MGN 332 (M+F) Amendment 1 Lifting operations and lifting equipment
Amendment 1 reflects the recent changes in extending the duties LOLER health and safety legislation.
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This notice replaces MGN 332 (M+F) and MGN 378 (M+F).
To be read in conjunction with MGN 20, which provides details, and guidance on interpretation of the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997, MGN 587 (F) amendment 1 (in respect of Fishing Vessels) and MGN 331 amendment 1, which covers the requirements of the merchant shipping (provision and use of work equipment) regulations 2006.
Notice to
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shipowners
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ship operators
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charterers
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managers and other employers of seafarers, masters, chief engineers, officers, ratings and other workers on merchant ships, fishing vessels, yachts and other vessels with paid crew and self employed persons working on board
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classification societies
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certifying authorities
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test houses and competent persons
Amendment 1 reflects the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (health and safety) (amendment) regulations (鈥渢he MLC Health and Safety amendments鈥�) and the merchant shipping (work in fishing convention) (consequential and minor amendments) regulations (the 鈥渨ork in fishing consequential amendments鈥�).
The two sets of amendments extend the duties to protect 鈥渨orkers鈥� in health and safety legislation, including the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (provision and use of work equipment) regulations 2006, so that they protect all seafarers and fishermen, regardless of their employment status.
They also extend duties on employers to apply to shipowners and fishing vessel owners. References in this notice are therefore 鈥渟hipowners and employers鈥� and 鈥渟eafarers and other workers.鈥� In this notice, 鈥渟hipowner鈥� includes 鈥渇ishing vessel owner鈥�, and 鈥渟eafarer鈥� includes 鈥渇isherman鈥�.