General Safety Rules
Index
Fire - Smoking
Alcohol or Drugs
First Aid Equipment
Stretchers, Basket Type, Use of
Stretcher Blankets
Accident - Who to Notify
Anchorage Evacuation
Passageways on Docks
Personal Protective Equipment
Appropriate Clothing
Safety Materials
Treated Lumber
Radioactive Cargo
Hazardous Cargo
Riding Dock Gantry Heads
LIGHTING
Dark Holds - Compartments
Gangway Lighting
Adequate Lighting
Naked Lights
WORKING ALONE
Employee Working Alone
Operating Equipment Alone
IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT
Strongbacks - Riding
Cargo Hook or Load - Riding
Moving Conveyors - Riding
FORK LIFT TRUCKS OR OTHER
MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Fork Lift Trucks
or Other Mobile Equipment
Forklift Trucks on Scows
FUELING MOBILE EQUIPMENT ABOARD
VESSELS
Fueling
GRAINLINING OPERATIONS
Uprights
Handling of Materials
Working Off Ladders
Strongbacks - Riding
FUMIGATION
Vessel Under Fumigation
CLOSED HATCHES
Entering Closed Hatches
General Information
Measurement of Sling Angle
Chart - Strength Loss from Rated Capacity
of All Slings
Pulp Units Band Information
Example of Bridle Angle
Fire - Smoking
RULE 401. Employees shall do everything possible to prevent fires. SMOKING
IS PROHIBITED.
Alcohol and Drugs
RULE 402. No employee or employer or representative of a vessel or employing
Stevedore who has any contact with operations shall be allowed to go to work,
or continue to work, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.
First Aid
RULE 403.
(a) First Aid equipment in conformance with Industry agreements
shall be made available to each First Aid Attendant employed, and that person
shall be in charge of same. It shall be the First Aid Attendant's duty to keep
possession of such kit at all times while so employed and to replenish it from
time to time, as usage may require, from the central depot of the B.C. Maritime
Employers Association, or as otherwise directed by the employer.
(b) The employer shall see that all basket type stretchers
are equipped with regulation type mattresses, and shall have such stretchers
always available on vessels being loaded or unloaded where stretchers are not
immediately available on shore. Such basket type stretchers, and not cargo boards,
shall be used for moving injured employees. Stretcher slings shall be shackled
to cargo runners on standing gear. The stretcher slings must have a large eye
to enable them to be placed over large cargo hooks on cranes etc. when slings
cannot be shackled.
(c) The employer shall arrange to have blankets and a covering
sheet available with all stretchers in case of emergency.
(d) The First Aid Attendant shall immediately notify the
employer and the Despatch Office of any accident.
(e) When a vessel is working at anchorage, a boat as means
of evacuating injured employees shall be available.
IMPROPER USE AND PILFERAGE OF FIRST AID EQUIPMENT, FIRE EQUIPMENT, SAFETY EQUIPMENT,
OR TAMPERING WITH SAFETY WARNING DEVICES IS PROHIBITED AND PUNISHABLE BY DISMISSAL
FROM THE WATERFRONT.
Passageways on Docks
RULE 404. Passageways on the dock shall be kept clear to give ample room for
hooking on to or landing loads, except when working rail cars direct to or from
a vessel.
Personal Protective Equipment
RULE 405. Employees shall wear personal protective equipment provided and maintained
by the Employer as follows:
(a) Approved goggles when handling cargo that is liable to injure or irritate
the eyes.
(b) Respirators of an approved type when handling cargo liable to injure or
irritate the respiratory passages and lungs.
(c) Protective hoods in a sanitary condition for grain employees.
(d) When employees are employed under conditions which expose them to a risk
of drowning, they shall wear a device having buoyant effect sufficient to maintain
their head above water without any effort on their part. The device provided
shall not be dependent upon manual manipulation to produce the buoyant effect.
Such devices will be available to employees working on scows.
