Safety has become the number one priority amongst all IADC member companies. To safeguard employees and involved parties, the IADC established a safety committee that enables its members to share best practices amongst its members.
Members
- Mr. K Huybrechts
- Mr. C. Leroy
- Mr. T. van de Minkelis
- Ms J van Vugt
Subjects
Regulatory Bodies, Agencies, Commissions and Organisations
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Conventions
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IADC Dredging in Figures Committee
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Dredging and Related Organisations
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Financial Institutes & Lending Agencies
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IADC Indexation Cost Standards Committee
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IADC Legal Committee
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IADC Public Relations Committee
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IADC Registered Plant Committee
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IADC Safety Committee
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United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
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Articles
14 innovations face off for Safety Award 2019
Each year, IADC gives a safety award to one exceptional innovation which proves it is the best in its class. This year, 14 innovations addressing challenges faced within the dredging industry have been nominated.
Should the dredging industry establish common standards for crew transfers?
Crews routinely perform vesseltovessel transfers, ensuring a project continues seamlessly. But the operation is not risk free. A roundtable of IADC members shared ideas on how to improve procedures to make crew transfers safer.
What happens when individuals step up safety during dredging activities?
By viewing routine processes and situations through a continuous lens of safety, individuals can help make operational processes on water or land safer. Eight solutions nominated for IADC’s Safety Award demonstrate the benefit of this approach.
New IADC Safety Committee & Charter
Safety awareness in the dredging industry has taken a leap forward. The efforts of the IADC are part of the new safety strategy to reduce accidents and incidents to zero.
News
Floating Line Connecting System of Boskalis winner of the IADC Safety Award 2019
During a ceremony at the IADC Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, IADC President Frank Verhoeven announced the Safety Award 2019 winner: Boskalis with its Floating Line Connecting System.
IADC reveals the fourteen nominations in the running for the IADC Safety Award 2019
19 August 2019 – IADC is proud to announce fourteen nominations in the running to receive the Safety Award 2019. The winner will be announced on 17 October 2019.
And the Safety Award 2018 goes to….Van Oord for the Debris Removal Platform!
To promote innovations within the realm of safety within the dredging industry, the International Association of Dredging Companies gives a Safety Award to an exemplary programme, procedure or project each year. Winner Announced at the IADC’s Annual General Meeting, the winner of the Safety Award 2018 is Van Oord’s Debris Removal Platform. Van Oord changed […]
Safety Award 2018: nominations
There are eight nominations in the running for the Safety Award 2018! The winner will be announced on 15 September 2018. Nomination 1 WE ARE ITA BY JAN DE NUL GROUP During the course of a project, attention and priorities can shift, but one thing is certain: safety results from successful projects and vice versa. Jan […]
Transport of Pipelines Optimisation wins IADC’s Safety Award 2017
On 15 September 2017, the IADC Board bestowed the IADC Safety Award 2017 to Jan De Nul Group which produced the nomination Transport of Pipelines Optimisation.
Safety Award 2017: nominations
Dredging operations are risky business, therefore the dredging industry pays a lot of attention to safety. Launched in 2015, the IADC Safety Award is intended to encourage the development of safety skills on the job, rewarding people and companies demonstrating diligence in safety awareness in the performance of their profession. Soon to be given for the second […]
DEME wins IADC Safety Award 2016
DEME picked up the prestigious IADC Safety Award at IADC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week at Cascais, Portugal. The award is given to honour companies that have shown outstanding achievement in the area of safety. The award was presented by Peter de Ridder, president of IADC to Lieven Durt, director of QHSE-S DEME and […]
Safety Award 2016: nominations
The Safety Committee has chosen eight nominations for the IADC Safety Award. IADC will be announcing one nomination every Monday per week, starting from 25 July, 2016. FIRST NOMINATION The first nomination is for Jan De Nul Australia’s “Fully Automated TSHD Mooring” system. During the dredging and reclamation works of Brisbane Airport Corporation, JDN Australia installed a Cavotec Moormaster system […]
Publications
Health and Safety Charter IADC
In November 2013, a group of QHSE experts from the member companies were nominated and the IADC Safety Committee was established. One of the items that the committee has been charged with is the development of a “Charter of Best Practices”.
Videos
Safety Award 2018 Winner: Van Oord Debris Removal Platform
To promote innovations within the realm of safety within the dredging industry, the International Association of Dredging Companies gives a Safety Award to an exemplary programme, procedure or project each year. Announced at the IADC’s Annual General Meeting, the winner of the Safety Award 2018 is Van Oord’s Debris Removal Platform. Van Oord changed the existing technique of manually removing debris to an automated system, reducing the risk of personal injury.
Webinars
Safety: Vehicle Movements (on demand)
Presented by Mr Dries de Paepe and Mr Kristof Van Gysel from Jan De Nul, the safety webinar is about Vehicle Movements. Experts in the subject, the speakers will provide insights on how operational control is obtained when dealing with heavy machinery.