Guidance

MGN 353 (M+F) Amendment 1 control of vibration at work regulations 2007

Guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibration at work.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 23 July 2021

This publication was withdrawn on 18 July 2023

MGN 353 Amendment 1 has been replaced by MGN 353 Amendment 2.

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MGN 353 (M+F) Amendment 1 control of vibration at work regulations 2007

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Details

This notice should be read in conjunction with the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (control of vibration at work) regulations 2007, the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997, MGN 636 (M) Amendment 1 which provides details and guidance on interpretation of the merchant shipping and fishing vessel (health and safety at work) regulations 1997 and MGN 587 (F) amendment 1 that explains ILO health and safety responsibilities in respect of fishing vessels. The exemption process as outlined within MGN 447 (M+F) amendment 1 merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of noise at work) regulations 1997 procedure for seeking exemptions.

Amendment 1 reflects updated references with the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (health and safety) (amendment) regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1616) (“the MLC health and safety amendments”) and the merchant shipping (work in fishing convention) (consequential and minor amendments) regulations (S.I. 2018/1109) (the “work in fishing consequential amendments”).

The two sets of amendments extend the duties to protect “workers” in health and safety legislation so that they protect all seafarers and fishermen, regardless of their employment status, and duties on employers also apply to shipowners and fishing vessel owners. References in this notice are therefore “shipowners and employers” and “seafarers and other workers.” In this notice, “shipowner” includes “fishing vessel owner”, and “seafarer” includes “fisherman”.

The EU Directive 2002/44/EC - vibration 1 has been in effect in the UK prior to the 1st January 2021 and is now retained in UK law, after the end of the EU Exit implementation period.

Notice to

• all ship and fishing vessel owners
• operators and managers and other employers of seafarers
• masters
• officers and ratings of merchant ships
• skippers and crew of fishing vessels
• small commercially operated vessels
• yachts with paid crew

Published 23 July 2021