Guidelines for Health and Safety on Board Small Fishing Boats

Part Three
General Information on Health and Safety issues

Chapter 19
Duties and Responsibilities

1. Employer (the person who pays the wages)
2. Skipper (the person who controls the place of work)
3. Crew (who are paid wages)
4. Sharefishers (self-employed)
5. Principal (someone who hires self-employed people)
6. Other people who visit the workplace in the course of their work (observers, compliance officials, contractors etc)

Chapter 20
Managing Health and Safety

1. Legislation
2. Developing a Health and Safety Policy
3. Providing Information
4. Selection and Placement of Crew
5. Training
6. Induction for Visitors and Others
7. Employee Participation
8. People who are not employees
9. System Auditing

Chapter 21
Hazard Management

1. What is a hazard
2. When does a hazard become significant
3. Hazard Identification
4. Hazard Assessment and Management
5. What does “all practicable steps” mean?

Chapter 22
Accident/Incident Management

1. Reporting
2. Accident Registers
3. Self-Investigation, Follow-Up and Review

Version 1.0. Last updated 27 June 2006.