28 April 2023 - World Day for Safety and Health at work

 The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and on how promoting and creating a safety and health culture can help reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries.

The ILO celebrates the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on the 28 April to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on emerging trends in the field of occupational safety and health and on the magnitude of work-related injuries, diseases and fatalities worldwide.

The CII conundrum – will it sink or swim?

In this article, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) London Partner Nick Walker and Senior Associate Valentina Keys summarise the CII framework, explain where this fits in the wider IMO decarbonisation agenda and ask whether CII can really work and survive in its current form.

One seafarer dead, two critical after gas poisoning on vessel in Vietnam

 A crew member has died and two more were in a coma after a suspected case of gas poisoning on bulk carrier Vigor SW (IMO: 9383508, 20236 gt, built 2009), at Nghi Son International Port, in Vietnam on Apr 9.

Watch: IGP&I’s animation on safety during mooring operations

The International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I’s) has released a safety animation to help prevent injuries and loss of life during mooring operations.