024
Please see below for information on these 3 new Solutions at Work:
Small Vehicle Visibility Flags
Small vehicles are difficult to see as they are driven around the terminals amongst the stacks of containers.
Top Handler Spreader Container Deflectors
Overlapping containers present hazards to top handler equipment operators while working in container stacks. The potential exists for containers in adjacent cells to be inadvertently caught and hoisted by the top of the spreader causing containers to topple.
YAK TRAX – A Simple Solution for Slippery Conditions
Many areas of yards and terminals are slippery in the winter months due to ice and snow. Yak Trax is a simple slip-on cleat that provides better traction on ice and snow.
Full library under the Safety Resources Library in the Safety Resources section.
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 controls.
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.