Your hands are among the most vulnerable parts of the body as you use your fingers in just about every task undertaken. To ensure protection and avoid injury wear gloves that match not only the hazards of the task but also the size of hand.
The garbage produced onboard ships needs to be properly disposed of as stated by the MARPOL Annex V. Garbage is one of the several reasons which have been responsible for marine pollution at sea.
Working aloft crew members must pay attention to the job at hand as well as their personal safety. A supervisor should be appointed to act as a lookout for the crew member working aloft.
On the aftermath of an eye injury involving chemicals onboard, the Maritime NZ issued a reminder to operators of their duties to identify ‘reasonably foreseeable risks’, and to control these risks 'as far as practicable’, in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act.