BBS Situation

During a routine safety inspection on deck, you observe one crew member consistently wearing a life jacket and harness while working at height, but another crew member is not wearing any fall protection gear..How should you address the safe behavior of one crew member while managing the unsafe behavior of another?

• Wait until both crew members are done with their tasks before discussing safety issues
• Focus solely on correcting the second crew member’s unsafe behavior and ignore the first crew member
• Praise the first crew member and privately remind the second crew member of the importance of wearing fall protection gear
• Praise the first crew member for their safe behavior and issue an immediate warning to the second crew member

Onboard a vessel, one engineer regularly follows the proper lockout/tagout procedures when performing maintenance on machinery. However, you notice another crew member bypassing the procedure to save time.. What action would best reinforce the importance of lockout/tagout procedures?

• Ignore the incident and hope the crew member will follow procedures next time
• Praise the engineer for following the procedure and reprimand the other crew member in front of the team
• Stop the unsafe crew member immediately, explain the risks, and hold a safety meeting to refresh the entire crew on proper lockout/tagout procedures
• Report the unsafe behavior to the ship's captain without addressing the crew member directly

A crew member consistently wears their personal protective equipment (PPE) while working on deck, but you notice they are taking shortcuts when performing routine maintenance tasks to finish faster.. How can you balance safety and productivity with a crew member taking shortcuts?

• Issue a formal warning for taking shortcuts, without recognizing their consistent use of PPE
• Acknowledge the crew member’s use of PPE and explain that while efficiency is important, safety procedures should never be compromised
• Encourage them to continue working quickly, even if some safety steps are skipped occasionally
• Praise them for using PPE and overlook the shortcuts to avoid confrontation

While conducting an emergency drill on board, some crew members properly follow the evacuation protocol, but others rush through the process, skipping critical safety checks in their haste to evacuate.. What is the best way to improve safety behavior during emergency drills?

• Focus only on the evacuation speed and ignore the skipped safety checks
• Praise those who followed the protocol and remind the others to prioritize safety checks even during drills
• Allow the crew to continue as they were and conduct a meeting later to discuss the issues
• Schedule another drill and provide individualized feedback to ensure all crew members understand their responsibilities

During a routine safety audit on a ship, you notice one crew member frequently reports near-misses, while the rest of the crew rarely report any.. How can you encourage more reporting of near-misses among the crew?

• Ignore the lack of reports and let the ship’s management handle the issue
• Only reward the crew member who reports near-misses and assume the others will eventually start reporting
• Publicly recognize the crew member who reports near-misses and encourage the rest of the crew to follow suit by offering incentives for reporting
• Penalize crew members who don’t report near-misses to enforce the reporting policy