ASH course — working environment, safety and health

What you will learn

• ✓Who writes the rules — IMO, ILO, flag state and port state — and how a convention becomes national law
• ✓What the Ship Safety Act and the Ship Labour Act require of the company, the master and you
• ✓How a safety management system and the ISM Code connect to daily life on board
• ✓How accidents actually happen — active and latent failures, the accident pyramid and barriers
• ✓How to carry out a risk assessment and a job safety analysis under the ALARP principle
• ✓How the safety service is organised, and what safety representatives and the committee must do
• ✓Correct use of personal protective equipment, and the inspection requirements for work equipment
• ✓Handling chemicals, biological agents, noise, vibration and optical radiation
• ✓What to do about bullying, harassment and conflict on board

1. 

   Chapter 1·10 min

   Introduction to the course

   Why ASH work matters on board, what the course covers, and what it takes to pass.

2. 

   Chapter 2·20 min

   Regulatory bodies and authorities

   IMO, ILO, the MLC and the Norwegian Maritime Authority — who writes the rules, and how they come to apply to your ship.

3. 

   Chapter 3·18 min

   Maritime laws and regulations

   The Ship Safety Act and the Ship Labour Act: who owes what duty, and what happens when the rules are broken.

4. 

   Chapter 4·20 min

   Safety management systems and the ISM Code

   What an SMS is, the six functional requirements of the ISM Code, and which operations count as critical.

5. 

   Chapter 5·18 min

   Accidents: causes and prevention

   The accident pyramid, active and latent failures, barriers — and a walk-through of a real crushing injury during mooring.

6. 

   Chapter 6·20 min

   Risk management and risk assessment

   ALARP, the difference between hazard and risk, the risk matrix and job safety analysis (JSA).

7. 

   Chapter 7·16 min

   ASH — working environment, safety and health

   The purpose of the ASH regulations and an overview of all 16 chapters, so you know where to look things up.

8. 

   Chapter 8·18 min

   Safety culture and participation

   What separates a good safety culture from a poor one, mapping and action plans, and your duty to cooperate.

9. 

   Chapter 9·22 min

   The safety service on board

   The safety representative’s role and election, numbers required, the working environment committee, and how the meetings should actually be run.

10. 

    Chapter 10·18 min

    Personal protective equipment and work equipment

    PPE as the last barrier, what protects against what, and the requirements for inspection and maintenance of work equipment.

11. 

    Chapter 11·12 min

    Heavy lifts and manual handling

    Ergonomics on board: what makes a lift dangerous, and which measures actually remove the load.

12. 

    Chapter 12·18 min

    Rules for special operations

    Mooring and snap-back zones, guarding of rotating machinery, and the particular hazards on fishing vessels.

13. 

    Chapter 13·20 min

    Hazardous substances and chemicals

    Asbestos, chemicals and biological agents: safety data sheets, chemical inventory, risk groups and record-keeping requirements.

14. 

    Chapter 14·16 min

    Vibration, noise and optical radiation

    The decibel scale, limit values on board, signage in noise zones, and protection against vibration and optical radiation.

15. 

    Chapter 15·16 min

    Working environment, health and wellbeing

    Special rules for pregnant workers, the psychosocial environment of a 24-hour community, and how bullying and harassment are handled.