Before authorising height work, what additional environmental factor specific to ships (not typically relevant ashore) must be assessed?

Q: Before authorising height work, what additional environmental factor specific to ships (not typically relevant ashore) must be assessed?

Vessel motion in a seaway Roll, pitch, and heave add a dynamic loading and balance hazard not present in static shore-based height work, and must be factored into the risk assessment and permit.

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. Office lighting levels

B. Public access restrictions

C. Local traffic noise

D. Vessel motion in a seaway

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

A. A weighted lifejacket harness

B. A 2-point shoulder harness

C. A waist belt with a single D-ring

D. A 5-point full body 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. 4 times

C. 10 times

D. 2 times

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