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BOS-PRD-0304.900001
Version 04. Original date: 25/05/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site.Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS QHSE Coordinator. Approved by: BOS QHSES Manager. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative
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M
a
n
a
ging Dir
e
c
t
or
has the responsibility, authority and accountability for:
a) Ensuring that the requirements of this procedure are implemented and maintained within their
Company Organisation.
This
shall
include:
x
Ensuring all machinery and equipment are safely constructed, installed, operated and maintained;
x
Ensuring safe systems of work are established and implemented;
x
Ensuring all articles and substances are moved, stored and used safely;
x
Providing the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for compliance with
health and safety requirements;
x
Having available the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect all persons
onboard ship;
x
Specifying the health and safety standards to be followed by all persons onboard ship;
x
Setting up emergency procedures designed to minimise injury and damage in the event of any
incidents onboard ship;
x
Ensuring the investigating and reporting off all incidents and near misses onboard ship as per
instructions provided in the procedure
BOS-PRD-0302.900901 Incidents Reporting and
Investigation Management
;
x
Monitoring the health and safety performance of all Company ships.
V
e
ss
e
l M
a
s
te
r
has the responsibility, authority and accountability for:
a) Ensuring that the full requirements of this procedure are effectively implemented, applied and
reviewed onboard the vessel under their command;
b) Appointing a
Safety
O
ff
ic
e
r
onboard. This appointment
shall
be recorded in the ship's Deck
Logbook. Often this position is assumed by the
Se
cond O
ff
ic
e
r;
C
r
ew
m
e
mb
e
rs
,
pa
ss
e
ng
e
rs
,
o
ff
ic
e
s
taff
a
nd con
t
r
a
c
t
ors
have the responsibility, authority and
accountability for:
a) Taking all reasonable care for their own health and safety and for that of all others onboard the ship;
b) Co-operating with the Company Organisation,
M
a
s
te
r
,
Safety
O
ff
ic
e
r
and all others who have
responsibility for health and safety onboard ship;
c) Not interfering with, or misusing, anything provided for their health and safety.
V
e
ss
e
l
Safety
O
ff
ic
e
r
,
as appointed by the
M
a
s
te
r
,
has the responsibility, authority and accountability for:
a) Proactively improving the standard of health and safety awareness of all members of the crew;
b) Investigating incidents and near misses and all potential hazards to occupational health and safety
onboard the ship (as applicable to their designated investigation level);
c) Making recommendations to the
M
a
s
te
r
to prevent the reoccurrence of an incident or near miss or to
remove the hazard;
d) Investigating complaints by crew members about occupational health and safety;
e) Carrying out occupational health and safety inspections of each accessible part of the ship at least
once every three months or more frequently if there have been substantial changes in the conditions
of work. During such inspections the
Safety
O
ff
ic
e
r
shall
be accompanied by Department
Head/Representative of the area of the ship being inspected;
f) Making representations and, where appropriate, recommendations to the
M
a
s
te
r
and through him to
the Company about any deficiency in respect of any legislative requirement, any code of practice or
chapter contained in this procedure relating to health and safety;
g) Ensuring that all health and safety instructions, rules, procedures and guidance complied with;
h) Maintaining records describing all the circumstances and details of all incidents and near misses
(including the date, persons involved and the nature of the injuries suffered, if any) and containing all
statements made by witnesses, recommendations to prevent future similar incidents and near
misses, details of other investigations, complaints, inspections, representations and
recommendations by whosoever made;
i) Making his records available on request to the
M
a
s
te
r;
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