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ILO issues port safety code07 April 2004
A detailed guide to port safety including safe use of lifting appliances and loose gear, operations on shore and afloat, dangerous goods Despite new and sophisticated innovations, port work is still considered an occupation with very high accident rates. Every port needs to develop working practices that safeguard the safety and health of portworkers. This essential code of practice, intended to replace both the second edition of the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Dock Work (1977) and the ILO Guide to Safety and Health in Dock Work (1976), provides valuable advice, with detailed technical illustrations and examples of good practice. The provisions of this code cover all aspects of port work where goods or passengers are loaded or unloaded to or from ships, in both the international and domestic trades. New topics, not included in the previous publications, are: traffic and vehicular movements of all types; activities on shore and on ship; amended levels of lighting provision; personal protective equipment; ergonomics; provisions for disabled persons; and the specific handling of certain cargoes, for example logs, scrap metal and dangerous goods. For more information about the ILO/IMO codes of practice on Safety and Health in Ports and Security in Ports, please visit the ILO website.
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