Hot Work Safety
Welding and cutting cause some of the worst fires at sea. Here is how the permit, gas tests, and fire watch keep a single spark from taking the ship.
Welding and cutting cause some of the worst fires at sea. Here is how the permit, gas tests, and fire watch keep a single spark from taking the ship.
Fire behaves differently inside a steel hull. Here is how to read it, which agent fights which class, and the drills that turn panic into procedure.
A permit to work is the controlled process behind every high-risk job at sea. It does not make work safe; it proves the work was made safe before anyone starts.
Oxygen vanishes and toxic gas collects unseen; the procedure that prevents disaster is exact, and most deaths come from skipping a single step of it.
Learn the essentials of personal protective equipment at sea, including helmets, gloves, safety shoes, lifejackets, harnesses, and safe PPE practices for seafarers.