| Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen: Amendment 9, 2009 Contributor(s): U K Stationery Office (Other) |
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ISBN: 0115530789 ISBN-13: 9780115530784 Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO) OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Loose Leaf - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: The Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen is intended primarily for merchant seamen on UK-registered vessels. The Code details the regulatory framework for health and safety on board ship, safety management and statutory duties underlying the advice in the Code, and the areas that should be covered when introducing a new recruit to the safety procedures on board. Amendment 8 is the latest amendment to the Code and contains two significant changes to the existing Code following the introduction of new regulations. The first change relates to the Merchant Shipping (Health and Safety at Work) Carcinogens and Mutagens Regulations 2007, which came into force on 1 March 2008 which necessitates the inclusion of a new section in Chapter 27 - Hazardous Substances. The second change relates to the Merchant Shipping (Control of Noise at Work) Regulations 2007 and Merchant Shipping (Control of Vibration at Work) Regulations 2007 which came into force on 23 February 2 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 623.888 |
| Physical Information: 50 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Amendment 9 to the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen provides some useful pictorial representations of various safety points contained within the Code. The amendment contains the guidance and advice for merchant seamen and additional guidance under Chapter 13 - Safe Movement. |