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Load Unload Materials 3202
Load Unload Materials 3202
3202
Date 01Feb2010
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This practice provides the requirements for safely loading and unloading materials from
vehicles.
SCOPE
General Requirements
Hazards
Job Safety Analysis
Mechanical Lifting Devices
Equipment and Vehicle Inspections
Communications
Load Composition and Characteristics
Shipping Agent
Receiving Crew
Vehicle and Personnel Interaction
Lifting Points
Load/Unloading Area
APPLICATION
This practice applies to work activities and employees under the control of P2S and its
contractors.
DEFINITIONS
Cradles – Purpose made equipment that is used to manage loads of equipment while
being transported or lifted.
Flat Rack – Purpose made unit, which is compatible with shipping containers and come
in 20-feet (6.1-meters) and 40-feet (12.2-meters) configurations.
Palletized – Where materials and equipment have been stacked and restrained in
pallet-type sections whether tied, shrink-wrapped, etc.
Crated – Materials loaded into crates, which have tine access for forklifts.
Boxed – Equipment that has been packaged in boxes, which have tine access for forklifts.
Containerized – Material that can be transported in bulk or as mixed loads inside sea
containers.
PURPOSE.......................................................................................................................................................................1
SCOPE...........................................................................................................................................................................1
APPLICATION.............................................................................................................................................................1
DEFINITIONS..............................................................................................................................................................1
1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................................3
2.0 HAZARDS..........................................................................................................................................................3
3.0 JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS.................................................................................................................................4
4.0 MECHANICAL LIFTING DEVICES.............................................................................................................4
5.0 EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE INSPECTIONS............................................................................................5
6.0 COMMUNICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................5
7.0 LOAD COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERISTICS..................................................................................5
8.0 SHIPPING AGENT...........................................................................................................................................6
9.0 RECEIVING CREW.........................................................................................................................................6
10.0 VEHICLE AND PERSONNEL INTERACTION...........................................................................................7
11.0 LIFTING POINTS.............................................................................................................................................7
12.0 LOADING/UNLOADING AREA....................................................................................................................7
13.0 REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................................8
Activities, which require employees to use any form of manual handling, will be
conducted in accordance with Practice 000.653.3305, Manual Handling.
Cranes and other lifting machinery/equipment will be managed in accordance with the
Practices 000.502.0100, Administrative Practice for Rigging, 000.502.1000, Cranes and
Rigging – Operations (Site-specific), and 000.653.3201, Cranes and Rigging –
Introduction/Preuse.
Management of traffic in/around the project work areas will be done in accordance with
Practice 000.653.3211, Traffic management.
2.0 HAZARDS
The various hazards to employees involved with loading and unloading materials onto
vehicles for shipping include, but are not limited to, the following:
All employees involved with loading and unloading material and equipment for any
facility will participate in and complete a Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Form
000.653.F0100. This will occur before any task commencing and will be reviewed by the
respective group/crew supervisor and HSE Representative.
In order for a JSA to be completed, the following documentation will be presented by the
shipping company:
After the documentation (see above) has been checked, a comprehensive JSA will be
undertaken.
Responsible supervisor
Equipment/crane/forklift operator
Riggers and doggers (as required)
Vehicle/truck operator/driver
Any other person involved with the unloading or loading of material and equipment
Once completed and reviewed by the group/crew supervisor, the JSA will be signed by all
employees and serve as the tasks work method/framework. The job steps outlined in the
JSA must be complied with at all times unless additional or other hazards become
evident. Should this occur, the JSA must be updated, reviewed, and resigned by all
employees.
The loading and unloading of materials will not progress unless all parties are sure of the
job plan and general work scope and have completed and signed the JSA.
Where ever practicable, mechanical lifting devices should be used for all material over
40 pounds (18.1 kilograms). Where appropriate, methods such as pallets, boxes, crates,
and containerization should be used. Compliance with this practice will remove or
significantly reduce the potential exposure to employee when conducting unloading or
loading material tasks.
Trolleys
Hydraulic lifts
Forklifts
Cranes
Vehicle-mounted cranes and/or similarly mounted lifting arms
However, specialist vehicles may be required to deliver various loads of unusual size
and/or proportion of weight. Hence, where practicable, the intent of the vehicle
inspection form is to be complied with if not the actual content. To provide continuity
and consistency, vehicle, machinery, and equipment should, as a minimum, have the
following inspected and tested before use:
6.0 COMMUNICATIONS
Wherever possible, communications between parties will be either by clear, precise hand
signals or two-way radio. Two-way radio communication channels during loading and
unloading will be cleared as much as possible to verify that directions are not
misinterpreted. This will be achieved through the restriction of two-way radio channels
to designated tasks or assignment of dedicated channel.
The loading and unloading of materials is not to progress unless all parties are sure of the
job plan and general work scope and have completed and signed the JSA.
Where possible, loading and unloading of materials should occur at designated dispatch
and receivable points. To provide consistency and continuity throughout the duration of
the project, a standardized loading/shipping manifest will be used.
The following requirements are to be expected by all transport and shipping agents for
transport of material and goods throughout all phases of the project:
Work on the site may have the potential to interface with the general public; extra
precautions are required to restrict access into the actual work area.
Where appropriate, additional fencing, gates, barriers, warning signs, and personnel will
be used to control traffic flow.
Spotters and other people working in the vicinity of equipment will wear high-visibility
vests or clothing and use the correct signage at all times. Communications and hand
signals will also be standardized.
Equipment or material, which have designated lifting points, must be accompanied with
the correct certifications and testing documentation.
Materials with designated lifting points, which are not accompanied with the correct tags,
certification, and testing documentation must not be removed using the lifting points.
The requirements for certification and testing documentation will be applied to all-
purpose built lifting equipment such as flat racks, containers, cradles, and bolsters.
The designated area will be clearly marked and sign-posted as a restricted area. All
employees operating within the confines of this area must wear a high-visibility vest or
like clothing, which clearly delineates them from other employees.
Mobile equipment such as forklifts and lifting equipment will be designated for use
within the confines of this area and, therefore, be restricted to use within this area only.
This will significantly reduce the probability of unauthorized use of vehicles and mobile
equipment for tasks other than loading and unloading materials and equipment.
The designated areas will as a minimum have, but are not limited to having, the following
control mechanisms in place:
All of the above facilities, equipment, and safe work practices form the basis of a
restricted area where only authorized personnel are allowed. These personnel will be
trained in the systems and administrative controls used, as well as tested for competency
in the use of designated equipment such as cranes, forklifts, and EWPs.
13.0 REFERENCES