Should the dredging industry establish common standards for crew transfers?

Crews routinely perform vessel to vessel 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.

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. 1st nomination Safer shock-prevention monitoring box from Bender Benelux installed on all Boskalis mobile generators

Awards

A large amount of ‘behind the scenes’ work takes place in the dredging and maritime infrastructure construction industry. As a result, the IADC has created two awards – the Young Author Award and the Safety Award.

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.

IMAGINE TH!NK ACT (Jan De Nul Group)

Safety video of IADC member Jan De Nul Group.

Safety statement DEME CEO Luc Vandenbulcke (DEME NV)

Safety video of IADC member DEME NV.

Safe transfer of personnel at sea (Boskalis)

Safety video of IADC member Royal Boskalis Westminster NV.

Say yes to safety (Van Oord)

Safety video of IADC member Van Oord.