MANNUAL FOR PERSONAL SAFETY&SOCIAL RESPONSIBILIY

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Ta material of low flammability such as cotton/terylene mix. Clothes should be kept in good rtpàir.
not be rolled
Shirts overall provide better protection if they have long sleeves. ILong slecves should
or
can be
other neck wcar, loose clothing, finger rings and jewellery
up. Scarves, sweat rags and
hazardous when working with machinery. Long hair should be covered.
Protection against falling when working ALOFT:
from above 1.5 m can bevery dangerous and may result in permanent disability ora
Falling heights
serious injury therefore use ofsafety harness and life line is very important.
Protection against DROWNING:
While working at sea there is always a danger of falling in the sea while
working under adverse conditions or on the ship sides such as rigging the
gangway or pilot ladder and person may get drowned. A life jacket or life vest
nust be used.

L I S T OFOPERATIONSTHAT MAYBE HAZARDOUS nporn)am

loading^unloading ofcargoes
mooring/unmooring
working aloft

handling of chemicals
engine-room watch keeping and maintenance
lifting loads (manually and mechanically)
entry into enclosed spaces
hot work
anti-piracy and stowaway operations

UNLOADING OFCARGOES
1.8 LOADING AND must be exercised to
worked for loading or unloading, due diligence
1.8.1 Whenever cargo gear is being whether on ship or on the
cargo or the cargo gear,
safeguard self & others from the dangers of moving move about in such places
of or cargo gear overhead. Never
jetty. Watch out for movement cargo will find heavy movement of cargo handling vehicles on the
without proper head protection. Also, you
or working onjetty.
must be carefully watched for when walking
jetty (forklifts, trucks etc.) that ofall kinds of ships, in view
not be allowed in or near cargo working areas,
1.8.2 Unauthorised persons must
of associated dangers ofsuch
areas.

would be moving'on the shore side

of the vessel, personnei must use
1.8.3 Since cargo and cargo gear
offshore side ofthe deck for
movement.
to load or
chemical tankers, gas carriers is in liquid state that requires huge punps
1.8.4 Cargo on oil & ditferent type or
specific, i.e. different kinds of pumps for
unload cargo. Pumps are usually cargo manifolds on
from tanks to pump room to cargo
of A vast and network of pipelines,
viscosity cargo.
for discharging operations ships pumps
are used whereas
is
deck employed to pump the cargo. Usually
shore pumps for loading. These gases are usually highly
flammable,
1.8.5 Main hazard tankers is from gases given off by cargo.
on
deficient in oxygen.
toxic or may render the atmosphere the hazards
vessels must have special and specific knowledge to deal with
such
1.8.6 Personnel working on
means provided to deal
with such hazards. Special ship type specific
associated with such cargoes and
about these hazards.
available to train personnel
courses are
to handle consignments containing
dangerous goods, reference
1.8.7 Whenever seafarers are required and MFAG
(Intemational Maritime Dangerous Goods Code)
IMDG Code
should to be made as per
(Medical FirstAid Guide).
MOORINGAND UNMOORINGG
1.9 a ship to a berth, jetty orpier using
ropes.
is the term to describe process ofmaking fast
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