It is important to raise the awareness of safety issues among our seafarers to contribute to the prevention of accidents on board ships. To assist in this effort, Gard has developed safety posters focussing on a range of issues linked to ship board operations.
In Gard, we believe inquisitiveness creates awareness. Therefore, the basic principle behind the posters is to share simple but thought provoking short messages which reflect years of experience and knowledge of prudent seamanship. The messages in Gard’s posters are easily understood and are based on actual incidents whilst the images used show real shipboard operations and reflect the underlying reality of the message we communicate. We want Gard’s poster messages to speak to seafarers on the vessels so that we can contribute to bringing about a desired change in their safety behavior where necessary.
Some of the posters are designed to address specific activities during cargo operations while other address common issues such as fatigue and rest hours, enclosed space entry drills, safe bridge watch keeping and cyber security. These posters are the first in what will become an extended series of loss prevention posters.
The first set of 15 posters are now available to download from Gard’s website. The posters have been created in an A3 size and are available in both high and low resolution electronic versions.
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