Ports - Useful links

This page provides links to web sites relating to health and safety in the ports industry. HSE is not responsible for and cannot guarantee accuracy of information on sites that it does not manage; and inclusion does not mean HSE endorses the linked site.

External links

• Business Link
  Providing advice on a wide range of subjects relevant to businesses, including health and safety.
• Department for Transport - ports
• International labour Organisation (ILO)
  The ILO is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards. It produces guidance on  the safety of shipping and seamen, such as the ILO Code of Practice Safety and Health in Ports. This Code of Practice reflects ILO Convention no. 152 concerning Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work.
• International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
  Providing mechanism for co-operation between governments in the regulation and practises relating to shipping. Produces guidance on safety of shipping and seamen, such as the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC)
• International Cargo Handling & Co-Ordination Association
• Merchant Navy Training Board
• Skills for Logistics - the Sector Skills Council for the UK's freight logistics industries
• Freight Transport Association
• Road Haulage Association
• United Kingdom P and I Club
  A not-for-profit mutual owned by its insured. Website provides some safety guidance and information on seminars, mostly relevant to ship safety - but also the priced guidance ‘Book it right, pack it tight’. Basic safety critical guidance for those engaged in all stages of preparing dangerous goods transport by sea.
• U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)