ALF MAGNE HORNELAND Medical selection inevitably involves differential treatment of individuals. Some will be allowed to work in a specific position or profession, while others will be denied. The ...
... Performance FactorsLEGEND: Figure 1. A nested model of psychosocial and organisational aspects of maritime work: Synthesising the STAMINA model of human factors1 with the maritime environment2 Figure ...
... medical aspects of international competitive sailing, including the Olympic Games. He is the owner and managing director of Medical Support Offshore Ltd, which provides support for superyachts, racing ...
... The Medical Aspects. Faculty of Occupational Medicine (UK). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780198808657 [3] Carter T. Fitness to Drive. A guide for health professionals. Royal Society of Medicine Presss ...
... aspects of sound practice assessment, and it does not check the quality of the product (e.g. medical certificates). A proper quality system for health service providers dealing with medical selection should ...
... a given set of standards and criteria? The answer is basic training and refresher training, exercises, discussions, quality circles, quality assurance and audits. We will have a look at these aspects below. ...
... based on the STCW, the MLC 2006 and the STCW-F conventions do not take the consequences of these aspects. Cruise ships The cruise industry has yet another approach to medical selection of employees. ...
... mitigated risk, once again one have to look at different aspects, like risk to self, risk to crew, ship or operation, or – if it should be a part of the requirement – risk of financial loss. The medical ...
... the aspects of medical selection is that Risk is the potential of losing something of value[1]. We will use this definition in relation to medical selection. The ‘something of value’ will be interpreted ...
... all share common objectives like safety for ship and crew, they vary in the emphasis they put on other aspects, like rights to work, safety of operation, loss prevention, flag reputation etc. The drivers ...
... fire brigade, as police officers and some other physically and/or mentally demanding professions. In seafaring, the PEME also includes aspects of positive selection, but only to a certain extent. It ...
... working ability, avoidance of threats to ship operations and other crewmembers, to also including the aspects of advice on medical care and prevention of illness of the seafarer. Regional development: ...
... can fulfil the critical physical capability aspects of their job. An on-board sick bay manned by a trained medic allows for diagnosis and treatment of intercurrent illness and injuries, the medic in turn ...
... of wider collaborative initiatives. Relevant aspects of this collaboration are: Assistance to states on the survey of boats; Control the implementation of inland navigation codes (registration, ...
... use of information collected for other purposes. This is likely to mean that aspects such as the standardisation of information on patterns of exposure, and on the determination of adverse effects will ...
... their evaluation are more complex. This is a particular problem in relation to aspects of mental health, where risk factors may include personality, home circumstances and the demands of work on board ...
... a ship is difficult, the location of such area(s) should be carefully considered and must take account of the following aspects. It must be possible to quickly clear any furniture in the area in order ...
... see text at end of volume. This type of personal protection is sometimes effective enough to mean that other precautions need to be less stringent. Practical aspects To be effective, the control of ...