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Berth control for containers
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A NEW BOOKLET, Container Terminals: Safe Working Practices, has been published by the Health and Safety Executive. The information was compiled by the Committee on Container Berth Safety whose members include representatives from the CBI, Trades Union Congress, port authorities, freight transport companies and HM Factory Inspectorate.
Most serious accidents in container terminals involve the movement of straddle carriers, fork trucks or side loaders from which drivers have limited visibility. When possible, people should be prevented from entering areas where mobile container handling equipment is operating, says the booklet.
The working group, set up by Committee and its representatives, recommended fencing of terminal perimeters and the control of movement of people and traffic within the terminal by the introduction of a one-way traffic system and, where feasible, the segregation of pedestrian routes. Detailed recommendations are also set out for the training and medical examination of drivers of mechanical handling appliances.
The booklet says that passengers carried in visiting container lorries should alight before the vehicle is driven into the grid slot. They should then stay in a waiting room or other safe place provided by management.
So that drivers or grid staff need not approach containers during loading and unloading, container securing equipment or twistlocks should be released before a vehicle moves into its grid slot and should not be resecured until the vehicle has left the slot. In exceptional cases contatner handling equipment drivers should be notified when twistlocks are found to be jammed or need manual operation.