... ships may be limited by distance and cost and helicopters have a fixed range depending on their type. weather conditions form a large part of the risk assessment in many cases. Certain weather conditions ...
... company will most often take care of the costs and therefore any arrangements should be made this way. In most cases, this implies that the Master’s permission is necessary for the seafarer to get ...
... of the severity of the underlying pathology, timely repatriation can help ensure the best possible outcome for the seafarer. There will be individual cases where the patient returning to their home country ...
... party liability claims from a number of diverse parties, including seafarers, passengers, stevedores, nautical pilots and others. Seafarer medical cases represent the largest single category of people ...
TIM CARTER Further information on the principles of health risk management is available in Ch xxx Risk assessment The health effects of many hazardous agents are well known. In some cases such as ...
... on approximately 800 Danish merchant ships between 1988 and 1996 noted 177 injured seafarers, of which 13 cases were fatal including two suicides[2]. Cases included alcohol intoxication, corrosive agents ...
... a reduction in the ability to reason and process information. These problems could cause errors of judgement on board ship, which in some cases could have dramatic consequences including failure to properly ...
... disease and pleural plaques were present on the chest X-ray in 21% of these workers[21]. The extent of exposure was significant. Between 1999 and 2005 there were 1,879 declared cases of asbestos-linked ...
... criteria that can be used to determine risk and preventative action is often initiated because cases have arisen in the past, either when particular tasks are performed or in other situations where similar ...
... Methods for analysis of information relevant to seafarer health Key research question for each method in itallics Case reports Have any unusual events/cases been identified or specific problems ...