Designing a Risk Assessment Matrix for Algerian Port Operations
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TECHNICAL ARTICLE—PEER-REVIEWED
Designing a Risk Assessment Matrix for Algerian Port Operations Abdelhakim Bouzaher . Lylia Bahmed . Furusho Masao . Mokrane Fedila
Submitted: 12 February 2015 ASM International 2015
Abstract Port approach for merchant ships (regarding docking) is a special event related to the safety of ships and port facilities. This maneuvre is for emergency situations, and the consequences can be very damaging because there is a high risk of occurrence and severity can be high. In Algeria, 90% of foreign trade depends on shipping, and commercial vessels must dock in the port safely. This study aims to contribute to the management of risks associated with port operations by designing a matrix for specific assessment of this type of risk based on analysis of several incidents and accidents regarding maneuvring ships in Algerian ports. The design of the evaluation matrix of risks associated with port operations in Algeria is done in the context of the application of the Formal Safety Assessment methodology for improved performance of this method regarding precision and accuracy of results.
A. Bouzaher M. Fedila Research Laboratory in the Maritime Transportation Security SETRAM, Ecole Nationale Supe´rieure Maritime Bou Ismail, BP Route Nationale No. 11, 42415 Bou Ismail, Algeria A. Bouzaher e-mail: [email protected] M. Fedila e-mail: [email protected] A. Bouzaher L. Bahmed (&) Laboratoire de Recherche en Pre´vention Industrielle (LRPI) Institut d’Hygie`ne et Se´curite´ Industrielle, Universite´ Batna 2, Batna, Algeria e-mail: [email protected] F. Masao JICA Expert and Professor at Kobe University, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe, Japan e-mail: [email protected]
Keywords Risk management Risk assessment safety operation Ships of commerce Algerian port
Introduction Background Our study is based on International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) resolution 849, which states, ‘Investigation of marine casualties is intended to prevent similar accidents from happening again. They identify the circumstances of the accident and establish the causes and factors behind the accident through the gathering of necessary information, which is then analysed in order to draw conclusions’. Our study examines the process of assessing the risks to the safety of persons, port facilities, ships, and the marine environment because of the dangers present regarding maneuvring ships in Algerian ports. The port is a complex workplace with several types of activities that pose several risks apart from the known cases of force majeure (Table 1). This shows the difficulty of establishing a risk management system that encompasses all the activities that take place in ports. The port risk management system has several chapters including ‘the safety of navigation in port sand harbours’. (1) (2) (3)
Safety (handling of cargos) Safety regarding cases of major force (fire, explosions, floods, etc.) Environmental safety
As we have previously mentioned, port operations involve several servi
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