Occupational Health and Safety Maritime Inspectorate
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) performs the occupational health and safety Inspectorate function as provided in Section 82 of the OHS(MI) Act. The functions of the Inspectorate are:
- to ensure, in accordance with the Act and regulations, that the obligations imposed by or under the OHS(MI) Act or the regulations are complied with;
- to advise operators, employees or contractors, on occupational health and safety matters; and
- to provide the Authority with information.
AMSA marine surveyors, who are trained in OHS, are appointed as inspectors under the OHS(MI) Act and perform a range of functions, including investigations of accidents and dangerous occurrences, issuing of prohibition and improvement notices and advising employers on their duty of care as well as on approaches to safety and effective injury prevention.
AMSA's role as the OH&S Inspectorate is to ensure the health and safety of seafarers on prescribed ships and units* under the OHS(MI) Act, including:
- ships registered in Australia;
- ships engaged in the coasting trade;
- ships on which the majority of the crew are Australian residents and which are operated by persons or incorporated firms having their principal place of business, in Australia; and
- ships declared under section 8A and 8AA of the Navigation Act 1912.
*A prescribed unit means an off-shore industry mobile unit that is not self propelled and is under tow.
OH&S(MI) Act
Role of OH&S(MI) Act Inspectorate
Report all incidents and dangerous occurences
Information required
Why reporting incidents to the Inspectorate is important
What happens when a report is made to the Inspectorate
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