COMPANYNAME SOLAS TRAINING MANUAL PART B – Section 4 General Fire Precautions
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12. Use of ELSA’s is recommended. Check condition and gauge before use. 13. At least one compressed air breathing apparatus with fully charged air cylinder must be positioned outside the point of entry, together with resuscitation and rescue equipment. 4.16.7. Opening up equipment and pipelines There is always a risk that cargo liquid or vapour may be released when opening up equipment and piping. The associated sections of the system should first be flushed through with clean seawater, localized ventilation arranged as necessary. Breathing apparatus or escape sets should be kept in the vicinity of the work continuous gas monitoring conducted while opening up lines, valves or equipment.
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4.16.8. Entry into non-gas free spaces
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Risks to the health and safety of crew must be identified and assessed. It will often not be possible to remove all risks, but attention should be given to control measures which make the working environment and working methods as safe as reasonably practicable. Personal protective equipment should provided for protection against the risks that are not practicable to be removed. This is chiefly because personal protective equipment does nothing to reduce the hazard. It can only protect the person wearing it, leaving others vulnerable. It should be noted that the use of personal protective equipment might in itself cause a hazard-for example, through reduced field of vision, loss of quickness or easy movement.
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Entry into a space that is NOT GAS FREE OR DOES NOT CONTAIN 21% OXYGEN WILL BE NOT PERMITTED. The number of persons entering will be kept to a minimum but will not be less than two, and each will wear a breathing apparatus and be connected by lifeline to handlers outside the space. Under these circumstances entry will be considered an emergency and rescue team fully equipped with breathing apparatus and with rescue equipment will be standing by.
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It is the responsibility of the master to ensure that crew members are provided with suitable personal protective equipment where it is needed.
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Master or responsible officer should assess the equipment required to ensure that it is suitable and effective for the task in question, and meets the necessary standards of design and manufacture.
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Suitable equipment should: be appropriate for the risks involved, and the task being performed, without itself leading to any significant increased risk; (see above paragraph 1.3). correspond to existing conditions at the workplace; take account of ergonomic requirements and the worker’s state of health; fit the crew member correctly after any necessary adjustment.
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