Why use years in reinventing things when you can benchmark? Last week, we had a pleasure to learn how @Loodswezen, a forerunner of pilotage safety procedures, has engineered a rescue basket. Now we find out if we can implent it to our boat concept.
3 days in for a busy 2 weeks for Saviour. Last 2 days running Clinical Governance workshops for @MCA_media now in Barry teaching maritime casualty care @UKPILOTS Saviour Immediate Emergency Care Course.
Employers: You are responsible for meeting the first-aid needs of your employees working away from your main company site. Do workers who travel long distances, or are continuously mobile, carry a personal first-aid box? Consider issuing employees with mobile phones.
Don't forget that wearing protective clothing can contribute to other hazards in addition to the those requiring the PPE itself e.g. heat stress, reduced dexterity, rip or tactile functions, poor comfort and a contribute to skin conditions. #PPE
Employers - don't forget that where a risk to workers’ health and safety cannot be controlled adequately in other ways, employers have a duty to provide PPE for situations where there is a need to manage the risks.
#PPE#HealthAndSafety
Don't forget that there is a requirement for employers to provide adequate protection against hazards at work. If PPE is required then it must be suited to the wearer, the work and the environment in which it is used.
#PPE#HealthAndSafety
Grand Tour of Scotland continues with @UKPILOTS Saviour Medical Immediate Emergency Care Course at Aberdeen 👍🏻. Continuing the drive to save salvageable life at sea.
Don't forget that in addition to being a health hazard at work, noise can also be a safety hazard. It can interfere with communication and make warnings more difficult to hear. Employers must identify where there may be a risk from noise and who is likely to be affected.
Back home after 4 months contract on an aframax tanker without #internet & even facing problems to install. And someone is speaking of autonomous ships. New crew deceived abt comm's. I helped them with roaming through my #smartphone as hotspot, otherwise no way to contact home.🤬
Employers must assess and identify measures to eliminate or reduce the risks from exposure to noise so that you can protect the hearing of your employees. Where risks are high, manage them using a prioritised noise-control action plan.