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May 2024

Dear Subscriber...

Welcome to the May ICHCA Insights. In this edition we are grateful to member G2 Ocean for sharing their latest bulletin looking at the impact of lifting angles on the safety of cargo handling. Sharing of incidents is an essential tool when trying to ensure that lessons are learnt fast, once and stay learnt. We are always grateful for member's and partner's safety alerts and encourage anyone with information that can prevent repetition of an accident to share it with us.

We were proud to be invited to speak at the PEMA AGM and 20th Anniversary celebration recently. PEMA is a key partner with a laser focus on safety and it was an excellent opportunity to share ideas and understanding of the safety of port equipment. Our article below links to more information about the event and the work of PEMA.

As a recognised NGO at the International Maritime Organisation we are part of the rolling programme to review and update the IMDG Code. Edition 41-22 became mandatory this year and we have amended our ICHCA guide to the IMDG Code to reflect the changes.

It's back! The Safety Village at TOC will feature an exciting set of safety innovator panels along with a new stand and plenty of opportunity to explore continuous safety improvement. Topics will include integrating safety into the business strategy and benchmarking safety: what does it mean to be a safe terminal.

We continue our mission to ensure that important developments around the prevention of pest transmission by the sea container pathway always consider the safety of people doing the work. Last month we joined several industry partners and joint badged updated container cleanliness guidelines. For more information see the story below.

Let’s keep raising safety standards together!
Richard Steele
CEO, ICHCA International
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IN THIS ISSUE...


  1. ICHCA Member G2 Ocean, latest Safety Bulletin – The right angle
  2. PEMA Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary
  3. ICHCA guide to the IMDG Code updated for Amendment 41-22
  4. Discover the Safety Village at TOC Europe in 2024
  5. Updated version released of “Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers”: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers
  6. Save the date for the AGM

1. ICHCA Member G2 Ocean, latest Safety Bulletin - The right angle

The latest edition of G2 Ocean’s Safety Bulletins can be found on the link below:

Message from G2 Ocean
"This edition of our Safety Bulletin is about lifting angles. They can quite easily be observed in port, but in all three incidents described in this bulletin operations were not stopped, despite the unsafe lifting angles of the slings. By sharing insights about unsafe lifting angles, we can reduce the number of dropped lifts and injuries."

2. PEMA Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary

Record numbers of port equipment professionals gathered in Killarney, Ireland for the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) AGM and 20th anniversary celebrations on April 10th and 11th, 2024. ICHCA was proud to be invited to be part of the event as a guest speaker and to jointly participate in the important work of our MOU partner with particular focus on plant and equipment safety.

In the press release, you will find event highlights, key takeaways, and important announcements made during the meeting as well as valuable insights into the latest developments in the port industry as discussed by industry leaders within PEMA.

For the full article and press release go to "Read More"

3. ICHCA guide to the IMDG Code updated for Amendment 41-22


Our Dangerous Goods Working Group, chaired by Les Richings, has updated ICHCA’s guide to The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. This is in line with Amendment 41-22. Particular thanks to Will Bartle (from ICHCA member NCB Hazcheck) for his input.

Members can find the document at: BP3: The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code – ICHCA International

To read the full article, please click "Read More"

4. Discover the Safety Village at TOC Europe 2024


ICHCA has once again teamed up with TT Club and TOC Worldwide to bring you the Safety Village at TOC Europe on 11-13 June 2024. If you are a safety innovator in the cargo handling industry, this is your opportunity to showcase your supply chain safety solution!

ICHCA will again be at the Safety Village exploring and spotlighting opportunities for safety innovation in our industry with a programme of speakers and the chance to share ideas and learning. We would be delighted to meet with any members who are attending TOC. If you have a safety idea or concern that you would like to discuss, please get in touch beforehand or drop by at the Safety Village if you are attending.

To read the full article and watch a short video, please click "Read More"

5. Updated version released of "Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers": Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers

Every year, 250 million containers are transported across the world with food, clothes, electronics and other goods we all need.

While crucial for the smooth functioning of the global supply chain, containers and their cargoes can also harbour and transfer contaminating pests. All parties in the supply chain have a shared responsibility for stopping the spread of pests by keeping cargo and containers clean, and the Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers provide easy-to-use best practices to help everyone do their part. For this update, ICHCA was welcomed as a new partner together with BIC, COA, IICL and WSC.

For the full article click "Read More"

6. "Save the Date" for the next ICHCA AGM - 20 June 2024

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