Establishing a truly diverse and inclusive company takes a lot of work and determination, starting from the leader who must lead by example. In fact, a diverse workplace is not created only by hiring people with different backgrounds. It is also about created only by hiring people with different backgrounds. it is also about creating a culture in which every one of those people can work at their full potential and contribute to the company's success. Here are 5 tips for leaders to create a diverse workplace.

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Transport Canada has recently updated Canada’s Ballast Water Regulations for vessels operating in Canadian waters. The regulations came into force on 23 June 2021 under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, and give effect to Canada’s international obligations under the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention). Canada’s updated regulations can be accessed here.

The regulations also include specific Canadian rules that are applicable to vessels that trade in Canadian waters such as:
 

1.  Vessels on international voyages that use a ballast water management system must continue exchanging ballast water and saltwater flushing when travelling to Canadian fresh waters from outside of waters under Canadian jurisdiction, the Great Lakes and the high seas, until at least 8 September 2024. Locations of the designated alternate ballast water exchange areas and fresh waters are identified in TP 13617E- List of Canada’s designated alternate ballast water exchange areas and fresh waters, and supplement the IMO’s Guidelines on Ballast Water Exchange.
   
2.  International vessels are to flush otherwise empty ballast tanks with open ocean water to reduce the risk posed by any residual ballast water and sediments.
   
   
3.  International vessels are to report on the provenance and management of ballast water discharged in Canada.

Source: Intertanko

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We all like to think we are unprejudiced and inclusive, but unconscious biases influence a vast majority of our decisions, in a way that may hold organizations back. the best way to prevent yourself from succumbing to these unconscious biases is to become aware of them and take action to prevent them when recruiting, hiring and retaining employees. But what are these unconscious biases translated into?

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Many major accidents e.g. Piper .Alpha, Chernobyl, were initiated by human failure. Human failure is not random and people's actions are rarely malicious and usually make sense to them at the time.

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