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Safety Bulletin

“Applying the
Lessons Learned”

“Injury investigation photo detailing what went wrong.”

Celebrating
Operational Excellence
Dedicated to the welfare of the mariners
who serve on the ships…

August 2007
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Safe. Always!
Chevron Shipping Company LLC
Safety Bulletin
Service Without Injury
Years Incident
August 2007 Name of Service Free Years

AU G U ST 20 07
Volume 69, No. 8
Giovine, O. 35 35
Safety and Environment Team Rigedahl, S. 35 35
Editor Jonathan Sims
Blair, M. 30 30
Email: JonathanSims@chevron.com

Boozer, T. 20 20
Please direct your questions,
Cartledge, D. 20 20
comments or suggestions to:

Jolicoeur, N. 20 20
Chevron Shipping Company LLC
P.O. Box 6027 Kinrade, C. 20 20
San Ramon, CA 94583-0727
Parmar, V. 15 15
phone 925.790.3811
fax (within U.S.) 877.673.9272 Patel, V. 15 15
(outside U.S.) 631.514.3057
Petkar, F. 15 15
email L9Safety@chevron.com
Surve, M. 15 15
Articles
Chilwan, A. 10 10
• Safety Milestones
• NORTHWEST SWAN Reaches 1000 Safe Nanda, K. 10 10
Days and Counting
By Cadet Lewis Paulin Clark, M. 5 5
• The Hazards of Transporting Heavy Loads
By Jacek Marzec, First Engineer, (photos Miranda, S. 5 5
from the Aries Voyager…thanks!)
• The Common Link: Avoiding Injury by
White, E. 5 5
Understanding Situational Evolution and
the Hazardous Energy Around You
By Jonathan Sims, SEEA
• How to use the LSP Life Safety Harness
By C/O Ante Dadic, Aquarius Voyager
• Chevron’s Tenets of Operation
• From the Fleet...
• 2008 Safety Calendar Reminder
Congratulations!
Vessel Safety Milestones (07/01/07 Through 07/31/07)
ARIZONA VOYAGER - 07/08/2007 - 3000 DAYS
ALTAIR VOYAGER - 07/28/2007 - 8 YEARS
CYGNUS VOYAGER - 07/29/2007 - 5 YEARS
ARIES VOYAGER - 07/01/2007 - 500 DAYS
VEGA VOYAGER - 07/15/2007 - 500 DAYS

NORTHWEST SWAN Reaches 1000 Safe Days
and Counting
By Cadet Lewis Paulin
At the time of As this is only my second Chevron
vessel, the focus and drive on safety
writing this were a bit of a culture shock for me.
Up until this point, I have never really
article, the stopped and took the time to look at
NORTHWEST SWAN the safety of myself and others. I can
see now that 1,000 safe days is not
is fast approaching an easy task to be achieved. This got
me thinking about the elements that
1,000 days without
go into making a ship safe for 1,000
a day away from days. Preparation and preventive
measures have been the cornerstone
work. This is a of the SWAN’s success in achieving
considerable this milestone.
achievement for The NORTHWEST SWAN is unique, as
it is the only LNG Chevron vessel in
all who have the whole fleet. However, the goal to
achieving incident-free operation and
served on the
NORTHWEST SWAN.
Safety Bulletin • August 2007 • 3
protecting people and the environ-
ment is common to the whole fleet
and is not specific to this vessel.
The Tenets of Operation, together
with BBS, Job Safety Analysis risk
assessment and near miss reports
are all methods employed to ensure
the safety of our crew and that all
on board take an active role in
enforcing these critical tools. The
vessel normally trades from North
West Australia to China with the
voyage usually lasting about seven
days so we keep busy with numerous
operations; which again shows the
tremendous effort in gaining 1,000
days safely. After reaching this
achievement the focus shall now be
on reaching another 1,000 safe days.
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The Hazards of Transporting Heavy Loads

By Jacek Marzec, First Engineer, (photos from the Aries Voyager…thanks!)

