Van Oord’s award-winning reclamation pipe gasket redesign
Sometimes a small improvement can have a huge impact. Van Oord’s new reclamation pipe gasket design significantly reduces the risk of potential finger injuries with an easy to implement and cost-effective solution. The design was chosen as the winner of IADC’s Safety Award 2025.
Submissions for the IADC Safety Award 2025
When individual employees, teams and companies view everyday processes and situations through a continuous lens of safety, they can each contribute to making all aspects of operational processes, whether on water or land, safer. For this year's Safety Award, IADC's Safety Committee received 14 submissions. Each one is assessed on five different categories; sustainability; level of impact on the industry; simplicity in use; effectiveness; and level of innovation.
Van Oord announced winner of the IADC Safety Award 2025
IADC granted the 2025 Safety Award to Van Oord
IADC reveals the 14 submissions in the running for the IADC Safety Award 2025
IADC is proud to announce 14 submissions in the running to receive the 2025 Safety Award.
Submissions for the IADC Safety Award 2025 now open!
Safety awards for dredging companies AND supply chain organisations.
Submissions for the 2024 IADC safety awards
When individual employees, teams and companies view everyday processes and situations through a continuous lens of safety, they can each contribute to making all aspects of operational processes, whether on water or land, safer. For the 2024 Safety Awards, IADC's Safety Committee received 14 submissions. Each one is assessed on five different categories: sustainability; level of impact on the industry; simplicity in use; effectiveness; and level of innovation.
Award winners share their innovative designs
Cutter head repairs in the dredging industry have long been associated with significant safety risks, such as falls and musculoskeletal injuries due to awkward working postures and the need for lifting. Jan De Nul’s latest cutter head staircase design addresses these challenges by offering a more straightforward and safer solution.
Jan De Nul and Cspect announced winners of the IADC Safety Award 2024
IADC granted the 2024 Safety Award to Jan De Nul and Cspect