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Wärtsilä conducted its fifth annual global Safety Day on March 14th, 2019. This year theme was Lifesavers, referring to Wärtsilä’s 10 life-saving rules. This Safety day aimed to enhance life-saving rules and called people to act when they see a case that is inconsistent with the ten rules.

Life-saving rules aspire to raise awareness and ensure safe practices for preventing life-threatening injuries. The life-saving rules apply to all workers and partners involved with Wärtsilä’s operations or visiting its premises.

Namely, Wärtsilä has concluded on ten rules, which are the following:

1. Work with a valid work permit / JSA when needed;
2. Verify isolation when working on energized systems;
3. Always use equipment that is fit to its intended purpose;
4. Ensure safe conditions before entering a confined space;
5. Protect yourself against a fall when working at height;
6. Obtain authorization before overriding or disabling safety critical equipment;
7. Stay out from under suspended load;
8. Wear appropriate personal protective equipment;
9. Wear your seat belt;
10. Comply with road safety rules.

In addition, Wärtsilä has created a test to see if people can choose the right life-saving rule to be applied in different situations.

Resource: https://safety4sea.com/wartsilas-10-rules-to-ensure-safety/