The ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) today noted the main launch of its brand-new OSH Ports work-related safety and security and also health and wellness application and also online training program.

Written by market professionals, with payments from ITF Dockers’ unions and also the International Labour Organization’s International Training Centre (ILO-ITC), the totally free OSH Ports program covers the basics of work-related safety and security and also health and wellness particular to the ports industry. The program has actually been introduced with unions throughout the Middle East and also is presently readily available in Arabic and also English, with strategies to release the program in various other languages in the future.

The program presents the basics of work-related safety and security and also health and wellness particular to the ports industry, consisting of a review of guideline, exactly how and also why points fail, determining dangers and also dangers, taking care of danger and also exactly how to add to mishap examinations. In action to the massive effect of the Covid -19 pandemic on all work environments, the program furthermore consists of details on secure working throughout the pandemic.

The program is entirely absolutely free and also on conclusion individuals can take an analysis within the application or internet site and also obtain a main certification obviously conclusion sustained by the ILO-ITC.

Paddy Crumlin, ITFST trustee, ITF President and also Chair of the ITF Dockers’ Section claimed “Dockworker welfare is a collective issue. Regulation and employers have got to address the hazards to workers in ports, but dockers need training in how to keep themselves safe and contribute to everyone’s safety. They need to know they can speak up about workplace risks or accidents. A port can be a dangerous place, but it’s our workplace. It’s our collective workplace. Let’s make it safe.”

Seddik Berrama, Chair of the ITF Arab World local board claimed “This project came about because of the concerns of dockers’ unions in the Arab World over excessive numbers of accidents in the region’s ports. We have to be proactive in addressing these issues therefore we are very pleased to promote this course, which will help ensure every docker goes home safe every night.”

More details can be located on the program internet site: https://www.oshports.org/