Accolades for Safety Innovation extended

LONDON : The enthusiasm with which the Award has been received since its inception in 2016 is evidenced by the consistent number of inspiring entries each year.  All deserve praise for the calibre of their innovation and for the passion for safety that they exhibit. Over the years a marked increase the diversity of the nature of innovative products, services and processes has been noted. 

This year therefore TT and ICHCA have decided to highlight both an Award winner and highly-recommend other in each of four categories. 

These are:

• Use and application of data to create actionable insight
• Learning technology and virtual simulation
• Practical methods of making cargo handling safer
• solutions that help segregate humans and operational machinery

TT’s Managing Director, Loss Prevention Mike Yarwood commented, “Such has been the high standard of entries in the past it has always been difficult to select a single one to receive the Award. As the diversity and quality  of safety innovations continue to be demonstrated across more varied technologies, operational environments and with managerial dimensions, more of these excellent entries deserve greater visibility. Hence our new categorisations to extend the limelight to a greater number of exceptional new ideas.”

While practical operational devices tended to be the focus of invention and improvement when the Awards were first introduced the intervening years have seen technology based solutions proliferate and advanced training and safety awareness programmes become increasingly effective.   

“Above all, we have seen increased emphasis on the critical importance of establishing a distinct safety culture throughout organisations,” pointed out ICHCA’s CEO Richard Steele.  “The advantages of improved safety are self-evident from the standpoint of the workforce but it’s important to remember that a well-run safety-conscious organisation is both efficient and sustainable. Running an organisation successfully and doing safety well require the same visibly felt leadership skills.”

This evolution in the nature of the Innovation in Safety Award is seen as a continuing development of TT and ICHCA’s goal to bring together as wide an audience of like-minded professionals as possible; in order to share experiences of both risks to safety and the successful problem solving innovations they have developed.  Thus encouraging scalability, adoption and adaption across the global cargo handling environment.