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Tampa Cooperative Safety Initiative |
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Safety News |
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On 05/12/08 a courtesy safety inspection of a transfer operation under the control of Ace Stevedoring Company, Inc. was conducted by a Tampa Cooperative Safety Initiative (TCSI) team. One of the stated goals of the TCSI is to recognize contributions to improving safety within the port and to reward those responsible. During the course of the inspection, the Safety Team observed an excellent example of creative thinking put into action. Stacy Gornto, President of Ace Stevedoring, had created and put into use a “safety trailer”. The sole purpose and design of this trailer is to provide a central location of all required safety gear. Its unique design allows for easy recognition of and access to each piece of this gear. A recurring problem noted on other safety inspections is that often safety gear is kept in the vehicle of the site supervisor, and if that supervisor is called away, the safety gear leaves with him. By being on a trailer, Stacy’s design allows not only for easy portability, but the ability to leave the safety gear on scene in the event the supervisor is called away. The ingenuity shown by Stacy is to be applauded and should serve as an example that good safety practices do not have to be complicated in order to be effective. |
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Stacy Gornto, Ace Stevedoring, designed and put together the mobile Safety Trailer pictured to the right. |
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LCDR Thomas Boyles, USCG was presented the Commendation for Services Award by Mr. Steven Fidler , Tampa Port Authority during the QTeam/TCSI September 30th Meeting |
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LCDR Boyles contributed to the development, review and design of the Access Control operation in the Security Operations Center, which evolved from meetings with staff and finished with the signing of a work order for renovation dated September 19, 2008 |
