Shipyards & Marine Vessel Repair
Hands off
the load.
Across every shipyard
workfront.
Keep hands away from suspended loads, pinch points and moving equipment during ship repair and fabrication.
96″
Maximum reach
6
Application zones
17 yrs
PSC Hand Safety engineering
Hands-Off. Safety On.
Hazard Analysis
Where hands enter
Where hands enter
the hazard zone
Every operation below involves a suspended load, a closing gap, or moving equipment. The hand moves in because the task demands it — until the tool changes where the hand needs to be.
01
Landing Equipment on Deck
Crane-lifted components approaching vessel decks require final guiding by hand. The moment the load nears the deck is the moment the hand is closest to the crush zone.
02
Positioning Pipes & Machinery
Pipes, motors, pumps and drive assemblies suspended and guided into position. The alignment point is identical to the pinch point — and the task requires the hand to be present.
03
Handling Steel Sections
Structural steel — beams, plates, frames — carries mass and momentum. Guiding by hand during the final arc is standard practice. It is also the primary exposure event.
04
Guiding Cargo Baskets
Cargo baskets and equipment skids approaching the quay or vessel deck have large footprints and unpredictable swing. The hand steadies what the crane cannot precisely stop.
05
Retrieving Taglines
Walking into the fall zone to retrieve a dropped or unreachable tagline places the worker directly beneath or beside the suspended load during the most uncontrolled phase of the lift.
06
Fabrication & Assembly Alignment
Closing a joint between a suspended section and a fixed structure: the connection point is the pinch point. The hand goes in to align. That is where injuries occur.
Control Mapping
Hazard to tool —
Hazard to tool —
operation by operation
| Shipyard Activity | Exposure | RiggerSafe® Control |
|---|---|---|
| Crane landing — deck or quay | Crush and pinch at final landing point | 72″ or 96″ push/pull tool |
| Machinery positioning | Hands against moving equipment face | 42″ or 50″ control tool |
| Steel fabrication alignment | Final closing gap — hand inside joint | 50″ or 72″ alignment tool |
| Tagline retrieval | Worker enters fall zone beneath load | 96″ reach — entry not required |
| Vessel repair — restricted spaces | Limited room; load in confined zone | 21″ or 42″ short-body tool |
| Quayside cargo basket landing | Large swinging load; high-consequence zone | 96″ maximum-separation tool |
Application Diagrams
Where RiggerSafe® assists
Where RiggerSafe® assists
across a shipyard
Each diagram shows the hazard zone, the operator position, and the tool reach that keeps hands outside the danger area. RiggerSafe® assists operators in guiding the load during final controlled positioning — it does not support or restrain the load.
Hazard / fall zone
RiggerSafe® tool
Safe operator position
Suspended load (crane-supported)
Scene 01
Dry Dock & Crane Landing
Scene 02
Vessel Deck — Module Landing
Scene 03
Steel Fabrication — Alignment
Scene 04 — Corrected
Pipe & Tubular — Lateral Guidance
Scene 05
Workshop — Machinery Bay
Scene 06
Quayside — Cargo Basket Landing
Model Selection
Select by exclusion
Select by exclusion
distance, not preference.
21 – 42″
Tight-access & confined spaces
Machinery bays, confined vessel compartments, workshop bench-level lifts.
50″
Alignment & fit-up
Pipe and tubular alignment, steel section fit-up, fabrication assembly.
72″
General deck operations
Vessel deck module landing, general crane-assisted lifting operations.
96″
Maximum separation
Cargo baskets, quayside operations, large swinging loads, open-bay heavy lifts.
Length selection through task-specific risk assessment — considering the hazard boundary, available working space and required control precision.
Fleet Planning
Why a single shipyard
Why a single shipyard
requires multiple tools
One tool at a central store does not constitute a programme. Shipyard operations span multiple simultaneous workfronts — each with its own access geometry and exclusion-distance requirement.
Different docks and workshops
Dry docks, floating docks, fabrication shops and outfitting berths run different operations concurrently. Each location needs tools at the point of use — not signed out from a central store.
Concurrent vessel projects
Multiple vessels under repair or construction simultaneously means multiple independent lifting programmes running at the same time. A tool on one vessel cannot protect a worker on another.
Separate contractor teams
Shipyards run with mixed direct and contractor labour. Each lifting team requires its own tools. Relying on shared equipment across contractors is an operational and accountability risk.
Different working distances
A 21″ tool suited to a machinery-bay pump change is the wrong tool for a quayside basket landing. The correct length for each operation must be available at that operation.
Inspection and replacement cycle
Tools subject to impact or abnormal load require inspection and potential replacement. Operational continuity requires adequate stock at each workfront, not a single shared item.
Local storage at each workfront
A tool not immediately at hand is a tool that will not be used. Shipyard operations move quickly. Storage at the point of use — per berth, per team — is the only configuration that produces consistent deployment.
Critical Limitations
What RiggerSafe® is not
These are operational definitions, not disclaimers. They define the boundaries of the tool's function and must be understood before specifying or deploying.
✕
Not a lifting device. Must not be used to lift, suspend, support, arrest, pry or carry load weight. The load must remain supported by the crane, hoist or approved lifting system at all times.
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Does not restrain the load. RiggerSafe® assists operators in guiding the load during final controlled positioning. It does not prevent load movement and is not a tagline substitute for dynamic load control.
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Does not replace certified rigging. Slings, shackles, hooks and lifting attachments must comply with applicable standards. RiggerSafe® is used during the final controlled positioning phase — after the lift is rigged.
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Operator must remain outside the fall zone. The tool provides reach. The operator must use that reach to remain outside the fall zone as defined by the lifting plan. The tool does not authorise entry into the zone.
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Not a pry bar or lever. Must not be used to lever, separate or force components that are pinched, stuck or seized. It is a push/pull guidance tool — not a mechanical-advantage device.
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For controlled positioning only. Used during controlled load positioning and landing — not during active crane travel, dynamic swing arrest or emergency load-control situations.
Track Record
Marine and shipyard
Marine and shipyard
supply experience
Repeat procurement by a major Middle Eastern shipyard — ordered across multiple project rounds into a defined supply relationship.
Marine and offshore deployments — RiggerSafe® tools are in active use across marine vessel operations, FPSO decks and offshore platform maintenance in multiple regions.
Backed by 17 years of PSC Hand Safety engineering — the doctrine, the specification system and the application framework developed from direct industrial field experience across steel, oil & gas, marine and fabrication environments.
More than 2,000 PSC Hand Safety tools supplied worldwide — across heavy industry in India, the Middle East, South-East Asia, Europe and South America.
Product documentation available on request — specifications, part number system and application guidance suitable for inclusion in safety management systems and vendor registration.
Technical Reading
Shipyard & marine —
Shipyard & marine —
further guidance
Operations · Fleet Planning
Why One Shipyard May Require Dozens of Push/Pull Safety Tools
→
Specification · Length Selection
Selecting Push/Pull Tool Lengths for Ship Repair and Dry-Dock Operations
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Hazard Analysis · Application
Where Hands Enter the Hazard Zone During Vessel Repair and Fabrication
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Distributor Programme
Represent RiggerSafe® for
Represent RiggerSafe® for
shipyards in your market.
Almost every maritime country has ship-repair yards. The requirement repeats across multiple work areas on every vessel project — a recurring, specifiable, reorderable product.
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