PPE

2 Die After Falling in Ship’s Tank, 1 Survives

  •  A supervisor and another worker died after they entered a ship’s ballast tank and collapsed in the confined space.
  • The supervisor had entered the ballast tank of a dredging vessel last Wednesday (May 19) to inspect it, without wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) or checking whether it was safe.
  • Some time after he collapsed, a second worker went into the tank to rescue him, but he also passed out, said the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council in a bulletin.

A recent...

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Demand for PPE slowing as pandemic wanes

(Credit: Anna Shvets)

This is an excerpt from the May 4, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.

As the pandemic wanes, manufacturers and suppliers are predicting the demand for personal protective equipment will slow as well.

“Demand, as COVID becomes a bit more stabilized, is coming down, although I will say it depends on region and geography,” Craig McKasson, CFO for Premiere, which operates a large group purchasing organization, said on a conference call Tuesday...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/demand-for-ppe-slowing-as-pandemic-wanes

Coronavirus Contracts Worth £3.7bn Raise Corruption Concerns

Coronavirus contracts awarded by the UK government worth more than £3.7bn raise a red flag for possible corruption, says an article on News sky.

Favored those with political access

Transparency International UK says that how the government handled bids for supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) and other pandemic contracts appeared to favor those with political access.

The independent anti-corruption organization identified 73 contracts worth more than £3.7bn – equivalent to 20% of all...

https://mfame.guru/coronavirus-contracts-worth-3-7bn-raise-corruption-concerns/

MPA Singapore Tightens Covid-19 Testing Rules After Recent Cases

According to Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) a marine surveyor and a harbour pilot had tested positive for COVID-19 infection on 30 and 31 December 2020 respectively, reports SeaNews.

COVID-19 safe management Shore 

Recent COVID-19 infection 

The Ministry of Health (MOH) had earlier reported that a marine surveyor and a harbour pilot had tested positive for COVID-19 infection on 30 and 31 December 2020 respectively. 

Contact tracing 

Contact tracing is underway to prevent the clusters from...

https://mfame.guru/mpa-singapore-tightens-covid-19-testing-rules-after-recent-cases/

True Love Will Always Find A Way

Even in the time of coronavirus, true love finds a way, says an article published in News18.

The post that went viral

A Facebook post has gone viral after a male nurse in a southern hospital proposed to his girlfriend with the big question scrawled on the back of his head-to-toe protective clothing.

In the post, which had received over 500 “likes” by Saturday, Giuseppe Pungente shared a photo of himself in a corridor of the respiratory ward of a hospital in Puglia, his back turned to the camera.

“Ca...

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‘Hard work and skill’ won Uniserve its government contracts, says MD

Uniserve has rejected claims it was unfairly awarded UK government contracts for PPE and has urged the media to instead congratulate the supply chain and logistics industry for its service and success.
The UK forwarding group, which also runs the Supply Chain Academy, has faced a series of questions from The Guardian newspaper and ITN News on government procurement.
Uniserve was awarded 10 contracts, worth some £777m ($1.05bn), to supply emergency PPE, …

The post ‘Hard work and skill’ won...

https://theloadstar.com/hard-work-and-skill-won-uniserve-its-government-contracts-says-md/

FMC commissioners urge Marad and CDC to prioritize Covid vaccines for mariners

Last week, Federal Maritime Commission members Carl W. Bentzel and Daniel B. Maffei sent a letter to Marad Administrator Adm. Mark Buzby and CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, urging them to prioritize PPE, rapid testing supplies, and coronavirus vaccines for the maritime workforce.

“With recent Covid-19 outbreaks impacting the maritime labor workforce and port operations, we strongly recommend that rapid Covid-19 testing be made available to the U.S. maritime labor workforce as soon as possible....

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/fmc-commissioners-urge-marad-and-cdc-to-prioritize-covid-vaccines-for-mariners/

Shipping COVID Testing Gaps Revealed in Infected Crew Transits

In a major development, a major loophole foreign workers transiting without covid screening has come to the notice of public health experts who are not pleased with this lackluster effort in the shipping industry, says an article published in RNZ.

Covid border testing gap

A new gap in Covid-19 border testing has emerged – with foreign workers transiting through New Zealand not being tested for the virus despite spending shorter stays in managed isolation.

How was it noticed?

It comes after a...

https://mfame.guru/shipping-covid-testing-gaps-revealed-in-infected-crew-transits/

FEMA launches 5-year supply chain plan for pandemic preparedness

National Guard troops unload a large pallet out the back of a helicopter.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday encouraged more companies to participate in a voluntary agreement to better coordinate manufacturing and distribution of critical health care products, such as personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals, to combat COVID-19 and other pandemics during the next five years.

The agreement enables private sector partners to more freely share information with the federal government, and across industries, and take  action in the public interest...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fema-launches-5-year-supply-chain-plan-for-pandemic-preparedness

Ozone 90% Effective in COVID19 Disinfection of PPE & Surfaces

In a major development, Japanese scientists have stunned the world by saying ozone can neutralize the coronavirus and it has been useful in disinfecting hospital rooms in Japan, reports Reuters.

What is it?

Scientists at Fujita Health University told a news conference they had proven that ozone gas in concentrations of 0.05 to 0.1 parts per million (ppm), levels considered harmless to humans, could kill the virus

90% Decrease in Potency

The experiment used an ozone generator in a sealed chamber...

https://mfame.guru/ozone-90-effective-in-covid19-disinfection-of-ppe-surfaces/

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