C4.3.d. Does occupational safety and health standards include protection from harassment and bullying on board?

Yes, the MLC, 2006 was amended in 2016 to include specific provisions related to the protection from shipboard harassment and bullying. These amendments entered into force on 8 January 2019. Guideline B4.3 requires Member States to take account of the latest version of the Guidance on eliminating shipboard harassment and bullying jointly published by the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers Federation, when adopting laws, regulations or guidelines to safeguard occupational safety and health on board ship. It is also recommended to take the issue of harassment and bullying into account in the risk evaluations conducted by shipowners and in investigations undertaken by the competent authority into the causes and circumstances of all occupational accidents and occupational injuries and diseases resulting in loss of life or serious personal injury, and such other cases as may be specified in national laws or regulations.

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