Mark Price
Port of Longview

Line Handling at American Ports: Decreasing Risk One Line at a Time

Mark Price's PPM® capstone examines line handling safety across U.S. ports, prompted by a fatal 2018 incident at the Port of Longview. Based on a survey of 30 ports, it identifies common gaps in training, safety zones, briefings, and checklists, and offers a practical Line Handling Safety Toolkit to help ports strengthen procedures and reduce risk to workers. The full toolkit is available HERE: bit.ly/4gHDVmg.