Background :This study was performed in the markets of Elobeid CityNorth Kordofan State-Sudan, to... more Background :This study was performed in the markets of Elobeid CityNorth Kordofan State-Sudan, to study the relation between the milk contamination and the training of handlers about the hygienic handling of milk during the period from October 2012 to October 2015. Methodology: The study covered all the places for the boiled milk sale found in the markets of Elobeid City which are 84 places. Data were collected from all milk handlers who were 87 by observation-check list. The data were analyzed manually and the results presented in tables showed for the percentages. Eighty four milk samples were collected from the offering containers of boiled milk, and examined for the presence of coliform bacteria. Results: Only 22.62% of milk handlers were trained about hygienic handling of milk . Most milk samples (77.38%) were contaminated by the coliforms bacteria. The study confirmed that the lack of training of milk handlers about hygienic handling of milk , and handling of milk by handlers ...
The Harmful Impact of the Electro Magnetic Fields on Seafarers
No seafarer whoever wants to do errors or mistakes, seafarers have been always blamed of being re... more No seafarer whoever wants to do errors or mistakes, seafarers have been always blamed of being responsible of more than 80 % of marine accidents. Many of accident analysts related the causes of accidents to the human errors without consideration to the marine environment where seafarers always spend most of their times. One of the influences which extremely affect the seafarers behavior and response is the exposure to the local Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) inside the ships frame. The main aim of this paper is to prove that seafarers are daily exposed to high EMF levels and indicate the harmful impact of exposure on seafarers. This paper also put some recommendations on how to minimize the impact and open the door for further researches and investigations in this crucial new era.
Despite the rushing development in shipping industry paralleled to technology acceleration, accid... more Despite the rushing development in shipping industry paralleled to technology acceleration, accidents and disasters still frequently happened. MET systems still relying on the minimum standards laid down by STCW convention to achieve the required standards for competency and qualification of seafarers. Furthermore, STCW convention does not designate the suitable teaching methodology for different subjects to achieve the required competencies and skills. Maritime education and training depends mainly on providing candidates with knowledge and competencies to be able to perform certain duties and assignments, without any consideration of candidates`self-experiences, industry feedback and lesson learnt from previous accidents, incidents and near-miss reports. Same safety training and proficiencies are provided to Master and First officers on one side, and Chief engineer and Second engineer on the other side at management level, this mean a repetition of the same proficiencies whether during upgrading studies or refreshment of competences. Officers at management level can have instead more advanced management studies depending on the intellectual development, sharing of experiences and industry feedback. It is important to have more reliable and effective MET system capable to overcome the problem of human errors and be able to keep pace with shipping industry updates. A proposed methodology for a more dynamic MET system is introduced as a new approach on how the maritime education and training can be provided to seafarers. 1-Introduction Shipping today is a highly technical professional discipline. It requires special workforce with considerable skills, knowledge and expertise. Effective and reliable standards of training are the bases of a safe, secure and clean shipping industry. The main goal of MET standards is to provide learners with the required competences and proficiencies, yet experiences only achieved during practicing of work onboard ships along unlimited time duration, where seafarer practicing trial and error until reaching satisfied performance. However, seafarer experiences and their response to different situations always differ from one to another, despite the fact that maritime training institutions are generally implementing the standards of STCW convention as a minimum requirements guided by IMO related model courses. STCW convention standards still provided to student as indoctrination of subject material without any consideration paid to the role of human errors in shipping accidents and the surrounding contributing factors that affect efficiency of preforming assigned tasks.
Background :This study was performed in the markets of Elobeid CityNorth Kordofan State-Sudan, to... more Background :This study was performed in the markets of Elobeid CityNorth Kordofan State-Sudan, to study the relation between the milk contamination and the training of handlers about the hygienic handling of milk during the period from October 2012 to October 2015. Methodology: The study covered all the places for the boiled milk sale found in the markets of Elobeid City which are 84 places. Data were collected from all milk handlers who were 87 by observation-check list. The data were analyzed manually and the results presented in tables showed for the percentages. Eighty four milk samples were collected from the offering containers of boiled milk, and examined for the presence of coliform bacteria. Results: Only 22.62% of milk handlers were trained about hygienic handling of milk . Most milk samples (77.38%) were contaminated by the coliforms bacteria. The study confirmed that the lack of training of milk handlers about hygienic handling of milk , and handling of milk by handlers ...
The Harmful Impact of the Electro Magnetic Fields on Seafarers
No seafarer whoever wants to do errors or mistakes, seafarers have been always blamed of being re... more No seafarer whoever wants to do errors or mistakes, seafarers have been always blamed of being responsible of more than 80 % of marine accidents. Many of accident analysts related the causes of accidents to the human errors without consideration to the marine environment where seafarers always spend most of their times. One of the influences which extremely affect the seafarers behavior and response is the exposure to the local Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) inside the ships frame. The main aim of this paper is to prove that seafarers are daily exposed to high EMF levels and indicate the harmful impact of exposure on seafarers. This paper also put some recommendations on how to minimize the impact and open the door for further researches and investigations in this crucial new era.
Despite the rushing development in shipping industry paralleled to technology acceleration, accid... more Despite the rushing development in shipping industry paralleled to technology acceleration, accidents and disasters still frequently happened. MET systems still relying on the minimum standards laid down by STCW convention to achieve the required standards for competency and qualification of seafarers. Furthermore, STCW convention does not designate the suitable teaching methodology for different subjects to achieve the required competencies and skills. Maritime education and training depends mainly on providing candidates with knowledge and competencies to be able to perform certain duties and assignments, without any consideration of candidates`self-experiences, industry feedback and lesson learnt from previous accidents, incidents and near-miss reports. Same safety training and proficiencies are provided to Master and First officers on one side, and Chief engineer and Second engineer on the other side at management level, this mean a repetition of the same proficiencies whether during upgrading studies or refreshment of competences. Officers at management level can have instead more advanced management studies depending on the intellectual development, sharing of experiences and industry feedback. It is important to have more reliable and effective MET system capable to overcome the problem of human errors and be able to keep pace with shipping industry updates. A proposed methodology for a more dynamic MET system is introduced as a new approach on how the maritime education and training can be provided to seafarers. 1-Introduction Shipping today is a highly technical professional discipline. It requires special workforce with considerable skills, knowledge and expertise. Effective and reliable standards of training are the bases of a safe, secure and clean shipping industry. The main goal of MET standards is to provide learners with the required competences and proficiencies, yet experiences only achieved during practicing of work onboard ships along unlimited time duration, where seafarer practicing trial and error until reaching satisfied performance. However, seafarer experiences and their response to different situations always differ from one to another, despite the fact that maritime training institutions are generally implementing the standards of STCW convention as a minimum requirements guided by IMO related model courses. STCW convention standards still provided to student as indoctrination of subject material without any consideration paid to the role of human errors in shipping accidents and the surrounding contributing factors that affect efficiency of preforming assigned tasks.
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