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Kingston Wharves CEO Mark Williams and Professor Paul Brown, Chairman of the Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee at UWI Mona
Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves, Mark Williams, says the company's formal report on the death of stevedore Scot Bamburry at Berth Eight on Tuesday night should be complete within a week.
He has also responded to some of the questions raised by Mr. Bambury's family about security protocols at the wharf.
The report expected from Kingston Wharves is separate from the probe being conducted by the police and the Occupational Health and Safety Division of the Labour Ministry.
Mr. Williams disclosed that the safety systems used by the company and vessels which access the wharf are in keeping with international standards.
The report is expected to shed light on how the systems functioned before and after the incident.
Mr. Williams said the investigation will assess, among other things, what Mr. Bamburry had been doing for at least 72 hours up to the incident, what protocols were in place, whether safety protocols were observed.
It will also examine the response to the call that there was a man overboard.
The Kingston Wharves CEO said a senior executive will oversee the internal probe to be carried out by a committee, which will involve safety, operational and security personnel.
Mr. Bamburry's body was seen floating in the water at Berth 8 about 2:30 Thursday afternoon.
The 38-year-old stevedore was working on a cargo ship at the wharf on Tuesday night when he reportedly slipped, hit his head and fell into the water.
Mr. Williams said the findings of the internal probe will be made public but this will most likely be done after the police investigation is complete.
More details needed
Professor Paul Brown, Chairman of the Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has highlighted aspects of the response to the tragedy at Kingston Wharves which he believes are lacking.
Professor Brown said, while the public was told that the police and Coast Guard were involved in the search, there has not been "anything specific from the contractor or from Kingston Wharves itself in terms of operational activities that must take place when these things occur".
Professor Brown and Mr. Williams were both speaking Thursday on Radio Jamaica's Beyond the Headlines.
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