Using the hierarchy of controls to improve maritime safety: Case of hot work on board ships

Öz

Hot work is considered a hazardous process that causes many accidents on board ships. So, actual risks of hot work actions are assessed like any other hazardous operations in ships. Therefore, all assessed hazards can be eliminated with robust and systematic hazard identification and clustering system. In this regard, a preventive study has been undertaken in order to raise awareness of safety and health issues in hot work activities aboard ships. In the study, the hierarchy of controls is applied to identify ship-specific hazards, hazard sources, and hazardous environments in order to develop preventative control measures in a more effective way. Based on the hierarchy’s components, control measures have been developed including elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. Therefore, it enables to implementation of feasible and effective control measures for hot work hazards onboard ships from a hierarchical perspective.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Intelligent transportation systems
• the hierarchy of controls
• hot work
• occupational hazards

Deniz emniyetini arttırmak için kontrol hiyerarşisinin kullanılması: gemilerde sıcak çalışma örneği

Öz

Sıcak iş, gemilerde birçok kazaya neden olan tehlikeli bir süreç olarak kabul edilir. Bu nedenle, sıcak iş eylemlerinin gerçek riskleri, gemilerdeki diğer tehlikeli işlemler gibi değerlendirilir. Bu nedenle, değerlendirilen tüm tehlikeler, sağlam ve sistematik tehlike tanımlama ve kümeleme sistemi ile ortadan kaldırılabilir. Bu bağlamda, gemilerde yapılan sıcak iş faaliyetlerinde güvenlik ve sağlık konularında farkındalık yaratmak amacıyla önleyici bir çalışma yapılmıştır. Çalışmada, önleyici kontrol önlemlerini daha etkin bir şekilde geliştirmek için gemiye özgü tehlikeleri, tehlike kaynaklarını ve tehlikeli ortamları belirlemek için kontroller hiyerarşisi uygulanmaktadır. Hiyerarşinin bileşenlerine dayalı olarak, eleme, ikame, mühendislik kontrolleri, idari kontroller ve kişisel koruyucu ekipman dahil olmak üzere kontrol önlemleri geliştirilmiştir. Bu nedenle, hiyerarşik bir perspektiften gemilerde sıcak iş tehlikeleri için uygulanabilir ve etkili kontrol önlemlerinin uygulanmasını sağlar.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Akıllı ulaşım sistemleri
• kontrol hiyerarşisi
• sıcak çalışma
• mesleki tehlikeler

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