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HSE highlights vehicle accident at work deaths
El Niño brings potential Panama Canal
disruption The Panama Canal
Figures recently released by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) show that being struck by a vehicle continues to be one of the main causes of fatal and major injuries in the workplace. The latest figures for 2025 to 2026 show that 24 workers (across all industries) were killed when struck by a moving vehicle. Within the Transport & Storage industry category, there were 15 fatalities in total across all accident types in the period 2025/26 (no change over the five-year period since 2021-22), placing the industry fourth behind Construction, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, and Manufacturing. The HSE workplace transport website has a range of guidance, advice and other resources to help reduce the risks and keep workers safe. This includes: • Vehicle safety • Site safety • Lift trucks. You can also download relevant publications, including: • A guide to workplace transport safety, • Workplace transport safety leaflet – a brief guide, • Rider-operated lift trucks.
Authority (ACP) has said that it is set to “implement preventative measures” in a bid to avert major disruption to Panama Canal transits in the coming months. The likelihood of an El Niño-induced drought affecting the vital passage between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean has increased markedly, prompting the ACP to warn of capacity restrictions both in terms of draught limitations and daily booking slots. Both MSC and CMA-CGM have responded to the announcement with surcharges on certain routes transiting the waterway to be implemented during August. The last time that the ACP had to implement restrictions was during the 2023/2024 El Niño phenomenon, resulting in a 50% reduction in daily transits. Heavy rainfall in the region throughout 2025 and in the 2026 dry season has, to date, kept water levels high in the reservoirs that feed the canal and allowed shipping to pass through without restriction.
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