# 1 - PERSONAL SAFETY
FAMILIARISATION
Why it is important that you become familiar with the vessel, the equipment and your duties on board as soon as possible?
+ In an emergency situation you need to know the position and use of different safety- and fire equipment, and what to do
What is the intention of the Safety Meeting?
+ The intention of this is to inform & train the crew in safety matters and to get the crew to participate in discussion and make own suggestion for improvement
II. HEALTH & SAFETY
Are you allowed to smoke marihuana when outside US water?
+ No, any use of drug onboard is strictly prohibited
Which types at work require permits or check lists?
+ Painting the mast with help of a bonus chair
+ Chipping down in the ballast tank
+ Welding on the poop deck
+ Dismantling a pump
III. INJURIES & ACCIDENTS
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+ Foreign body in eye
+ Abrasive blast
+ Chemicals
+ Falling
Which are the most common injuries in general on board ?
+ Spain, cuts or twisting of arms, hands, fingers
+ Foreign body in eyes from welding, dust etc.
+ Sprain or cuts in legs, fetes or toes
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+ Serious or Major
+ Minor injury
+ Property damage accidents
+ Incidents with no visible injury or damage
VI. PREVENTING INJURIES & ACCIDENTS
Protection & environments consists of four main elements, which ?
+ Information/training
+ Protective equipments
+ Following up reports
+ Maintenance
How can you best protect yourself against the most common injury, sprain or cut in hands, arms or fingers?
+ By using gloves when practical, and observant of the risk
In which types of jobs is the risk of exposure to harmful substances ?
+ All 6.
PROTECTION & ENVIRONMENT WORK
Worker's representatives with specific responsibility for the safety and health of workers shall have the right to ask the employer to take appropriate measures and to submit proposals to him to that end to mitigate hazards for workers and / or to remove sources of danger
In connection with workers obligations, all personnel should :
Make correct use of the personal equipment
Report all dangerous work situation that may occur
Test all the safety equipment on board when off duty
Who shell ensure that each worker receives adequate safety & health training?
+ The employer
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