(e) In the event it becomes necessary to work on the tops of slippery containers,
appropriate safety measure(s) shall be taken.
Appropriate Clothing
RULE 406.
(a) All workers shall wear appropriate clothing including high viz vests as
required and adequate footwear (work boots) to afford support and protection
where required (Joint Industry Labour Relations Committee Document re: Personal
Protective Equipment).
(b) All workers shall use safety materials, equipment,
devices and/or protective clothing as either instructed by the employer or prescribed
by regulation.
Treated Lumber
RULE 407.
(a) Lumber which has been treated with liquid preservative chemicals shall not
be handled aboard a vessel less than 24 hours after treatment.
(b) Lumber treated with NP-17 sapstain control chemical shall not normally be
handled aboard a vessel less than 12 hours after treatment.
If it is necessary to handle lumber prior to 12 hours after treatment, the employees
shall be advised and appropriate personal protective equipment shall be provided
to those handling the lumber.
No lumber shall be loaded aboard a vessel less than 4 hours after dipping.
Radioactive Cargo
RULE 408. Employees are to be informed ahead of time prior to handling radioactive
cargo and such cargo unit is to be tested and checked for leaks and damage.
Hazardous Cargo
RULE 409. All employees assigned to handle hazardous cargoes are to be informed
of:
(a) The hazards involved and the appropriate actions to taken in the event of
a leak or spill.
(b) The required personal protective equipment for the job.
Riding Dock Gantry Heads
RULE 410.
(a) Emergency stop button on head frame must be tested before commencement of
operation to ensure all control functions can be deactivated.
(b) Stop button must be in the hand of one of the employees during transportation.
(c) All employees must be properly seated while crane is in operation.
(d) There must be a radio with the employees on the head frame that is in contact
with the crane operator.
(e) The crane shall only be operated at a moderate speed.
LIGHTING
Dark Holds - Compartments
RULE 411. ENTERING DARK HOLDS, DECKS OR COMPARTMENTS WITHOUT A LIGHT IS PROHIBITED.
Gangway Lighting
RULE 412. One or more lights shall be kept burning on the deck near the gangway
or other means of access to the vessel after dark when the vessel is working.
Adequate Lighting
RULE 413. Superintendents or Foremen shall not permit operations on or in vessel's
decks, holds, escape hatches or other places unless adequately lighted.
Naked Lights
RULE 414. Naked lights are prohibited in stevedoring operations aboard a vessel,
and all portable light clusters shall be removed from the hold when work ceases.
A naked light is one with no surrounding canopy protection.
WORKING ALONE
Employee Working Alone
RULE 415. No hold employee shall work alone in any operation unobserved.
Operating Equipment Alone
RULE 416. No ILWU personnel shall operate equipment in a hold unobserved.
IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT
Strongbacks - Riding
RULE 421. Employees shall never ride strongbacks or beams, nor shall they unnecessarily
walk or climb upon them while in place.
Cargo Hook or Load - Riding
RULE 422. Riding the cargo hook or load is prohibited.
Moving Conveyors - Riding
RULE 423. The riding on moving conveyors, other than of mechanical stevedores,
escalators, or other devices, especially designed for transportation of people,
is strictly prohibited. Such special devices as are permissible for transporting
employees in and out of vessels, may be ridden only when the driver is at the
controls and can stop the device.
FORK LIFT TRUCKS OR OTHER
MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Fork Lift Trucks or Other Mobile Equipment
RULE 424.
(a) Fork lift trucks used in confined spaces shall have removable extensions
for the exhaust pipes to direct exhaust gas from the motor away from the operator
when and where required.
(b) Fork lift trucks used in freezer hatches or chambers shall be electric.
(c) Where practicable, all hatch covers shall be opened to dispel gases and
fumes except those required to protect cargo from inclement weather and only
when extra precautions have been taken.
(d) At least one properly operating blower shall be used for each machine operating
in the hold.
