509-Safety Management / 748
SMS Section
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- Safet
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Mana
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BOS-MNL-03.900900
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Introduction
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Main
Ob
jective
To develop a proactive approach to safety management, both onboard and ashore. This proactive approach
includes the identification of hazards (including exposure to substances hazardous to health) and the
implementation of preventive and mitigation measures.
Effective safety management requires the systematic identification of hazards, and measures to eliminate or
reduce risks to the lowest practicable level.
It also describes the additional measures that
shall
be taken to promote an effective safety culture and
motivate staff to ensure that they understand and embrace the requirements of the Safety Management
System.
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S
h
ore
B
a
s
ed Monitorin
g
The Company
shall
establish and maintain procedures for shore based management to:
x
Engage in a formal risk assessment program that is designed to identify potential hazards and
exposures and manage operational risks, including those relating to health and hygiene;
x
Periodically review and update the validity of risk assessments and their application across the fleet;
x
Make regular on-board inspections to monitor that safety guidelines are being maintained within the
fleet, and make recommendations to Senior Management based on the findings;
x
Establish proactive safety campaigns (for example, to encourage near miss reporting).
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n
b
oard Monitorin
g
The Company
shall
establish and maintain procedures that make provision on the vessel for:
x
Hazard and exposure identification and risk assessment;
x
Appropriate training in the use of hazard and exposure identification techniques and risk-assessment
tools;
x
Conducting safety inspections at scheduled intervals and recording the results of these inspections;
x
The immediate reporting to shore based management of significant safety deficiencies or defects
that cannot be rectified by the vessel staff;
x
Verifying compliance with specified safety procedures.
1.4 Onboard Archiving
The duration of any archive onboard is detailed on the
BOS-DRT-11.0003 – Vessel Filing System
.
In this document, reference to last version and the archive duration is specified for each type of document.
Achiving can be either electronic or hard copies as per information provided in it (consult archive column).
Version 04. Original date: 25/05/2012. Revision date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Manual prepared by: BOS Deputy QHSE Manager. Approved by: BOS QHSES Manager. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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