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The Together in Safety Coalition is a
working in heavy weather. It is import-
unique non-regulatory consortium with ant to note that such incidents are not
representation from across the entire accidents but rather repeat events that
shipping industry working as one united could and should have been avoided. If
team, which includes shipowners and we can address these incidents effec-
operators, industry organisations, and tively, a dramatic improvement will be
many supporting entities, from P&I made in safety performance.
insurance companies and classifica- Together in Safety already provides
tion societies to service providers. From the shipping industry with best prac-
the largest to the smallest, all these tices for each of the 14 major incident
groups have a significant role to play in types. Shipping companies do not
Together in Safety. need to employ expensive consultants
The Golden Safety Rules were devel- or develop costly learning material, as
oped following a detailed root-cause these are all freely available for every-
analysis of incidents that resulted in one to use on the Together in Safety
serious or fatal seafarer injuries, large- website.
scale asset damage, and extensive envi- A straightforward ‘Safer in 3 Steps’
ronmental pollution. These rules build guide is also available to facilitate the
on earlier work by Together in Safety development and implementation of
that identified the key strategic drivers any shipping company’s safety pro-
of Leadership, Incident Prevention, and gramme. The steps involve assessing
Wellbeing & Care. the situation, taking action by using
Regarding Incident Prevention, the the Together in Safety resources, and,
majority of serious incidents in shipping finally, measuring progress. In essence,
are caused by just 14 major incident Together in Safety is the one-stop shop
types, including, among others, colli- ‘Virtual Safety Partner’ for every ship-
sions, groundings, engine room fires, ping company.
mooring operations, enclosed space Together in Safety, complemented by
entry, containers lost overboard, and the Golden Safety Rules, offers the
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