Module 2: General Working

Conditions
2.1 Housekeeping & Slips, Trips, &
Falls

This material was produced under

grant number SH-17820-08-60-F23 from the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor. It does not
necessarily reflect the views or
polices of the U.S. Department of
Labor, nor does mention of trade
names, commercial products, or
organizations imply endorsement
by the U.S. Government.
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Define housekeeping and how it

affects your workplace
Explain the risk and injury that
may occur due to poor
housekeeping
Identify management practices
Identify engineering controls for
illumination and ventilation
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Do you do
housekeeping?

Figure 1 View of apartment housing complex

Figure 2 Yard and slip with good housekeeping standards

Figure 3 Galley area in the officers quarters

Figure 4 Hull awaiting to be processed

Figure 5 Safety sign in yard talking safety

Figure 6 view of office

along dock at facility

Figure 7 Pallets
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Figure 8 Yard showing good housekeeping standards being

enforced

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Figure 9 All debris removed in area of work pad

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Figure 10 Sectional steel awaiting to be cut down

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Figure 11 Gangway entrance off the vessel

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Figure 12 Gangway free and clear of debris

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Figure 13 Double bottom sectional on pad

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Figure 14 Main deck with equipment and gear

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Figure 15 Water on main deck surfaces

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Figure 16 Main deck and equipment awaiting to be off loaded

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Figure 17 Hot work inside double bottom

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Figure 18 Lighting suspended in overhead

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Figure 19 Suspended lighting system being inspected

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Figure20 Hoses laying across deck

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Figure 21 Steel cuts are being stacked after being dismantled

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Figure 22 Signage at the entrance of the gangway

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Figure 23 Personnel making access to vessel

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Figure 24 Oil residue inside fuel tanks

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Figure 25 Engine Room machinery

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Figure 26 PCB cables being removed from cargo hold

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Figure 27 Ventilation fan inside containment

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Figure Cutting inside cargo area with high sides

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Figure 29 Yard view

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Figure 30 Scaffolding on dock area

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Figure 31 Oil barge inside slip

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Figure 32 Last of hull inside slip with propellers attached

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Figure 33 Hull with propeller

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Figure 34 Engine room and shaft

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Figure 35 Main deck

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Figure 36 Cut steel and valves

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Figure 37 Yard after rainfall

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Figure 38 View for the main deck looking forard

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Figure 39 Wood and equipment stored

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Figure 40 Paint storage room

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Figure 41 Cable wires removed from facility

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Figure 42 View inside back seat of a truck

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Figure 43 Pallets behind facility

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Figure 34 Pallets and housekeeping issues along dock area

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Worker Safety is a Priority

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