Potential Health and Safety Hazards of Marine Lubricants

1. Introduction Marine lubricants are generally formulated from highly refined mineral oils and special additive systems; a limited number of products Within the range utilize synthetic base oil (Morrison and Boyd, 1969). To ensure health and safty when using any petroleum product it is essential that: ●it is used only for the purposes for which it is intended, ●it is safety and hygiere conditions are observed. Health and safety aspects which is intended to assist the management of shipping companies to ensure that all personnel coming into direct contact With lubricants are familiar with the potential hazards associated With them,