Longshoring Industry Safety and Health: Handling Cargo Mobile App

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  §1918.

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  (a) Drafts shall be safely slung before being hoisted.

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  (b) Cargo handling bridles, such as pallet bridles, which are to remain attached to the hoisting ...

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  (c) Drafts of lumber, pipe, dunnage and other pieces, the top layer of which is not bound by the ...

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  (d) Case hooks shall be used only with cases designed to be hoisted by these hooks.

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  (e) Bales of cotton, wool, cork, wood pulp, gunny bags or similar articles shall not be hoisted b...

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  (f) Unitized loads bound by bands or straps may be hoisted by the banding or strapping only if th...

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  (g) Additional means to maintain the unitized loads during hoisting shall be employed to ensure s...

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  (h) Loads requiring continuous manual guidance during handling shall be guided by guide ropes (ta...

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  (i) No draft shall be hoisted unless the winch or crane operator(s) can clearly see the draft its...

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  (j) Intermodal containers shall be handled in accordance with §1918.

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  (k) The employer shall require that employees stay clear of the area beneath overhead drafts or d...

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  (1) The employer shall not permit employees to ride the hook or the load, except as provided for ...

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  §1918.

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  (a) Drafts shall be built or means shall be taken to prevent cargo from falling from them.

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  (b) Buckets and tubs used in handling bulk or frozen cargo shall not be loaded above their rims.

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  §1918.

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  (a) When necessary to protect personnel working in a hold, the employer shall secure or block sto...

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  (b) In breaking down stowed cargo, precautions shall be taken to prevent remaining cargo from fal...

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  (c) Employees trimming bulk cargo shall be checked in and out by the job boss.

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  §1918.

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  (a) Bulling cargo shall be done with the bull line led directly from the heel block.

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  (b) Snatch blocks shall be used to provide a fair lead for the bull line to avoid unnecessary dra...

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  (c) Snatch blocks shall not be used with the point of the hook resting on the flange of a beam, b...

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  (d) Beam frame clamps shall be so secured as to prevent their slipping, falling, or being pulled ...

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  (e) Falls led from cargo booms of vessels shall not be used to move scows, lighters or railcars.

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  §1918.

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  (a) Container markings.

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