Lifting Activity In The Maritime Industry

1.0 Introduction Maritime become important contributor to world trade and enhance our economy as more than 90% of world trade are go through by sea. Seaports of every country are always busy and fast moving is required to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of port operation and management. Workplace in maritime industry is tougher and higher risk compared with other related industry. Employee always exposed to challenging task every day and night. Besides, employee also need to face with all type of weather and try their hard to load or unloading cargo and any other activities. This brings the question of seafaring worker’s safety and health must be protected as employee is the asset the maritime success. Thus, port operation and management

Any mistake from here will cause fatal accident in the port because port usually is lifting heavy loads or cargoes and falling any one of this will cause fatal accident to employee working in the area.

2.2.1 Solution of Lifting Operations Issue First critical solution for lifting operations issue is port authority must use highly quality and suitable lifting equipment in their lifting operation activities. There are various type of lifting equipment which can be chosen by port authority to best suit with their needs and requirements. For example, there are bulk handling cranes for vessel loading and unloading, container handling crane, shipyard crane and also lift truck. Each type of the cranes has their own characteristics and shall be used carefully to lift the equipment which is under its

Supervisor or manager should always monitor and supervision their workers behavior and technique to avoid any technical problem could happen. Other than that, the port area which under the lifting operation shall far away from the area which many workers will passing by to prevent fatal accident caused by crashed by the heavy loads.

2.3 Falls from Height Issue Falls from height accident is another common issue occurred in port operation. Workers fall from height can happen during daily port operation or during maintenance in port. Due to seaport surrounded by sea and this bring the high chance of worker may fall into the sea and cause drowning. Even this issue is caused by the high risk environment and yet, port management and operation can play a role in minimizing the falls from height issue.

2.3.1 Solution of fall from Height Issue Port authority must ensure these few things are done before allow the worker doing the task at height which is appropriate work equipment, safety equipment and well-trained worker. After assess the risk and possible hazard may occur during the work in height, port authority must prepare appropriate work equipment such mobile elevated working platforms to worker. Besides, the work equipment need to frequently