Hazards Associated with Ports
INTRODUCTION
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves.
Ports often have cargo-handling equipment, such as cranes and forklifts for use in loading ships, which may be provided by private interests or public bodies. Often, canneries or other processing facilities will be located nearby. Some ports feature canals, which allow ships further movement inland. Access to intermodal transportation, such as trains and trucks, are critical to a port, so that passengers and cargo can also move further inland beyond the port area.
Ports are challenging places to work. You may be dealing with a whole range of cargoes and working alongside a wide variety of people. Work at ports takes place throughout the day and night and in all types of weather. There are often pressures to load or unload a ship’s cargo quickly to catch a tide or to free up a wharf. Visiting drivers want to pick up or drop off their cargo as quickly as possible and get back on the road. These factors make it an exciting but also a potentially high-risk industry to work in. Ever-changing circumstances lead to ever-changing risks. Companies must put appropriate health and safety measures in place to manage these risks properly.
Accidents may occur when using various types of motorized vehicles travel inside ships, on ramps, docks, marshalling areas and parking locations. The accidents can be serious and it is important for all employers in the company to implement their safety rules and comply with those rules. In all cases, the employer remains responsible for ensuring the safety of its workers.
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT
There are safety and health hazards associated with the company.
Safety Hazards:
1) Falls from Heights
Many of the activities
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves.
Ports often have cargo-handling equipment, such as cranes and forklifts for use in loading ships, which may be provided by private interests or public bodies. Often, canneries or other processing facilities will be located nearby. Some ports feature canals, which allow ships further movement inland. Access to intermodal transportation, such as trains and trucks, are critical to a port, so that passengers and cargo can also move further inland beyond the port area.
Ports are challenging places to work. You may be dealing with a whole range of cargoes and working alongside a wide variety of people. Work at ports takes place throughout the day and night and in all types of weather. There are often pressures to load or unload a ship’s cargo quickly to catch a tide or to free up a wharf. Visiting drivers want to pick up or drop off their cargo as quickly as possible and get back on the road. These factors make it an exciting but also a potentially high-risk industry to work in. Ever-changing circumstances lead to ever-changing risks. Companies must put appropriate health and safety measures in place to manage these risks properly.
Accidents may occur when using various types of motorized vehicles travel inside ships, on ramps, docks, marshalling areas and parking locations. The accidents can be serious and it is important for all employers in the company to implement their safety rules and comply with those rules. In all cases, the employer remains responsible for ensuring the safety of its workers.
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PORT
There are safety and health hazards associated with the company.
Safety Hazards:
1) Falls from Heights
Many of the activities