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Record Nr.

UNINA9910672368603321

Autore

Office International Labour

Titolo

Safety and Health in Shipbreaking [[electronic resource] ] : Guidelines for Asian Countries and Turkey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2004

ISBN

92-2-115671-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Disciplina

289.309

Soggetti

Ships -- Scrapping -- Asia

Ships -- Scrapping -- Turkey

Ships

Ships - Scrapping - Asia

Ships - Scrapping - Turkey

Ships - Scrapping - Environmental aspects

Ships - Health aspects - Scrapping

Ships - Scrapping - Safety measures

Military & Naval Science

Naval Architecture

Law, Politics & Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

copyright; Preface; Participants at the Meeting; Glossary; Contents; 1. General provisions; 2. Industry characteristics; PART I. NATIONAL FRAMEWORK; 3. General responsibilities, duties and rights, and legal framework; 4. Occupational safety and health management; 5. Reporting, recording and notification of work-related injuries and diseases, ill health and incidents; 6. Occupational health services; PART II. SAFE SHIPBREAKING OPERATIONS; 7. Operational planning; 8. General preventive and protective measures; 9. Management of hazardous substances; 10. Measures against physical hazards

11. Measures against biological hazards12. Ergonomic and psychosocial hazards; 13. Safety requirements for tools, machines and equipment; 14. Competence and training; 15. Personal protective



equipment and protective clothing; 16. Contingency and emergency preparedness; 17. Special protection; 18. Welfare; Bibliography; Annex I Workers' health surveillance; Annex II Surveillance of the working environment; Annex III Establishing an OSH management system; Annex IV IMO inventory of potentially hazardous materials on board ships; Annex V Example of a model risk assessment tool; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Provides guidance on the safe planning and execution of shipbreaking operations and identifies the specific duties and responsibilities of employers, workers and contractors, and government authorities in protecting workers from work-related injuries and diseases, ill health, and incidents.