TOP has successfully passed the VCU audit! The VCU certificate is intended for work involving increased risks, for example in the construction industry. Temporary employment agencies are not...

The ILO Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) aims to improve the working conditions and conditions of more than 1.2 million seafarers worldwide. The treaty prevents unfair competition in...

Recently, the members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have agreed to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species by shipping. The “International Convention for the Control...

The safer, the more likely to work The safer companies work, the greater the chance of acquiring a ProRail order. Safety on and around the railway is particularly important for ProRail. ProRail...

Choose a RIE that allows you to manage your risks instead of an RIE that frustrates your work: – Get a practical RIE, a living document instead of a paper tiger; – Involve your employees at the...

As of 1 July 2018, all employers must have a basic contract with an occupational health service provider. There will be an end to the transition period of one year that was agreed upon in the...

When TOP was still in its younger years, TOP was based in Zoetermeer. After fourteen years of growth and support for and from organizations, TOP decided to move to Boskoop. Here TOP has found...

Everyone recognizes it. Usually it is related to aspects which are related to safety; theft and domestic accidents. My parents used to have a sticker and it was visible on the door of the barn,...

Interesting website! The Maritime Accident Casebook was founded by Bob Couttie in June 2007. It soon developed into a voluntary but reliable source, popular with seamen, trainers, trainers and...

Brainstorming sessions: asking for employees to come up with innovative ideas never works. In the following article I want to give you some ways how it works. Actually, I do not like...