The development of the ship repair industry in China and according to the national requirements for work safety,shows that the complex on-site work environment,tight schedule and heavy tasks in this industry lead to difficulties in on-site safety management.This paper analyzed the ship repair operations with high safety risks and the factors affecting on-site safety,and proposed a set of Health,Safety and Environment(HSE)management system suitable for the ship repair industry.The HSE management system is adopted to achieve the HSE objectives and targets for ship repair and provide the ship repair enterprises with ideas for work safety management.