IBSNET - Safe Working Practices v2

Safety in the workplace is now one of the most important considerations of any organisation and particularly so in the maritime industry.

Mariners work in remote locations, at all hours, under conditions that impose risk to their lives and with limited access to health services and support.

There is a need for a safety culture backed up by safe systems of work and continuous refreshing of safe working practices that should be followed, in order to prevent the a fatal incident or injury.

Many Flag Administrations, P&I Clubs and ILO have a firm position that it is the joint responsibility of the shipowner and the Master to ensure that the necessary protective equipment is available and protection measures are taken for the prevention of accidents and the protection of the health of the seafarers during the sea service on board ship.

The purpose of the “Safe Working Practices” – version 2 CD-Rom application, after thorough study of relative maritime literature and monitoring the implementation of the Safety Management Systems, is to promote the safe working practices and prevent accidents, through clear and simple instructions on many routine operations which although may seem trivial, they present a certain amount of human accident.

Features

One hour of clear and comprehensive crew training and familiarization per CD.
Lessons can be completed by the trainee in several sessions at his own pace.
Audio speech for every topic and screen to enhance understanding of the lesson.

A User friendly quiz (multiple choices) is provided separately from the lessons, either for assessing the understanding on the lessons or for assessing the knowledge of user at any time with out retaking the lessons. The questions are drawn randomly from a database of questions and the multiple choices are shown in a random order so as to ensure knowledge competence of the user.
Graphical representation of user’s knowledge assessment performance.

Trainees’ results and learning process data are accessible only by Master and/or Safety Officer.
Training Certificate printout with pass/failure status for every seafarer.
Easy to use for all staff, no advanced computer skills required.

CD 1

Precautions against fire hazards

Fire precautions to prevent potential hazards which might generated from:

Careless smoking.
Use of personal or other electrical appliances.
Material contaminated with oil.
Storage and handling of combustible materials in machinery spaces.
Misuse of cooking materials in Galley.

Fire drills procedures

Emergency procedures during a fire drill with emphasis to:

Actions to be taken in the event of fire.
The meaning and purpose of musters and drills.
How a fire drill is executed.
how often a fire drill should be carried out
What a crew member should know during a drill.
The testing and demonstration of fire equipment during a fire drill.

Survival craft drills procedures

Emergency procedures during an abandon ship drill with emphasis to:

Equipment testing prior launching
The lifeboat launching requirements
The free fall lifeboat launching requirements
The fast rescue or rescue boats launching requirements
Precautions to be taken on load release arrangements
Precautions when launching a davit launched liferaft
Personnel actions during launching, sailing and recovery procedures of lifeboats.

Dangerous spaces & spillage drills procedures

Emergency procedures during rescue from dangerous space and actions to be taken for:

Assisting during a casualty and
Removal of injured people from the dangerous space

Furthermore, emergency procedures to be followed during spillage of dangerous goods and particularly:

What are the hazards to crew during fire of dangerous goods
First action to combat on deck and below deck fires of dangerous goods

Living onboard

Health & hygiene rules when living onboard, regarding:

Minor injuries treatment
Malaria & Rats
Medication
Working in high humidity & tropical environments
Clothes to wear onboard
Basic housekeeping rules
Substances hazardous to health
Mooring ropes accidents
Personal injuries on hands, feet and head
Electrical hazards

Safe movement onboard

Proper clothing and matters that you should be aware of whilst walking through various areas or working.

Deck areas
Machinery areas
Transit areas on deck
Lighting requirements
Guarding of openings on decks
Passing through watertight door openings

Preparation & handling of food

Health & hygiene rules in galleys, regarding:

Food cleanliness, preparation & storage
Handling of utensils & equipment
Food disposal
Proper clothing
Precautions when operating stoves, fryers & gas burning appliances
Precautions when working in refrigerated rooms & store rooms.

CD 2

Safe working procedures (Deck crew)

Safety precautions when working:

Aloft / outboard
Near ship’s whistle whilst ship is underway
On funnel whilst ship is underway
Close to radio aerials whilst ship is underway
Close to radar scanner
On portable ladders
On cradles and stages

Safe working procedures (Engine crew)

Safety precautions and basic operating requirements when working:

In high noise level environment
Close to steam / exhaust pipes
In engine room bilges
On filling a settling tank
Remote controls for stopping machinery
On boiler (lighting procedure)
In unmanned machinery spaces

Entering enclosed / confined spaces

What a confined space is
What steps to be followed for assessing the risk of entering into an enclosed space
What are the potential hazards that may be encountered
Preparations for safe entry
Procedures & arrangements prior / during entry
Procedures when atmosphere is suspected to be unsafe