The aim of this
article is to raise
awareness to the
hazards with the
storage and the
transport of heavy
loads. Though most
scenarios are found
in the Engine
Room, we can
apply the following
concepts to many
areas at work…and
at home.
Ergonomics, also known as the
“human factor” in the design
process, is a science concerned
with the correlation between people
and their work environment.
Generally, transporting heavy
objects such as steel plates, pipes,
equipment and supplies takes place
between the stowage area and the
TRANSPORT/STORING HAZARDS
WORKERS
workshop. Naturally, these two
places are often located very close
to each other. Incorrect location of
the stowage area and incorrect
design will cause problems during
transportation of the heavy loads.
We can categorize hazards connect-
ed with storing/transportation
heavy objects according to the
igure below:
ENVIRONMENTAL

SHIP SHIP
CREW ERGONOMIC
MANAGEMENT OPERATION

• OPS 90 • Experience • Arrangement • Temperature

• Motivation • Professional of machinery • Noises
• Procedures knowledge • Limited spaces • Weather
• Key Safety • Communication • Access to work • Ship
Behaviors • Skills place Movement
• Physical Ability • Arrangement, • Ship Design
transportation,
gear and storing
place

So, what can we do to reduce/ injure someone. We can also adapt

eliminate the hazards of storing
heavy loads, such as pipes or steel
plates? First, we fabricate an
appropriate safety guard so it
should be impossible, for any rea-
son, for the load to fall over and
the equipment and the stowage
place to make it safer and easier for
material access by fabricating safety
systems to control heavy objects
such as platforms or additional
strong points for chain blocks.
(continued on p. 5)

Transporting Heavy Loads
The most common injury during
transportation are sprains, but
other injuries can occur. Heavy
loads are very dangerous and
can seriously injure or kill some-
one with little or no warning.
So the next question is how
can we prevent these types of
events? The most important
thing is to thoroughly plan
the job. The use of a Job Safety
Analysis, Key Safety Behaviors
and other safety-related pro-
cedures can be essential to
accomplish this job safely.
Discussions during the morning
meeting can detail all aspects
of the job while the crew is
together. There needs to be a
focus on minimization/
avoiding all awkward
manual handling, as the
human body is not
designed for improper
material handling situa-
tions. Finally, the use of
lifting gear or cranes
can greatly reduce the
chance of sprains (or
worse) due to heavy
objects getting out
of control.
(cont. from p. 4)
Here are some examples:
• change the load (split it)
• reduce the size of load (split it
or see if it’s available in smaller
quantities)
• make it easier to grip (handles,
holes for hooks)
• use good handling techniques
• work with your team
• don’t rush – take breaks
• report any problems to your
supervisor
• and, of course, use proper
lifting techniques (lifting with
your legs, bending your knees,
not lifting with your back)
Safety Bulletin • August 2007 • 5
It is important to efficiently and
safely transport heavy loads
and be aware of any obstacles
that could trip you; such as
machinery layout for instance.
Arrangement of machinery,
doors, hoses, trash, slick spots,
etc. in any working space must
also be considered prior to
commencing the job.
Conclusion
The layout of any storing loca-
tion and method of transporting
heavy objects may not always
be ideal. This situation requires
more effort from the ship’s
crew to engineer safety into the
process; much like the principles
found within ergonomics. Correct
ergonomic design is important
to help the crew work safely,
efficiently and with less chance
of injury.
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Recently, the
Safety Department
embarked on a mission
to bring a higher level
of awareness to our
mariners regarding
personal safety. Many
of you reading this have
seen numerous articles
about behavior-based
safety, people-based
safety, self-guided
safety behavior, and
other various ‘safety
systems’ enjoying
the spotlight.
However, one of the
core processes that
professional safety
managers use, and is
rarely highlighted, is
something called
situational evolution
and hazardous
energy awareness.
The Common Link: Avoiding Injury by
Understanding Situational Evolution and
the Hazardous Energy Around You
By Jonathan Sims, SEEA
In all the years of investigating
occupational illness, injuries and
fatalities the common link they all
had is the absence of understand-
ing the various forms of hazardous
energy and the relation the victim
had to their ever-changing environ-
ment. Sure, some people would like
to tidy up the cause of some severe
injury to a worker’s "bad luck," but
I assure you luck has nothing to
do with safety (hence why I dislike
the word “accident” when people
talk about an industrial injury or
fatality.)
Most people understand and enjoy
the humorous safety clips and
photos I use in safety meetings,
training and this Safety Bulletin.
The most popular are those that
take a familiar, everyday situation
and highlight just how dangerous
and sometimes disastrous every-
day, routine, situations can become
once aligned in sequence.
For example, here are some recent
injuries we can explore:
1. While transferring to a water taxi
from the ship, a crewmember
got his toes caught in between
the water taxi and the ship’s
embarkation ladder.
SITUATION CHANGE: sea swell
size and frequency, relation of
water taxi to ship’s ladder
HAZARDOUS ENERGY:
mechanical, kinetic (object in
motion) of the water taxi bobbing
up and down with the sea swell
SELF-GUIDED SAFETY
BEHAVIOR: “First, I need to see
if it is the right time to transfer
to the water taxi. If transfer is safe,
I need to be wearing my steel-toe
work boots. The sea swells are so
high and unpredictable, I do not
want my toes crushed or my feet
broken. I can simply take the boots
off on the boat and send them back
up to the ship for when I come
back."
2. Before mooring operations, a
crewmember reported for duty
without a coat. He ‘did not feel
he needed one.’ By exposing his
body rapidly to the cold outside
temperatures/wind, the lower
back muscles became strained
from them being cold nor
stretched out for work.
SITUATION CHANGE: the rapid
change in temperature and wind
HAZARDOUS ENERGY: thermal
SELF-GUIDED SAFETY
BEHAVIOR: “First, I need to see
what the temperature/wind condi-
tions are outside. Though I am just
going out for a short time, I better
dress warmer and get my coat.”
continued on p. 7

