Mariners need more safety management training, experts say

Safety management systems have been in place in the barge industry for many years. The most effective of these increases safety without being burdensome and never change for change sake.

“These are living documents,” Marino Hwang, marine compliance manager at McAllister Towing, told attendees at the American Waterways Operators Safety Committees’ Annual Meeting this week in New Orleans. “But it’s hard for crews to know our safety measures if we keep changing them.”

Communication is key, but...

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