Purpose of Risk Assessment
The purpose of the risk assessment is to provide a thorough inspection of operations on board the vessel to determine what may cause harm, the adequacy of existing controls and to determine whether risk levels are acceptable.
Almost everything we do on board involves risks, so all tasks on board must be analyzed for potential danger. The system must have effective measures to ensure that your most valuable asset – your workforce – is protected.
Where risk levels are unacceptable, 2nd engineer jobs, identify and implement appropriate controls to reduce the level of risk to a minimum.
Risk assessment
• helps assess health and safety risks
• Protects crew members and your ship
• helps to focus on the risks that really matter to your ship – those that can cause real harm.
In many cases, simple measures can easily control the risks, such as ensuring that spills are cleaned immediately so that people do not slip, and that farming is kept so that people do not travel.
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You are required to legally assess the risks in your workplace so that you can create a risk control plan. Risk assessment is an integral part of our security management system, which is designed to protect against identified hazards and defined levels of risk.
Principles of risk assessment
By conducting a risk assessment, it is already possible to establish precautions and decide whether additional action may be necessary. The goal is to prevent or at least minimize the chances of accidents or illness on board. The assessment is to cover the risks associated with working on board the vessel. However, the assessment is not expected to cover the anticipated risks.
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Estimates must be performed for all critical operations on board. Circumstances may and may change. An operation that can normally be considered “normal” with minimal risk may pose a higher risk when conditions change, such as severe weather or equipment failure. The risk assessment, each time such an operation is performed, will identify additional precautions that may be required.
Risk assessments can be reused if they are properly reviewed and updated to ensure that significant changes are identified. Where there are no valid risk assessments, a risk assessment should be performed before starting work.
Risk assessment in practice
There are no set rules on how to conduct a risk assessment, although section contains key elements. The assessment will depend on the type of vessel, the nature of the operations and the type and degree of danger and risk. The intention is that the process should be simple but meaningful. The following sections provide advice on good practice.