New scientific evidence, from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), advises that exposure to mild steel welding fume can cause lung cancer and possibly kidney cancer in humans. There has been endorsement and reclassification of mild steel welding fume as a human carcinogen. The MCA has this week launched this Safety Information Notice […]
Jacqui Bruce has been on the end of the phone for over 15 years to many of the NWA members and the wider industry, now she works part-time directly for the NWA as Treasurer and organising administration. How did you personally become involved in the maritime sector? My Son had just started school and […]
Concerns and Celebration in the Apprenticeship world – If you are a Non-Levy paying (less than 3million turnover per annum [SME]) company and thinking of possibly taking on an Apprentice(s) this year, please let us know by Friday 24th May. Due to low National funding availability for Apprentices within this bracket we must ensure our training providers have made sufficient […]
“The prime causal factor in nearly all shipping accidents can be attributed to human element issues occurring at some stage in the ship life cycle. Addressing technological failures alone will lead only to a limited improvement in safety. In order to make significant improvements in safety performance much greater attention must be paid to human […]
Plan your time at Seawork 2019, the NWA schedule is out now! See you all there * Download the poster here: NWA Seawork dates 2019
Register now for your seats at the NWA ‘Dinner at Seawork’ 2019! kindly Sponsored by The Ship Owners P&I Club. (For more information on what the Club offers its members watch a short video including the NWA Chairman Mark Meade here) This year the event will take place onsite at the Golden Arrow restaurant (at the top […]
This month: NWA Safety Forum Chairman – Jim Paton. Jim tells us about his interests, career and his aims in his new role as chair of the safety forum. – How did you personally become involved in the maritime sector? What are the notable jobs you […]
“Procedures Writing- with Nippin Anand, 14th May, Manchester By popular request we have arranged for Nippin Anand to run another workshop for NWA members at the Chancellors Hotel, Manchester on Tuesday 14th May. Many of you will recall Nippin addressing previous meetings on various Safety-related topics – or attended his workshop on Safety Culture a couple of years ago […]
NWA will have stand PB 128 at Seawork this year – almost the same spot as last year. In addition on Wedsnesday 12th, 10:30 – 12:00Hrs, we will be holding an open Safety Forum, on the theme of “Unsafe Access for Workboats – How to Address an Industry Problem”. We will also be holding our […]
Willem van der Val form Windcat and I attended this workshop, hosted by DfT as part of their development of a Clean Maritime Plan which will be published later this year. With attendees from across the maritime industry they painted a fairly stark picture that as part of an international move to achieve Zero emissions […]
We held another successful Safety Forum in late February, kindly hosted by Siemens Gamesa at their Newcastle offices. With contributions form Trevor Johnson, HSE Hd of Wind Energy team and Julie Carlton, Hd of Seafarer Safety & Health at the MCA and very good level of participation from the 35 attendees this was another very […]
