Maritime Questions › Working Height Ppe
Who is responsible for identifying the hazards relevant to a specific height-work task and selecting PPE matched to those hazards?
A. No one - PPE is standard regardless of task
B. The competent person, as part of the documented hazard assessment / risk assessment process
C. The PPE supplier, based on a generic catalogue
D. Whichever crew member is doing the job that day, informally
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A. Proceed but only inform the cargo watch verbally with no written barrier control
B. Treat this as a combined-hazard situation: work aloft near cargo operations should only proceed if absolutely essential, with barriers and warning notices for anyone moving below, and ideally be deferred until cargo work pauses
C. Proceed if the worker wears a brighter hi-vis vest
D. Proceed since the mast is a different location to the hatch
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A. Yes, as long as it is completed within the same shift
B. No - this is a scope change; the permit controller must be notified and the permit reassessed/reissued for the new location before work continues
C. Yes, since the team is already overside and rigged
D. Yes, provided the new location is announced over the radio only
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