international-cargo-handling-coordination-association
The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association, or ICHCA, has conducted an analysis of nearly 500 incidents involving shore workers over the last 25 years, with its findings on the ICHCA Severe Risks Dashboard.
Key findings include:
• An almost equal split between on-vessel and onshore risk to port workers.
• Three out of four incidents occurred during cargo operations.
• Crush by cargo has been the leading historic cause of fatalities, accounting for a ...
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