A formal approach to accident and injury prevention onboard
A component of The Ship Safety Suite, The Program of Shipboard Safety offers a formal approach to accident and injury prevention that applies to all crew personnel as well as to vendors and subcontractors working aboard the vessel, and to shipyard and office personnel. The program explains procedures for identifying hazards and managing risks and delineates a formal chain of accountability that assigns everyone a role in eliminating accidents and injuries. It stresses the importance of overlapping layers of responsibility for accident and injury prevention and outlines defined responsibilities for personnel involved in the work task. The program proposes guidelines for managing the task, and for near miss reporting, hazards and risks, job hazard analysis, permits to work and auditing
