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The company procedure recommends hazard identifica - resuscitation was carried out. A new poster regarding
tion by the “brainstorming” method for proper risk resuscitation was posted.
assessment and the conducting of a toolbox meeting
prior to undertaking any task. CHIRP Comment
Preventative action is good practice but ship managers
CHIRP Suggests should be concerned over the lack of training/refresher
training, officers are required to have training as part of
Such brainstorming can form the basis of a toolbox talk.
A culture that encourages toolbox talks would have STCW Certification of Competence.
improved the level of situation awareness and the The above article was published in MFB 40
identification of potential risks. After the first plan failed
to achieve the required result, a second toolbox talk Article. 08
should have taken place to incorporate identified actions Safety Equipment – Working
after a new risk assessment had taken place.
Outboard
CHIRP Suggests Upon departure from the port, whilst preparing the pilot
Toolbox talks should not be prescriptive but should be ladder and working outside the ship’s rails, an AB was
designed to stimulate thought and discussion over a wide observed to be not wearing his life jacket and safety belt.
range of circumstances as part of a good safety culture The company risk assessment states the crewmembers
on board. Forms can be developed to support toolbox involved in this job should wear a life vest and safety
talks, by prompting participants to consider common harness, but the safety measures identified in the job
hazard sources, such as heat, pressure, moving or falling hazard analysis had not been properly communicated
objects, electricity etc. It is not necessary to keep and file onboard. The lack of adequate job instructions and
such forms, if that risks them becoming ‘tick box’ supervision created a risk of death for the AB as a result
exercises. It is more important that they encourage of falling overboard.
consideration of the hazards by those involved with the
job. A good Toolbox Talk would identify hazards, which The lessons to be learnt
Prior to commencing the work, neither the supervisor
may then need to be subjected to a more formal risk
assessment by a competent person or persons. nor the personnel involved had effectively reviewed the
activity using a job hazard analysis. Ship personnel were
A good practice is a traffic light system adopted for a reminded that in 2010 a fatal accident occurred on a
toolbox talk, whereby if there is no change to the planned fleet vessel during the handling of the ship’s gangway.
work the status is ‘Green’. If one item changes the status They were asked to review the lessons learned in the
becomes ‘Yellow’, i.e. stop and think before progressing report “Fatal accident to an AB who fell overboard during
and the moment a second item changes, the status onboard work activities when securing the
becomes ‘Red’, i.e. stop work and reassess the risks. accommodation ladder”. It should be noted that if the
The above article was published in MFB45 AB had been wearing a working life vest this could have
increased the chances of saving his life. Strict
implementation of safe working practices, as per the
Article. 07 provisions of the Company’s SMS, is essential in order to
Who Can Undertake Resuscitation?
prevent accidents.
During a drill with a topic of "Rescue operation from an
enclosed space", it was discovered that apart from the CHIRP Comment
Master, not one crew member was able to carry out Whilst the company procedures were in place, the
resuscitation. implementation of these was not. The supervisor and
fellow seafarers did not stop the person when starting to
Causal factors
work over the side of the ship: The effectiveness of the
Lack of knowledge and training; inappropriate work safety culture onboard should be reviewed. The report
standards and guidelines.
should consider the design of the equipmen t – and the
Corrective and Preventative action need for crewmembers to work over the side when rigging
The issue was discussed with crew members on the pilot ladder. Also they should consider the effective -
completion of the drill. Training on how to carry out ness of wearing a life vest and a safety harness: It is good

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