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Safety Considerations for Port Meteorological Officers

Safety Considerations for Port Meteorological Officers. Terrance E. Brisbin, PE August 27, 2014 Stennis Space Center, MS. PMO Safety. Water Safety Transferring from Small Boats to Large Vessels Fall Prevention Cargo Hazards (toxics, etc.) Crane Operations Dockside Hazards

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Safety Considerations for Port Meteorological Officers

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  1. