Role of design and operational deficiencies on occupational accidents onboard merchant ships

Osman Turan, Rafet Kurt, Beatriz Navas De Maya, Courteney Flower, Hadi Bantan, Ozcan Arslan, Esma Uflaz

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Abstract

This study critically evaluates the maritime occupational injuries and fatalities in international merchant shipping over the last 20 years by reviewing the reported studies and publications; The study also presents the detailed results of the systematic analysis of the occupational accident database highlighting the main causal factors resulting in the design and operational deficiencies leading to occupational accidents onboard merchant ships. Results of the data analyses clearly indicate that falls overboard of a person is the top immediate causal factor for fatalities, while slips, trips and falls on the same level is the top immediate causal factor for injuries.

Original languageEnglish
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventSNAME 14th International Marine Design Conference, IMDC 2022 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 26 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

Conference

ConferenceSNAME 14th International Marine Design Conference, IMDC 2022
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period26/06/2230/06/22

Bibliographical note

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Funding

The authors of this paper would like to acknowledge the support of the EU-funded project SAFEMODE, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814961; and Llyod's Register Foundation, an independent global charity that supports research, innovation, and education to make the world a safer place. www.lrfoundation.org.uk. The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the Funders. The authors of this paper would like to acknowledge the support of the EU-funded project SAFEMODE, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814961; and Llyod’s Register Foundation, an independent global charity that supports research, innovation, and education to make the world a safer place. www.lrfoundation.org.uk. The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the Funders.

FundersFunder number
Lloyd's Register Foundation
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
European Commission
Horizon 2020814961

    Keywords

    • Causal factors
    • Design
    • ISM
    • Injuries
    • Maritime Occupational Accidents
    • Operation
    • fatalities

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