Causes of casualties and the regulation of occupational health and safety in the shipping industry |
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Authors: | Detlef Nielsen Photis M Panayides |
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Institution: | 1. World Maritime University, Sweden 2. Cyprus International Institute of Management, Cyprus
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Abstract: | The aim of this paper is to investigate maritime safety from an occupational hazards perspective as opposed to a maritime
casualty perspective. It is recognised that safety in shipping should encompass casualties arising from accidents occurring
in the course of performing normal seafaring duties, not just those arising from technical defects or maritime disasters.
The paper discusses an investigation involving a survey of 19 flag states and two detailed studies of records kept at the
Hong Kong and Singapore maritime administrations. The results indicate that occupational accidents account for a significant
proportion of fatalities at sea. The statistics presented specify the ship types that are most at risk, as well as the types
of occupational hazards that can most frequently lead to accidents and fatalities. The results of this study indicate voids
in the process of investigating fatalities that relate to occupational accidents. These results also indicate inadequate investigation
of events and causes. The creation of a database of such information could potentially be used for the development of appropriate
regulations that could prevent fatal and non-fatal occupational accidents through regulatory processes. |
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