The UK Chamber of Shipping hosted recently a RoRo Vehicle Deck Safety Workshop which examined incidents and near miss reports and looked at ways to develop improved practice and possible technical and design solutions, in order to reduce accidents on the vehicle decks of ferries and other ro-ro ships. The event also provided an ideal opportunity for the UK Chamber of Shipping, Nautilus International and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) jointly to launch the National Occupational Health and Safety Committee (NMOHSC) Guidelines to Shipping Companies on Vehicle Deck Safety, which seek to draw attention to the specific hazards present on vehicle decks. The guidelines may be downloaded free of charge from the UK Chamber website.
