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PART III
Safety
Transport equipment and operations
57.
Power trucks and hand trucks.-
(1) All
trucks/trailers and tractor equipments shall be of good material, sound
construction, sufficiently strong for the purpose for which it is used and
maintained in good state of repair:
Provided that trucks
and trailer employed for transporting freight containers shall be of the size
to carry the containers without overhanging and provided with twist locks
conforming to national standards at all the four corners and these shall be:
(i) approved by a
competent person; and
(ii) inspected, by a
responsible person once at least in every month and record maintained.
(2) All trucks and
other equipments shall be inspected at least once a week by a responsible
person and when any dangerous defect is noticed in an equipment it shall be
immediately taken out of use.
(3) Power trucks and
tractors shall be equipped with effective brakes, head lights and tail lamps
and maintained in good repairs and working order.
(4) Side stanchions
on power trucks and trailers for carrying heavy and long objects shall be.
(a) of substantial
construction and free from defects;
(b) provided with tie
chains attached to the top across the loads for preventing the stanchions
from spreading out; and
(c) wherever
necessary the stanchions shall be in position while loading and, unloading.
(5) Safe gangways
shall be provided for to and for movement of dock workers engaged in loading
and unloading in lorries, trucks, trailers and wagons.
(6) Trucks and other
equipment; shall not be loaded beyond their safe carrying capacity which
shall be clearly and plainly marked on them.
(7) Handles of hand
trucks shall be so designed as to protect the hands of the dock workers or
else be provided with knuckle guards.
(8) (a) Unauthorised
persons shall not ride on transport equipment employed in connection with the
dock work.
(b) Driver of the
transport equipment shall manoeuvre the equipment under the direction of
signaller only:
Provided that this
sub-regulation shall not apply in case vision of the driver is not
obstructed.
58.
Use of internal combustion engines in the holds.-
(1) Internal
combustion engines shall not be used in connection with the dock work In the
holds or cargo spaces unless,-
(a) adequate means of
ventilation and, where necessary mechanical ventilation is provided;
(b) suitable fire
fighting equipment Is readily available;
(c) exhaust pipes,
connections and mufflers are kept tight;
(d) exhaust is so
directed as not to cause inconvenience to the operator and dock workers;
(e) it is ensured
that no explosives, inflammable liquids, gases or similar dangerous cargo are
present;
(f) a spark arrestor
is fitted on the exhaust of the engine and the bare heated surfaces of the
engine, that are liable to ignite spilled fuel, are suitably protected;
(g) the engine is
refuelled above deck; and
(h) the exhaust does
not contain the carbon monoxide above the prescribed in the national
standards.
(2) The internal
combustion engine shall be switched off when not In use in connection with
the dock work.
(3) Operators of
internal combustion engines in cargo spaces or cargo holds shall not work
alone.
(4) Whenever internal
combustion engines for use in dock work are to be brought on board, the
Master or the Officer-in-charge of the ship shall be notified.
59.
Use of forklifts, electric trucks or cars.-
(l) Electrically
driven trucks or cars, fork-lifts, etc. shall be fitted with at least one
effective mechanical braking device and mechanically operated current cut-off
that comes into operation automatically when the operator leaves the vehicle.
(2)Fork-lift trucks
shall be fitted with overhead guard to protect the operator from falling
objects.
(3)Fork-lift trucks
or electric cars shall have their gross weight conspicuously marked upon
them.
(4) When a fork-lift
truck or electric car is operated in intermediate deck, steps shall be taken
to ensure that the working surface can support the load and the hatch covers
cannot be dislodged by the movement of the truck.
60.
Stability test.-
AII fork-life trucks
and electric cars shall have been tested for stability as per national
standards.
61.
Dock railways.-
(1) Sufficient
clearance to ensure safety shall be allowed between structures or piles of
cargo and railway track.
(2) Locomotive
drivers shall act only on signals given by an authorised person:Provided that
stop signals shall always be acted upon, irrespective of their source.
(3) Locomotives
pulling or pushing wagons shall move dead slow and shall be preceded by a man
on foot when passing through an area where dock workers are employed.
