Regulation 22 - Worker safety and training
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Regulation 22 - Worker safety and training

  1 Ship Recycling Facilities authorized by a Party shall provide for worker safety by measures including:

  • .1 ensuring the availability, maintenance and use of personal protective equipment and clothing needed for all Ship Recycling operations;

  • .2 ensuring that training programmes are provided to enable workers to safely undertake all Ship Recycling operations they are tasked to do; and

  • .3 ensuring that all workers at the Ship Recycling Facility have been provided with appropriate training and familiarization prior to performing any Ship Recycling operation.

  2 Ship Recycling Facilities authorized by a Party shall provide and ensure the use of personal protective equipment for operations requiring such use, including:

  • .1 head protection;

  • .2 face and eye protection;

  • .3 hand and foot protection;

  • .4 respiratory protective equipment;

  • .5 hearing protection;

  • .6 protectors against radioactive contamination;

  • .7 protection from falls; and

  • .8 appropriate clothing.

  3 Ship Recycling Facilities authorized by a Party may co-operate in providing for training of workers. Taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization, the training programmes set forth in paragraph 1.2 of this regulation shall:

  • .1 cover all workers including contractor personnel and employees in the Ship Recycling Facility;

  • .2 be conducted by Competent persons;

  • .3 provide for initial and refresher training at appropriate intervals;

  • .4 include participants’ evaluation of their comprehension and retention of the training;

  • .5 be reviewed periodically and modified as necessary; and

  • .6 be documented.


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