(e) Vertical exhaust pipes are to be fitted on all machines.
(f) Where tents are required over a hatch there should be a reasonable space
between the bottom of the tent and the coaming in order to let the fumes escape.
(g) Overhead guards must be fitted and secured on all fork lift trucks used
by Employers. When working cargo the lift truck will be fitted with an extension
or load rest at the top of the forks if necessary to prevent such cargo from
falling back onto the operator.
(h) Propane powered fork lift trucks shall have the propane tank removed before
being lifted into or out of a hold or onto or off a vessel.
(i) Fire extinguishers with a heaving line should be available on deck when
internal combustion machines are employed in the hold.
(j) Mobile Equipment shall have the gross weight stencilled on the machines
and on the attachments (detachable counter weight, clamps, forks, etc.)
(k) Fork Lift Trucks shall have the lifting capacity stamped and modified machines
shall be recertified and stamped.
(l) Regulations on mobile equipment exhaust emission exposure limits shall be
observed in all operations.
Forklift Trucks on Scows
RULE 425. When discharging scows in excess of 6 bundles high alongside a vessel,
the following 3 conditions must be met otherwise the top layers above 6 bundles
will be skimmed off prior to using fork lift trucks.
(a) Package lumber must be stowed on scows in accordance with accepted scow
loading plans.
(b) Loaded scows must be stable.
(c) Lift trucks must be of adequate size to reach the top layer of stow.
A load of package lumber is defined as 2 packages or bundles; one package or
bundle is defined as 2 a load.
FUELING MOBILE EQUIPMENT
ABOARD VESSELS
Fueling
RULE 426. The following are to be observed when fueling aboard vessels:
- No smoking
- A fire extinguisher with a minimum 5 B rating must be present when fueling
Liquid Fuel
- No storage of fuel at the hatch
- Engine to be shut off during fueling
- Clean up of spilled fuel
- Storage of fuel to be in a safe area away from the working area of the vessel
Propane
- Cylinders are to be stored at a designated storage area
- Cylinder to be hoisted to and from vessel in a safe manner. The neck valve
assembly and shroud are not to be used for lifting.
GRAINLINING OPERATIONS
Uprights
RULE 432. All uprights shall be of sound materials and properly braced and
secured to prevent swaying or shifting.
Handling of Materials
RULE 433. All materials regardless of size or weight must at all times be lowered
into holds by handlines or with equipment, when employees are working below.
Under no circumstances will materials or objects be thrown or dropped into holds
where employees are working. Handlines shall be supplied at each hold of a vessel,
for the purpose of lowering tools into the ship's hold.
Working Off Ladders
RULE 434. When employees are required to work off ladders, a second employee
shall be stationed at foot of ladder to prevent slipping.
When extension ladders are used, a minimum of three rungs overlap shall be required
for safe working conditions.
Strongbacks - Riding
RULE 435. Employees shall never ride strongbacks or
beams, nor shall they unnecessarily walk or climb upon them while in place.
FUMIGATION
Vessel Under Fumigation
RULE 440. No ILWU personnel are to board a vessel under fumigation until an
appropriate clearance certificate issued in accordance with the Ship Fumigation
Regulations is provided.
CLOSED HATCHES
Entering Closed Hatches
RULE 441. No ILWU personnel are to enter a fully closed hatch unless satisfied
that air quality and lighting levels are adequate and immediate access and egress
to evacuate sick or injured personnel is available.
General Information
PULP UNITS BAND INFORMATION
The minimum strength of banding shall be:
Safety Factor x 2 weight of units x secant of bridle angle.
Secant of bridle angle of 40 degrees is 1.3.
Total wire strength (answer from above) divided by strength provided by a single
wire = required wires.
Example:
Unit weight 4,000 lbs.
Individual wire strength = 1,758 lbs.
Safety factor = 4
Equation:
2,000 x 4 x 1.3 ) 1,758 = 5.9 wires, i.e. 6 wires.
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