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Accident prevention
Protecting the health and safety of
workers is one of Costa Cruises’ top
priorities. The Company pays a great
deal of attention to safetymanagement
on board with the aim of preventing
risks and guaranteeing the highest
safety standards for crew members.
Safety training, constant monitoring
of risks and continuous updating of
technology and Personal Protective
Equipment are all integral parts of
Costa’s
Occupational Health and
Safety Management System
, which
is in compliance with applicable laws,
general requirements and industry-
specific rules, and in accordance with
the
standard OHSAS 18001/2008
.
The system procedures are defined
centrally allowing the application of
international safety requirements on
all the ships and ensuring their perfect
alignment with the Company’s goals
of prevention and reduction of risks.
Periodic audits are conducted, both
by internal corporate auditors and by
external third-party certification and
regulatory auditors.
In 2015 there were 15 internal audits
and 1 external audit (ships and
shoreside offices).
At every level of the organization
the highest priority is placed on the
development of a corporate culture of
prevention, workplace safety and – as
a direct corollary of this – the safety
of the guests. Accordingly, the work
education programs include a large
amount of on-the-job training designed
to prioritize hands-on experience,
especially with regard to employees
engaged in maintenance of the ship
and the engine room. In 2015 Costa
Cruises delivered 294,649 health and
safety training hours (ship+shore).
As far as concerns the number of
shipboard accidents (the number of
shoreside accidents is negligible), there
was a marked improvement compared
to 2014, with regard both to frequency
and to gravity. In absolute terms the
number of accidents reported in 2015
was 617, as against 779 the year
before, which works out to a decrease
of 20.8%.
294,649
-20
.
8%
TRAINING HOURS
SHIPBOARD
ACCIDENTS
REPORTED
ON HEALTH
AND SAFETY