PERSONAL SAFETY ON GENERAL CARGO SHIPS

The part of the Personal Safety On Board Ships series presented to your attention is devoted to the personal safety on general cargo ships. It is best when used for training together with the training booklet on personal safety on board ships and other films in this series dealing with the safety in different compartments of the ship, namely in the accommodation and in the galley, on deck and in the engine room, and covering the personal safety on different types of ships including tankers and chemical tankers, container vessels and bulk carriers.

Please pay close attention to all modules contained in the set. This film will show the potential consequences of compromising safety on board general cargo ships. The authors of the video are going through the most common hazards directly associated with the movement of cargo carried on board general cargo vessels.

Moving cargoes, wires and hooks, dunnage and nails can represent serious hazards to the people on board and shall be taken into account as necessary. Another danger is associated with working out of sight of other people. Moreover, leaking hazardous materials also present hazard and require particular safety precautions to be taken.