Elements that contribute greatly to maintaining a safe working culture
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published the updated Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers to provide guidance for improving health and safety on board UK- registered ships.
Extensive research has identified certain elements that contribute greatly to maintaining a safe working culture as follows:
Clearly defined expectations
Good communications
Clear leadership
Good planning
Risk awareness
Accountability
Good safety culture and
Effective knowledge management
On every ship:
The Company has overall responsibility to establish a safety management system and occupational health and safety policies and programmes and to ensure that the master is provided with the necessary resources and facilities to operate the ship safely and in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.
The master has responsibility to implement the Company’s policies and procedures on board ship and to report any deficiencies to shore-based management for rectification
Learn more by reading the updated version of UK MCA’s Code of safe working practices on board:
Source: UK MCA
