Publications

Occupational Health and Safety

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]

Information package for applicants for the accreditation of occupational health and safety representatives (HSR) training courses

Current version: November 2004

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 [link]

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) [link]

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

Rehabilitation and Return to Work

Rehabilitation and Return to Work (Seacare brochure #5) [pdf 290.2Kb]

Provides an outline of rehabilitation and return-to-work processes for employees.

Current version: April 2006 | hardcopy available

Guide [pdf 782.6Kb] short version [pdf 1.2Mb]

Seafarers Rehabilitation and Return to Work - A Best Practice Guide [2nd Edition] [link]

Provides an outline of the minimum statutory requirements and information on how to achieve best practice outcomes.

Current version: October 2007 | hardcopy available

Workers' Compensation

Employee Rights and Responsibilities (Seacare brochure #1) [pdf 333Kb]

Provides an outline of seafarers' rights and responsibilities concerning workers' compensation.

Current version: May 2007 | hardcopy available

Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Seacare brochure #2) [pdf 323.3Kb]

Provides an outline of employer rights and responsibilities concerning seafarers' workers' compensation.

Current version: May 2007 | hardcopy available

Entitlements under the Seafarers Act (Seacare brochure #3) [pdf 295.5Kb]

Provides an outline and brief summary of seafarers' entitlements available under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (Seafarers Act).

Current version: April 2006 | hardcopy available

Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment [link]

The new Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (2nd Edition), issued under section 42 of the Seafarers Act, took effect on 1 March 2006. All injuries that result in a permanent impairment must be assessed according to this Guide.

Current version: March 2006

Other publications to which Seacare contributes

Comparitive Performance Monitoring (CPM) Report [link]

The CPM report compares occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation schemes in Australia and New Zealand and is presented to the Workplace relations Ministers Council (WRMC). The report contains industry comparative data, enabling the Seacare scheme (or maritime industry) to be compared with other jurisdictions and the remainder of the Transport and Storage sector and other high risk industries. The report is compiled and coordinated on an annual basis by the Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) [link], Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).

Return to Work (RTW) Monitor [link]

The RTW Monitor is prepared annually by Campbell Research and Consulting on behalf of the Heads of Workers' Compensation Authorities (HWCA) [link] and includes reports on a survey of injured employees for most Australian workers' compensation schemes.

Comparison of Workers' Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand [link]

This comparison of Australian and New Zealand workers' compensation arrangements is an initiative of the Heads of Workers' Compensation Authorities (HWCA) [link] and is compiled from information supplied by the HWCA jurisdictions and revised annually as at 1 October.