The Common Link
3. While trying to drain a
large amount of water from
the deck, a crewmember
reached to pull a scupper
plug by hand. The strong
suction force of the water
caused the steel scupper
plug lid to shut, injuring
his hand.
SITUATION CHANGE: larger-
than-normal volume of water
HAZARDOUS ENERGY:
hydraulic
SELF-GUIDED SAFETY
BEHAVIOR: “First, I need to
see if there is a string/rope to
pull up the scupper plug, the
power of the water and the
free-movement of the steel
scupper plug could injure my
hand…if it doesn’t suck it down
the pipe first!”
use the correct PPE
(continued from p. 6)
4. While trying to loosen a
bolt, a crewmember used
the wrong type of wrench.
When the force exceeded
the grip of the wrench,
it slipped and hit the
crewmember in the face.
Causing injury to the
face/mouth.
SITUATION CHANGE: high-
torque bolt, small wrench
with less-secure hold on the
bolt head
HAZARDOUS ENERGY:
mechanical, potential (stored)
SELF-GUIDED SAFETY
BEHAVIOR: “First, I need to
see if I have the correct tool.
Do I have the right PPE in
case something fails?”
The Safety Department is
developing a comprehensive
training program that will focus
on developing these hazard
recognition techniques.
Safety Bulletin • August 2007 • 7
When we explore past
injuries or samples from
our own BBS database on
the actual observations
made, it is clear that all
too often the person was
doing a task common to
him. However, a key
situational element had
changed and/or the appli-
cable sources of hazardous
energy were unclear. In
some cases, even when a
JSA or pre-work meeting
had been conducted, the
critical point that tipped the
balance between safe and
at-risk was not even identified.
JSAs are useful tools for identi-
fying and mitigating risks in a
job. However, they are limited
to a finite, or ideally stable and
predictable world and they
do not take into account the
changes that can, and often
do, occur.
In short, we must provide
our mariners the training to
recognize hazards and the
environment to make the right
decisions. Because, at the
critical moment a person is
faced with an unforeseen
hazard, written safety policies,
lengthy procedures and/or
JSAs are not going to be as
effective if the person is unable
to anticipate changes in his/her
environment and recognize the
various forms of stored energy
that may cause injury.
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How to use the LSP Life Safety Harness

By C/O Ante Dadic, AQUARIUS VOYAGER

Editor: The following article is from a recent safety alert emailed to the Safety Department. Please note
this training exercise highlighted a potential safety problem and the crew of the AQUARIUS VOYAGER
would like to share their solution.
observation
Please note an observation by the crew of the AQUARIUS VOYAGER using the LSP Half Back Life Safety
Harness for pump room rescue. The rescue team found it difficult to fit hooks during one of our routine
pump room rescue exercises. However, investigation discovered that the original hooks and buckle are
not color coded as indicated in the instruction manual. Instead, it has a grey shadowy point. As the
rescuer will be using a Breathing Apparatus mask, the vision tends to be limited and in case of any
fire or hazardous atmosphere (which has to be taken into consideration) the shadowed point for the
hooks and buckle will not be apparent. During the demonstration and training of the harness to crew,
color-coded hooks and buckles were found easy to use by the crew.
Safety Points found are:
• Safe for vertical lifting
• Strong hooks and straps for securing the victim
• Easily adjustable straps/buckles for different size and body types
• Quick release (for releasing once casualty lifted up in the safe area)
Training Suggestions
• During familiarization of new personnel, the LSP Half Back Life Safety
Harness to be demonstrated/familiarized for rescue in confined space
rescue situations.
• Attached demonstration of donning this Life Safety Harness to
be posted on pump room top, CCR and in the "Training and CONNECT THE COLOR-
Maintenance Manual of Life Saving Equipment." continued on p. 9 CODED BUCKLES TO
THE MATCHING SNAPS
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
LSP HALF BACK READY FOR VERTICAL LIFTING OF THE CHEST
 Safety Bulletin • August 2007 • 9

