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TT Club publishes Supply Chain Security bulletin
Health and safety updates to RIDDOR Due to the specialist nature of the health and safety discipline, BIFA limits itself to highlighting generic issues to Members. The Association has been advised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of changes to the Reporting of Incidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). There are no changes to legal requirements, but the HSE believes that its updated guidance will help you understand how and when to submit a report under RIDDOR. The improvements to the original guidance are based on feedback from stakeholders. The main changes to the guidance are: • More direct links to guidance on types of reportable incidents to help you decide whether a report is required; • Improved guidance on who should and should not report under RIDDOR; • Improved guidance on what is meant by a ‘work-related’ accident; • Information on when an occupational disease is not reportable; • Increased clarity on when an ‘over-seven-day’ absence should be reported. The main changes to the forms are: • Questions about severity of injuries have been frontloaded to help you quickly decide if your incident is reportable; • Pop-up messages now redirect you if the incident is not reportable; • Guidance has been improved to make the forms easier to use; • Injured or affected people now have an increased number of options when completing the gender field. Scan the QR code
The TT Club published the latest edition of its Supply Chain Security Bulletin in March, considering all aspects of supply chain security and reviewing its 2023 claims data. This included theft by region, the most frequently stolen commodities, potential intelligent solutions to cargo theft and secure parking, the importance of security culture for operations and the continuing rise in carrier fraud. The Club has produced a number of reports and guidance documents related to this area of risk across numerous media platforms that are freely accessible on the TT Club website (www.ttclub.com). This bulletin gathers a selection of TT content and publications as well as highlighting collaborative work undertaken with other like- minded organisations. Supply chain security remains a topic of concern globally. In particular this report focuses on innovative
solutions that can mitigate the risks of cargo theft, the importance of a robust security culture and safe parking.
Scan the QR code to visit the TT Club Supply Chain Security website and download the bulletin.
Prevention of pest contamination of containers
An updated version of the Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers was published in April by the Bureau International des Containers (BIC), the Container Owners Association (COA), the Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL), the World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA). Every year, 250 million containers are transported across the world with food, clothes, electronics and other goods that we all need. While crucial for the smooth functioning of the global supply chain, containers and
The 2024 update provides further detail on the concept of custodial responsibility – the inspections and measures that each party in the supply chain should undertake when the container is in its custody, as well as the requirement for the receiving party to inform the tenderer if the container or its cargo has any visible pest contamination. Download your free copy in English or Chinese from: www.worldshipping.org/pests The Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers is complementary to the direction provided in various guidelines published by the IPPC and in the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) regarding prevention of pest contamination of containers.
All parties in the supply chain have a shared responsibility for stopping the spread of pests by keeping cargo and containers clean and this publication provides an easy-to-use guide to best practice to help everyone do their part.
to see the updated RIDDOR guidance.
their cargoes can also harbour and transfer contaminating pests.
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