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This is How QHSE Department Can Contribute to the Success of Company

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Best practices of QHSE department of a shipping company If your company is doing well, a larger part of its credit has to go to QHSE department of the company. After all they draft the policies that everyone on board follow. QHSE department plays a big role in the success of a shipping company. But that is also applicable when the company isn't doing well. QHSE department should be willing to take the responsibility and correct the things. There are many right things that QHSE department of shipping companies do. But there are few that they completely neglect. We are so entangled in this web of policies that we neglect the simple things. QHSE policies of shipping company In this post I will discuss 8 areas of improvement for QHSE department of a shipping company for achieving a far bigger success of the company. 1. HSE Policies The first task of the QHSE department is to draft policies for everyone to follow. This is important and continuous task. Though it is not an easy task, I must say that HSE policies of most of the shipping companies are robust. But the task of the QHSE department is not only to make policies but also to e...

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Comments (10)

  • Capt. Chander Vart January 22, 2017
    Very well thought off and practical article.
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    Rajeev Jassal January 22, 2017
    Thanks Capt Chander..
  • Nitin Singh January 23, 2017
    An eyeopener for shipping companies which are now a days only concerned with the profit/loss , excellent article captain saab
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    Rajeev Jassal January 23, 2017
    Thanks Nitin. Profit / Loss is also important but problem arises when it becomes our only focus. We think that we are maintaining a balance between cost cutting and safety while we are being dragged too far into cost cutting.
  • Arif Ayub April 25, 2017
    Sir, your articles are very well written in easy to understand manner. I would like to take your permission to share with ship and office staff.
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    Rajeev Jassal April 30, 2017
    Thanks Arif. I would be thrilled if You can share the link with your colleagues Arif..
  • Capt. Ratnesh Singh October 3, 2017
    Well thought off and nicely put. Keep up the good work Capt. Rajeev
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    Rajeev Jassal October 8, 2017
    Thanks, Capt Ratnesh...
  • Apurv Beri June 7, 2018
    There could be another good example of effective training under point 3, i.e "MYSEATIME BLOG" by you. All Your articles are very well explained sir. Thanks for this blog.
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  • Amar anand May 9, 2020
    Nice Blog sir....
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Capt Rajeev Jassal

About Capt Rajeev Jassal

Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.

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