Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
and the China National Ship Recycling Association (CNSA) sign MOU on promotion
of 'Green' ship recycling in China
GL and CNSA will collaborate to
develop training programmes, pilot projects, and research practices that will
allow the Chinese ship recycling industry to comply with forthcoming
international regulations, and in order to further the aims of green ship recycling
in China.
Training will be one of the keys to
preparing ship recycling yards to operate in a stricter environmental climate.
Under the MOU GL and CNSA will work to develop a programme which familiarises
both management and workers at the yards with the incoming regulations and the
requirements they face to meet these standards.
The “Hong Kong Convention for the Safe
and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009” adopted by the
International Maritime Organisation (IMO), is expected to come into force in
2015. Its aim is to minimise, in the most effective, efficient and sustainable
way, the environmental and occupational health risks of ship recycling.
The Hong Kong Convention will require
that ship recycling facilities are authorised to deal with the material
generated from recycling in a manner that is both environmentally responsible
and protects the health of workers. This includes making sure that workers are
trained to deal with hazardous materials appropriately and that they have
access to and are trained in the use of the protective equipment required for
its disposal.
Hazardous material must be kept
separate from recyclables and transferred to a disposal facility which itself
meets the requirements of the Convention. Recycling facilities must prepare a
Ship Recycling Facility Plan, a set of management systems and procedures which
are designed, among other things, to protect workers and the environment,
prevent accidents and spills, and monitor and report on recycling activities
and adverse incidents.
Today China is one of the three
largest ship recycling countries, with a rapidly growing share of the global
market. In 2005 China implemented regulations to bring its industry into line
with international regulations and promote environmentally responsive
technology and practices in ‘greener’ ship recycling.
Source:
Marine Link. 31 May 2012
http://www.marinelink.com/news/recycling-greener-china345147.aspx
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