General provisions

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1. General provisions

1.1. Objectives

1.1.1. These guidelines should contribute:

(a) to the protection of shipbreaking workers from work-

place hazards and to the elimination and control of work-

related injuries and diseases, ill health, and incidents;

(b) to assisting and facilitating the improved management of

occupational safety and health issues in or about the

workplace.

1.1.2. These guidelines should assist in:

(a) establishing a coherent national policy and principles on

occupational safety and health and welfare of persons

employed in shipbreaking facilities and on the protection

of the general environment;

(b) establishing the respective duties and responsibilities of

the authorities, employers, workers and further bodies

involved and make arrangements for a structured co-

operation between them;

(c) improving knowledge and competence;

(d) promoting the implementation and integration of con-

sistent occupational safety and health (OSH) manage-

ment systems with a view to improving working condi-

tions considerably.

1.2. Application

1.2.1. These guidelines should apply to:

(a) all those government authorities, workers’ and em-

ployers’ organizations and industry associations, whether