(4) No locomotive or
wagon shall be moved on a railway line until an efficient sound signal as a
warning has been given by the man preceding it on foot where dock workers are
working and whose safety is likely to be endangered, or on approaching any
curve where sight is intercepted, or any other point of danger to dock
workers.
(5) When a railway
wagon or a group of wagons not directly connected to a locomotive is being
moved, a person shall be appointed to control each wagon or a group of
wagons.
(6)Cranes, ship's
winches and derricks shall not be used to move railway wagons.
(7) Fly shunting in
premises where dock workers are engaged in dock work shall be prohibited and
all trains shall be brought to a full stop before any wagons are cut loose.
(8)As far as
practicable, idle wagons shall not be left standing on quays with short
distances between them.
(9)When dock workers
are required to work between or beneath railway wagons, they shall be
provided with a lookout man responsible for giving them necessary warning.
(10) Dock workers
shall not be employed inside open wagon when-
(a) bulk cargo is
being handled by means of grabs; or
(b) steel cargo is
being handled by means of electro-magnets.
(11) Locomotive used
for pulling or pushing wagons shall be maintained in good repairs and working
order.
(12) Before moving
railway wagons, train crews shall make sure that all dock workers are out of
the wagons and the danger zone.
62.
Conveyers.-
(1) Conveyers shall
be of sound material, good construction and sufficient strength to support
safely the loads for which they are intended, and shall be kept in good
repair.
(2) (a) Conveying
machinery shall be so constructed and installed as to avoid hazardous points
between moving and stationary parts or objects.
(b) When a passage
way is adjacent to an open conveyer a clearance of at least 90 centimetre
shall be provided between the inner edge of the walkway and the conveyer.
(3) When dock workers
have to cross over conveyers, regular crossing facilities affording safe and
adequately lighted passage shall be provided.
(4) When conveyers
that are not entirely enclosed cross over places where dock workers are
employed or might pass beneath them, sheet or screen guards shall be provided
to catch any material which might fall from the conveyers.
(5) Power driven
conveyers shall be provided at loading and unloading stations, at drive and
take-up ends, and at other convenient places, with devices for stopping the
conveyer machinery in an emergency.
(6) Adequate fencing
shall be provided at transfer point.
(7) Conveyers which
carry loads up-inclines shall be provided with mechanical devices that will
prevent machinery from reversing and carrying the loads back towards the
loading point in the event of the power being cut off.
(8) Where two or more
conveyers are operated together, the controlling devices shall be so arranged
that no conveyer can feed on to a stopped conveyer.
(9) Where the tops of
hoppers for feeding conveyers are less than 90 centimetres above the floors
the openings shall be adequately guarded.
(10) (a) Where
conveyers extend to points not visible from the control stations they shall
be equipped with gongs, whistles or signal lights, to be used by the
operators before starting the machinery so as to warn dock workers who might
be in positions of danger;
(b) Similar
provisions shall be made where necessary to enable the dock workers to
communicate with the operator.
(11) Conveyers shall
be provided with automatic and continuous lubrication systems, or with
lubricating facilities so arranged that oiling and greasing can be performed
without the oilers coming within dangerous proximity to moving parts.
(12) Conveyers shall
be thoroughly inspected once in every three months by a responsible person.
(13) Dock workers
shall not ride on conveyers.
(14) Belt conveyers
shall be provided with guards at the nips of the belts and drums.
(15) Intake openings
of blower or exhaust fans for pneumatic conveyers shall be protected with
substantial metal screens or gratings.
(16) Frames of
gravity roller and chutes shall be kept free of splinters, sharp edges and
roughs surfaces.
(17) Gravity roller
and chutes shall not be used for the passage of dock workers.
(18) Sideboards of
chutes shall be of sufficient height to prevent cargo from falling off.
(19) Suitable
provision shall be made for the cleaning of conveyers and for clearing
obstructions in a safe way.
63.
Transport equipment operators.-
No person shall be
employed to operate transport equipment unless he is above 18 years of age
and is sufficiently competent and reliable.
64.
Qualification for mobile crane drivers, signaller., etc.-
No person shall be
employed to drive or operate lifting appliances whether driven by mechanical
power or otherwise or to give signals to driver or operator of such lifting
appliances or to work as rigger for ship's derricks unless he is above 18
years of age and is sufficiently competent and reliable.
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