NMDC’s improved training programme has joined the list of nominees running to receive the IADC Safety Award 2022. In a step to improve safety, National Marine Dredging Company customised 10 in-house training programmes and became the first dredging company to be accredited by ANSI National Accredita
Van Oord’s new system named the INSPECTION HATCH will compete for the IADC Safety Award 2022. According to IADC, the system uses a cantilever to allow the inspection hatch to be operated by a single person. The design enables quick inspections, making it less labour intensive and removes the need fo
In the jubilee issue of the scientific journal Terra et Aqua, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) published an article exploring the progress of health and safety in the dredging industry over the past decades. It is hard to imagine a time when safety was not deemed important, whe
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has open nominations for the annual IADC Safety Awards. In 2022, two safety awards will be given: one to a dredging organisation and a second to a supply chain organisation active in the dredging or offshore industry. The awards seek to iden
The International Association of Dredging Companies yesterday presented the safety award to Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, for their Safety Plus Programme and National WSH Vision 2028. The award was virtually handed over during the IADC Annual General Meeting by
DEME’s removable draghead access platform is the latest nomination for the IADC Safety Awards 2021 that will be announced on 16 September. Access to the draghead for maintenance or repair purposes is usually done by climbing a steep ladder with no attachment point for a fall harness. DEME’s simply a
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced another nomination competing for the Safety Awards 2021. The next nominee is Van Oord and their design of a retractable boat landing that can be deployed and retracted without the use of a deck crane. Using a boat landing at sea no
Last Friday, International Association of Dredging Companies presented another interesting project that will compete for one of the two IADC Safety Awards 2021. The recent nomination includes a joint venture between Jan De Nul and DEME and their ‘PIPELINE WALKWAY’ system. For the AMORAS project, fun
In the coming weeks, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will announce fifteen nominations that will compete for the Safety Awards 2021. IADC will announce two nominations every week, starting from 19 July, 2021, and the winner will be announced on 16 September 2021. As of 2021, t
For several years, IADC has granted its Safety Award annually to innovations made to improve safety in the dredging industry. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the IADC Board has to decide to cancel the 2020 competition and award ceremony. “The IADC Safety Award is a well-known initiative