LSP Life Safety Harness (continued from p. 8)

FOR IMMOBILIZING SHOULDER

THE VICTIM’S HEAD STRAPS

TORSO
STRAPS

LEG
STRAPS

PLACEMENT OF
THE VICTIM WITH
LSP HALF BACK
FOR TRANSPORT
LSP
IMMOBILIZING
THE VICTIM’S
HEAD
10 • August 2007 • Safety Bulletin

Chevron Shipping’s Tenets of Operation and Your Safety

Editor

“Scaffolding and proper fall protection…?”

This month’s

featured tenet…

“Ensure Safety
Devices are in
Place and
Functioning.”

“Face Shields…?”

From the Fleet…
Q: During a recent visit to one of
our vessels, I found the use of
three working platforms that
are not certified. Could you
please take a look at the
attached photo and evaluate
whether they are safe to be
used on board? While waiting
for your answer, the platform
has been placed out of service.
A: To be blunt, this scaffold is not
a piece of equipment I would
use. Here are some basic
reasons why (in order of
importance):
Remember, if you have a safety-related question or concern… send an email to L9safety@chevron.com. Replies are
published anonymously so that readers of the Safety Bulletin can relate and share common safety concerns.
1 There appears to be no
locking mechanisms for the
arm extenders. As you can
see in the photo, the left arm
extender is not secured.
Some may argue that the
pre-tension force of these
arms hold themselves in-
place once in their "locked
position." This is false and
hence why OSHA and most
safety-focused agencies
prohibit these designs.
1 Crewmembers may also
wish to review WPR-01-05,
attachment 6 "Scaffolding
Safe Use Guide" and
WPR-01-05, attachment 7
"Scaffolding Checklist
Notice of Condition."
Safety Bulletin • August 2007 • 11
2 The center of gravity is too
high for such a narrow base
footing. This lack of stability
can easily render the plat-
form dangerous while people
are on top doing work and
moving around.
3 I see no certification
labeling from a respected
safety agency and/or lab
certifying its safe use (ex.
ANSI, UL, EX, OSHA, etc.)
4 There appears to be no
traction grip on the
horizontal rungs. Without
them, slips/falls are likely.
12 • August 2007 • Safety Bulletin

2008 Safety Calendar Reminder

Editor

Here’s a reminder to get

your entries to us for the
2008 Safety Calendar.
All artwork and photos
must be received by
September 30, 2007.
Start drawing!
Safety is an important role in our • Children of Chevron Shipping - Clearly labeled with employee’s
lives; whether at work or at home. employees (adopted, sponsored name, work location/ship and
Of course, we try to incorporate or foster children that live with child’s name/age clearly
key safety values to our most the employee are welcome to written on the back
valued investment…our children. participate as well) - Related to safety at home or
This contest gives the children • Employee supplies a photo of safety-related practices found
of our employees an opportunity the child(ren) who drew the at work that Dad/Mom feel is
to express their views of safety picture or a family photo with important to bringing them
as it is shared within the family. the child pictured within. safely back home
Think of this as a great way to
• Child/family photos must be • All artwork/child photos must
recognize the safety culture of
at least 300 dpi resolution be received no later than
your own family.
for a 3.5 inch photograph* September 30, 2007.
CONTEST INFORMATION
• Safety contest drawings* Entrant Submission Information:
• There will be 13 (12 for the must be: Send in care of Jonathan Sims,
months, 1 for the cover) “2008 Safety Calendar Contest.”
- Drawings must be drawn with
drawings selected for
color markers or color ink, as
publication in the 2008
color pencil or Crayon® may
Safety Calendar.
not transfer well

* Digital submissions are appreciated, but not required. E-mailing of digitized/scanned drawings along with the child’s
digital photo/information is appreciated. You may email entry submissions to: JonathanSims@chevron.com

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