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How human behaviour can affect safety onboard.
A guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry.
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human element
All seafarers have working and living rights that include: employment…
There are minimum requirements seafarers must meet to work at sea. Minimum…
Seafarers’ employment contracts are covered by the Maritime Labour…
The term ‘human element’ covers anything to do with the interaction…
All UK ships must carry copies of the ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for…
Seafarers’ living conditions are covered by Maritime Labour Convention…
Seafarers may face additional dangers when living onboard ships. Petrol…
If seafarers deal with certain toxic cargo or equipment on board ships,…
Employers must protect their seafarers’ health by: providing immunisations…
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) came into force for the UK on 7…
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Bringing people to the forefront of the Department for Transport's policies to ensure transport systems work for everyone.
A consistent factor in almost all incidents, accidents and errors is the human element - the most common twelve significant people factors.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Raises awareness of twelve of the most common people related factors which can affect maritime safety, along with suggested mitigating actions.
The GPA’s interim Deputy Director for Workplace Experience Leah Jones sheds light on the latest analysis of Civil Service workplaces.
How to find and use the statistics and analysis from the People and Nature Surveys for England.
Duties of the principal accountable person and accountable persons of a high-rise residential building to prepare and update a resident engagement strategy.
Guidance on the pre-examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Tools for sensitive or unannounced policy areas.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as a wide range of benefits to the woodland owner and society.
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