Safety

The Danish Safety Agency has made a sign for the ground spikes, so that it is clear to everyone that they may only be removed by the installer who is responsible for the site.

The Danish Safety Agency has made a sign for the ground spikes, so that it is clear to everyone that they may only be removed by the installer who is responsible for the site. Photo: The Danish Safety Agency

No inspection visits to the construction site since 2021

The Danish Safety Agency carried out 478 unannounced inspections of electrical installations on construction sites in 2022 and found errors on three out of four sites. But Northern Europe’s largest construction site has not been checked since 2021.

An 18 kilometer long tunnel with four pipes requires thorough preparation from the emergency services. However, it is initially a model of the tunnel and toy cars that are used for the purpose by the Lolland-Falster Fire Brigade.

An 18 kilometer long tunnel with four pipes requires thorough preparation from the emergency services. However, it is initially a model of the tunnel and toy cars that are used for the purpose by the Lolland-Falster Fire Brigade. Photo: Bernt Hertz Jensen.

The fire brigade has gone on Fehmarn training

Preparations are in full swing at the Lolland-Falster Fire brigade, so that everyone is ready when the tunnel opens. A delegation has just been on a study trip to Switzerland to learn from the experiences of the Alpine country.

This slightly cocky guy can't get the handle right, so the big tool comes into play. But seconds later he is buried under a pile of iron that has fallen on him because he has hammered away at the gate. The video explains that a series of bad and dangerous decisions have led to the workplace accident: "Only cartoon characters can come up with something like that, right?", the speaker asks rhetorically.

This slightly cocky guy can't get the handle right, so the big tool comes into play. But seconds later he is buried under a pile of iron that has fallen on him because he has hammered away at the gate. The video explains that a series of bad and dangerous decisions have led to the workplace accident: "Only cartoon characters can come up with something like that, right?", the speaker asks rhetorically. Photo: FLC

Access to Denmark’s largest construction project requires a safety course

You are not simply let into the Fehmarn project’s construction site. First, you have to go through an intensive safety course. FemernReport sent a reporter to school in Rødbyhavn.

The Danish government will spend DKK 1.3 billion on improving the working environment. Among other things, the Danish Working Environment Authority must have a permanent grant from the Finance Act.

The Danish government will spend DKK 1.3 billion on improving the working environment. Among other things, the Danish Working Environment Authority must have a permanent grant from the Finance Act. Archive photo: Palle Hedemann/Ritzau Scanpix

Highest number of fatal accidents in ten years

2022 set a sad record. The number of fatal accidents at workplaces was the highest in ten years. The construction and transport sectors are the most dangerous places to work. More money shall ensure that the rules are followed.

Captain Michael Skeller Andersen on the bridge of the hybrid ferry Prinsesse Benedikte. The orange areas in the upper right side of the radar screen are where FBC is currently working off Puttgarden.

Captain Michael Skeller Andersen on the bridge of the hybrid ferry Prinsesse Benedikte. The orange areas in the upper right side of the radar screen are where FBC is currently working off Puttgarden. Photo: Bernt Hertz Jensen

Future competitors cooperate in good neighborly terms

With up to 35,000 annual ferry trips close to Northern Europe’s largest construction work, coordination and consideration must be taken. Scandlines greatly appreciates the cooperation with the future competitor on the Fehmarn Belt.