An innovative netting to prevent falls from height has won the TT Innovation in Safety Awards.
Developed through a partnership between breakbulk industry supplier, Cross Currents 88 and breakbulk shipper, G2 Ocean, the ‘spyder netting’ is a thin layer of plastic film which can be secured between layers of cargo.
From a total of 28 entries, Royal Haskoning and Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore were also highly commended for their innovations at the ceremony held in London on 22 February and organised by the ICHCA.
The successful shortlisted entries offered solutions to preventing potentially fatal falls in cargo holds, enhancing mooring safety and improving the safety and stability of containers on board ships. The winner has already been praised for saving lives.
“Cross Currents has been personally thanked by a stevedore whose fall was arrested by the netting,” said ICHCA chief executive, Richard Steele.
The safety challenges tackled by this year’s award entrants fell into four main categories with the use of data collection and machine learning to enhance training featuring heavily.
In the operational environment, practical products to secure cargo and increase automation were proposed.
“These are just part of our efforts,” said TT’s Mike Yarwood. “We want to nurture widespread and varied advances in safety innovation, so we seek to give all entrants the oxygen of visibility in the marketplace to help develop and grow their initiative to benefit cargo handling operations globally.”
