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Johan Högdén’s recipe for success: dialogue and cooperation
Johan Högdén is the Bohus boy who dreamed of becoming a politician but went to sea instead. He now works with safety and work environment issues at Transatlantic and he does not regret his choice of profession.
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Major challenges for the Navy
Attitudes, management and updating of an aging fleet are all areas that the Navy needs to work with. Mikael Wendel, head of the Military Maritime Safety Inspectorate, explains.
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Safer gangplank rewarded
With the help of a trolley attached to the side, the crew of M/T Tellus do not have to pull the gangplank into position by hand anymore. Chief mate Per Axelsson is one of the creators of this ingenious construction, which gained an award from the Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation in May.
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Marine academies lay the foundations for work environment activities
The foundations for work environment activities are laid down at maritime academies. The content and the length of the courses influence the knowledge of future seamen in this area, as well as the timing of courses during studies.
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Engages others through his actions
Bo Lindgren, technical manager onboard Stena Jutlandica, has worked hard at introducing and maintaining systematic work environment activities on the shipping company’s vessels. He was awarded this year’s SAN prize for his efforts.
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She wants structured inspections
More participation when international norms are written and more engagement when new ships are built. This is the way forward for long-term improvements to the work environment onboard according to Laila Danielsson, ship inspector at the Swedish Transport Agency in Göteborg.
After more than 15 years as an inspector at the Swedish Work Environment Agency, [...]
Milla’s darkness saves sleep
The days of black plastic bags and cardboard covering the portholes on the Bro Anton are now over. Thanks to the steward, Camilla Högberg, there are now specially sewn blackout curtains with an elastic edge which can be easily stretched over the portholes. Camilla was recently rewarded with 20,000 kronor by the Foundation for Swedish Seamen for her inventiveness.
Fredrik Warrebäck is responsible for both work environment and safety
As ship safety officer, Fredrik Warrebäck is in charge of work environment activities onboard. The job is no one-man show, however, and he works in close cooperation with the chief safety officer who represents the different departments.
Tove Jangland: “The psychosocial work environment issues are the most difficult”
Tove Jangland at the Transport Agency sees one of her primary tasks as raising the status of work environment issues.
– There is sometimes a certain resistance against taking on work environment issues, and certainly they can cost a little - but if we don’t do anything things will be even more expensive in the end.
Ulf Milberg’s prize-winning trolley makes descaling easier
Thanks to the needle guns being fastened to a specially constructed trolley, able seamen on the Ortviken can now walk upright when they are at descaling surfaces. The simple but ingenious idea was hatched by able seaman Ulf Milberg and one of his colleagues last year.
Christer Sjökvist: Safety officers can draw advantage from each other’s knowledge
The Grand Hotel is not that bad, but he enjoys being at sea most of all. Christer Sjökvist is the bartender on Silja Galaxy and right now he is involved in updating work after re-flagging to Swedish standards.
Christer Lindvall: “I have never had any doubts”
The ISM code, STCW convention and now the problem with tiredness. The managing director of the Ship Officers’ Association has pushed work environment and safety issues in international shipping contexts like few other Swedes have done.
Christer Nordling hands out money for good work environment ideas
Work environment activities can sometimes be heavy going and frustrating. But not if your name is Christer Nordling. As Administrative Director of the Stockholm Mercantile Marine Foundation, he meets nothing but smiling faces.
– This is a really enjoyable job and I am very grateful to have it. I would also claim that we do a lot of beneficial work, not least in improving the work environment for our seamen.
Cecilia Österman: “Making investments in work environment pays off”
Are investments in work environment financially profitable? Cecilia Österman, a postgraduate student, will answer that question in a newly started research project.
Anette Wugk: ”I want to raise the status of work environment activities”
Raising the status of work environment activities. That is what Anette Wugk, deputy personnel manager at TT-Line, sees as one of her most important duties.
– We must get personnel to understand how much they have to gain by getting involved in their work environment.
