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H
ygiene
BOS-PRD-0304.900902
4.
8
H
ea
l
th
and
s
afe
t
y
in
sp
e
c
t
i
o
n
s
x
The
M
a
st
er
shall
make weekly inspections throughout the vessels spaces and report the same in the
official logbook;
x
The
M
a
st
er
shall
ensure that the ships sanitation certificate
shall
be kept valid. All findings raised
during a ship sanitation inspection
shall
be reported to the
O
p
era
t
i
o
n
s
M
anager
. The
M
a
st
er
and
O
p
era
t
i
o
n
s
M
anager
s
shall
ensure the findings are solved/corrected as soon as reasonably
practicable;
x
The
Safe
t
y
O
ffi
c
er
shall
organize a Health and Safety inspection (called “Hazard hunt”) with
crewmembers, on a monthly basis. Please refer to
B safe Hazard Observation and Hazard Hunt
procedure
(BOS-PRD-03.900904).
x
The report
should
be accompanied by photos, recorded in
Hazard Hunt Register
, and
shall
be
presented to the
M
a
st
er
of the vessel.
When the report is approved by the
M
a
st
er
it
shall
be sent to the
O
p
era
t
i
o
n
s
M
anager
, indicating corrective
action taken or corrective action planning.
4.
9
P
e
st Co
n
t
r
o
l
Pest control must be a continuous task on board each vessel, aiming to fight against infestation at a
preventing stage.
Inspection and care while opening containers, installation of rat guards at quay, organized food and garbage
arrangements, cleanliness and many others are routine tasks aiming to prevent undesired animals on board
should
be applied.
If rats / mice are discovered or suspected on board, traps are certainly the most suitable method of
destruction. If poison is suggested, it is necessary to verify first the human health impact of the products
before its eventual use. Poisons that cause rapid rats/mice death are too dangerous to use in food premises.
But the most common, disturbing and hard to fight pest remain the cockroaches. Several means of
disinfection of cockroaches exist, each one with positive and negative effects. However, the product the
Company recommends is the Gel type, as it:
x
provides a very effective effect
x
allows localized “attacks”
x
is harmless to human health
x
is easy to use and to clean
The Company has listed several disinfection Gel makers. The vessel officers are therefore requested to
contact their purchaser for further information and orders.
In any case, and this against any pest, the main Company objective is to keep major solutions (fumigation)
as a last resort, which means only when the infestation in no longer controllable.
Prior any fumigation, the Master
should
inform his Operation Manager. Clear instructions shall be agreed
with the service company carrying out the fumigation regarding the process and products that will be used.
Recommendations for the use of pesticides on board are available in the IMO Circular
“MSC.1/Circ.1358
Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships”,
annexed to the
SMS Section 9 – Safety
Management.
The vessel is required to hold a valid Derating certificate, issued by a competent authority upon onboard
inspection. In some areas, this certificate is replaced by the general Ship Sanitation Certificate.
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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