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Wiper Ruiz reflects on Global Safety Day 2025

As part of this year’s Global Safety Day, Wiper Marie Roxanne Ruiz from Bow Saga shares her personal reflection on how innovation is shaping our safety culture—and why staying human at the core still matters. Read her reflection below:

“We come together to commemorate and honor Global Safety Day, a time to reaffirm our shared commitment to workplace safety, health, and well-being. It reminds us that safety is a constant responsibility for everyone.

The participation of every crew member makes this occasion even more meaningful. Your enthusiastic involvement shows that safety is a culture we build together, not just a set of rules. Global Safety Day includes everyone, not only those working at sea. Whether you are leading teams, providing support, or serving on the front lines, your participation reflects our care for one another and our commitment to working safely.

Today, we also recognize the role of innovation where artificial intelligence supports safety. From predictive analytics to real-time monitoring, AI is helping us create safer workplaces, make smarter decisions, and strengthen our culture of prevention. Safety is no longer just reactive. It is proactive, intelligent, and continues to evolve. 

Global Safety Day reminds us of our shared duty to create and maintain safe workplaces. In our fast-changing world, artificial intelligence now plays a bigger role in supporting this goal. AI-powered tools help predict potential risks, monitor real-time situations, and process safety data with greater speed and accuracy.

These technologies improve our ability to prevent incidents before they happen. While AI is a valuable tool onboard, we must remain vigilant and remember that humans stay in control, not technology. 

As we mark Global Safety Day, we recognize that safety is more than just following rules and regulations. It also means embracing innovation to protect lives and strengthen a safety culture that looks ahead.

Let this day be both a time for reflection and a call to action. Let us avoid over-reliance on AI, speak up, and look out for one another. By standing together, we can help maintain a safer workplace for all.

We got the power!”

By Marie Roxanne P. Ruiz
Wiper, Bow Saga

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