What document is required before any height work begins on a vessel, addressing weather, access method, fall protection, tool tethering, exclusion zones, communication, and rescue plan?

Q: What document is required before any height work begins on a vessel, addressing weather, access method, fall protection, tool tethering, exclusion zones, communication, and rescue plan?

A permit to work COSWP requires a permit to work for all working-at-height activities, supported by a specific risk assessment covering all relevant hazards.

Q: What type of harness does COSWP require for working aloft, as opposed to a simple waist belt?

A 5-point full body harness Waist belts concentrate arrest forces on the abdomen and can cause internal injury. A 5-point full body harness distributes forces across shoulders, chest, and thighs.

Q: Before a bosun's chair is used to hoist a person, COSWP requires it to be load tested to what multiple of the working load?

4 times Every time a bosun's chair is rigged, the chair, gantlines and lizards must be examined and load tested to at least four times the load they will be required to lift before a person is hoisted.

A. A risk assessment alone, without sign-off

B. A permit to work

C. A verbal briefing only

D. An entry in the deck log only

What type of harness does COSWP require for working aloft, as opposed to a simple waist belt?

A. A weighted lifejacket harness

B. A 5-point full body harness

C. A waist belt with a single D-ring

D. A 2-point shoulder harness

Before a bosun's chair is used to hoist a person, COSWP requires it to be load tested to what multiple of the working load?

A. 1.5 times

B. 10 times

C. 4 times

D. 2 times

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