Access and Egress
Risk of:
·
Serious
injury.
·
Drowning.
·
Death.
Possible
causes:
·
Collapse
of walkway e.g. due to lack of maintenance and inspection.
·
Collapse
of linkspan e.g. not using linkspan as designed, overloading, damage to
linkspan or ship moves whilst still connected.
·
Lack
of proper access.
·
No
proper segregation of pedestrians and vehicles.
Chemical Agents
Risk of:
·
Explosion.
·
Fire.
·
Adverse health effects.
Possible causes:
·
Undeclared dangerous goods.
·
Exposure to vehicles exhaust
fumes in ship's hold or fumes from terminal machinery.
·
Inadequate ventilation in
ship's hold.
·
Leakage of dangerous
substances.
·
Nuisance dust from neighboring
bulk cargo operations.
Electricity
Risk of:
·
Burns.
·
Fire.
·
Electrocution.
·
Death.
Possible causes:
·
Faulty refrigerated containers
and connections.
Fatigue
Risk of:
·
Increased risk of accident or
incident due to reduced concentration and response times.
Possible causes:
·
Working long hours.
·
Working night shifts.
·
Shift patterns.
Fire
Risk of:
·
Burns.
·
Smoke inhalation.
·
Death.
·
Property damage.
Possible causes:
·
Welding, burning or open flame
work.
·
Petrol spillage from vehicle.
·
Flammable fuel in tanks or
dangerous goods.
Human Factors
Risk of:
·
Increased risk of accident or
incident.
Possible causes:
·
Lack of training.
·
Lack of awareness.
·
Inattention.
·
Substance abuse.
Lighting
Risk of:
·
Increased risk of accident or
incident.
Possible causes:.
·
Low lighting levels on board
ship.
·
Contrast between indoor and
outdoor lighting.
Low Overhead Areas
Risk of:
·
Hitting the head.
·
Back pain.
Possible causes:
·
Working under trailers and
other low overhead areas.
Manual Handling and Ergonomics.
Risk of:
·
Musculoskeletal disorders.
·
Sprains and strains.
·
Bruises.
Possible causes:
·
Handling heavy lashing systems,
chains and prop stands/trestles.
·
Pulling lashings.
·
Kneeling, crawling and adopting
awkward positions during lashing.
·
Very little space between
trailers.
·
Pushing cars that don't start.
Noise
Risk of:
·
Noise induced hearing loss.
·
Stress.
·
Failure to hear communications
resulting in increased risk of accident.
Possible causes:
·
Communication hindered due to
noise levels.
·
Vehicle operations and ship's
fans creating noise.
- Noise from chains used during lashing.
- Unable to hear vehicles approaching or warning shouts.
Ramps
Risk of:
·
Serious injury, drowning or
death.
Possible causes:
·
Being hit by a vehicle whilst
loading and unloading vehicles onto the ship.
·
Lack of physical separation
between vehicles and pedestrians or lack of safe system of work to prevent
simultaneous usage of the ramp.
·
Collapse of ramp due to lack of
maintenance, improper use etc.
·
Overloading of ramp.
·
Unsafe system of work for
loading.
Sharp Edges
Risk of:
·
Cuts.
Possible causes:
·
Handling heavy cargo, lashings,
cars etc.
·
Failure to wear protective
gloves.
Ship's Cargo Lift
Risk of:
·
Serious injury or death due to
fall from height or being crushed by the lift.
Possible causes:
·
Using the cargo lift as a
personal lift rather than a cargo lift.
·
Working with or close to the
cargo lift.
·
Collapse of the lift.
·
Falling through the open deck
during lift operation.
Slips, Trips and Falls
Risk of:
·
Minor injury to broken limb,
concussion to serious injury even death.
Possible causes:
·
Installed fittings, rings,
lashing points, deck gratings and fittings in the cargo hold acting as trip
hazards.
·
Trailing cables from
refrigerated containers.
·
Spillages, oil and grease.
·
Weather e.g. wet, slippery
decks.
·
Unsafe walking surfaces.
·
Inappropriate footwear.
·
Inadequate lighting.
Vehicle Stowage, Lashing and Unlashing
Risk of:
·
Hitting head.
·
Serious injury or death due to
being hit by a vehicle (especially reversing vehicles) or being hit by a
lashing.
Possible causes:
·
Lashing and removing lashings
from vehicles.
·
Vessel and vehicle movement
during voyage making lashings excessively taut.
·
Poor lighting, working in shadow
areas or under vehicles.
·
Placing trestles / prop stands
under trailers.
·
Poorly designed vessel stowage
plan.
·
Several vehicles reversing at
same time.
·
Large vehicles being manouevred
on vessels not originally designed for such vehicles.
·
Restricted view from driving
positions especially when reversing.
·
Runaway vehicle.
Vibration
Risk of:
·
Whole body vibration.
Possible causes:
·
Operation of terminal plant.
·
Inadequate or lack of
maintenance of plant.
Workplace Transport
Risk of:
·
Serious injury or death - being
hit, runover or crushed by a vehicle or running over the edge of the quay and
drowning.
·
Property damage - impact with
ship or property.
Possible causes:
·
Lack of, inadequate or poorly
designed traffic management system.
·
Inadequate traffic controls.
·
Uncontrolled pedestrian
traffic.
·
Simultaneous use of ramp by
vehicles and pedestrians.
·
Inadequate segregation of
pedestrians and vehicles.
·
Hazardous routes or areas not
clearly marked or barricaded.
·
Vehicles or caravan becoming
uncoupled on the ship's ramp.
·
Inadequate control of Ro-Ro
traffic.
·
Failure to properly apply
vehicle and trailer parking brakes.
·
Pedestrian access via the main
loading ramp presenting hazards from moving vehicles.
·
Vehicles operating in a
confined area.
·
Material failures in cargo
transport vehicles.
·
Reversing or maneuvering of
vehicles and trailers into stowage positions on deck.
·
Lashing of vehicles - lasher
not visible.
·
Inadequate lighting on board
ship.
·
Transition from outside to
inside affecting vision.
·
Impaired visibility or blind spots
especially when reversing.
·
Trailer coupling and uncoupling
on the dockside and on the ship.
·
Improper use or failure to use
seatbelts where provided.
·
Unsafe speeds.
·
Low clearance.
·
Weather.
port Roll On Roll Off Terminals hazardous
4/
5
Oleh
sudarno hardjo
Posts
