... shall not contradict the principle of free movement of workers stipulated by treaties to which the two States concerned may be parties. Where do crew come from? The 2021 BIMCO and International Chamber ...
... tanks may need to be cleaned with strong acids or alkalis and these in turn may injure workers if protective measures are not used and/ or clothing is defective. Other tankers include those designed ...
... Nelson Turgo STCW A Guide For Seafarers, Taking Into Account The 2010 Manila amendments - International Transport Workers’ Federation Some Uses of Accident Data in Maritime Occupational Safety – Pekka ...
... with the social obligations of the seafarer create a particular work situation that should be recognized when considering the workers’ health and wellbeing. Culture and Medicine Human beings’ understandings ...
... in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Ship visiting and the ship visitors’ training course is in motion, but, much more needs to be done to motivate and to activate the cooperation of welfare workers and ...
... which can lead to more severe injuries or other symptoms later, are not always reported and addressed immediately. Therefore, it is important that staff and coworkers remain vigilant as to the health of ...
... regulations and flag state rules require care on board to be ‘as comparable as possible to that which is generally available to workers ashore, including prompt access to the necessary medicines, medical ...
... port is very important so that seafarers that report such issues to the welfare workers/ship visitors get proper treatment and do not lose their rights. Welfare organisations also play a very important ...
PASCUALITO GUTAY Why repatriate The seafarer may be repatriated for ongoing care at home if: a seafarer’s illness or injury may worsen with work, the disease may spread to affect coworkers on ...
... from surveillance as evidence on whether there are shortcomings in the risk assessment and risk management. Often information from a group of exposed workers needs to be analysed. Health surveillance, ...
... than the average for onshore workers, sometimes as much as 10 times.[v] Studies of non-fatal injuries use data from a variety of sources, for example, statutory notifications, insurance claims and company ...
... are termed fumigants due to their usual administration in a gas phase through a fumigation process. The fumigants represent chemical hazards to workers carrying out the fumigation process, to port officials ...
... fields it is recommended that the employer carries out a risk assessment and considers efforts to reduce any risk. All workers should be given information and training regarding exposure to electromagnetic ...
... noise levels of around 85 dB over a 14-day trip. As fishers are on board for 24 hours a day over several days, levels that would be considered to be disease-causing in workers on land cannot easily be ...
... than 1,000 employees, 17 had between 1,000 and 2,000 employees, and the 28 largest shipyards had a total of 64,000 workers[1]. In 2020, there are about 150 large shipyards in Europe. Around 40 of them ...
... make demands on them, mostly relating to the tasks that workers perform, but some, such as remoteness from medical care, are relevant to everyone at sea. Travel itself may lead to risks from climatic extremes ...
... the actions needed to maintian control and prevent harm to themselves, fellow workers or to the integrity of vessel operations. All levels of management have roles to play in supporting this as well as ...
... are given health protection and medical care as comparable as possible to that which is generally available to workers ashore. On ships carrying more than 99 persons and ordinarily engaged on international ...
... Ethical issues can arise from many situations in the maritime social environment and involve seafarers, ship owners, occupational health professionals, health care workers and the shipping industries ...
... negotiated between a shipowner or a shipowners’ association and the corresponding national seafarers’ unions, many of which are affiliated with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).An ...