OHS Publications
Guidance on the Prohibition of the Use of Asbestos in Australian Maritime Industry Workplaces [pdf 300 kb] Current version: September 2004
Occupational Health and Safety (Seacare brochure #4) [pdf 338.5Kb]
Provides an outline of occupational health and safety for seafarers under the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (OHS(MI) Act).
Current version: April 2006 | hardcopy available.
OHS Strategy for the Australian Maritime Industry 2007-08 to 2009-10 [pdf 71.1Kb]
Current version: August 2007
Guidelines for the Accreditation of Health and Safety Representative Training Courses [pdf 167.1Kb]
Current version: August 2008
HSR Handbook - PUB 80 (Full version, A4) [pdf 1002.7Kb] and
HSR Handbook - PUB 81 (Short version, A5) [pdf 511.3Kb]
Current version: September 2008
Seacare Authority Code of Practice 1/2000 [link]
Provides guidance to employers and seafarers etc to assist them to carry out their roles and meet their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993.
Current version: April 2000
Incorporates:
The Australian Offshore Support Vessel Code of Safe Working Practice [link]
Provides guidance to operators, managers / superintendents of offshore installations, masters and owners of offshore support vessels, so as to avoid or reduce to a minimum the hazards which affect offshore vessels in their daily interface with both offshore and onshore installations.
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The Code of Safe Working Practice for Australian Seafarers
Provides practical guidance on health and safety in shipboard work with a view to:
- preventing accidents, diseases and other harmful effects on the health of seafarers arising from employment on board ships at sea and in port;
- ensuring that the responsibility for health and safety is understood and remains a priority for all concerned with maritime transport, including governments, shipowners and seafarers; and
- promoting consultation and cooperation among government agencies, shipowner organisations and maritime unions in the improvement of health and safety on board ships.
Also provides guidance in the implementation of the provisions of the Prevention of Occupational Accidents to Employees Convention, 1970 (No 134), and Recommendation, 1970 (No 142), as well as other relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations.
Guidance Note on Manual Handling & Body Stressing in the Australian Maritime Industry [pdf 1.39 Mb]
Current version: December 2002 | hardcopy available
Approved Code of Practice for Manual Handling (Maritime Industry)
This Code of Practice provides practical guidance relating to the identification, assessment and control of risks arising from manual handling activity in a maritime environment.
Current version: September 2006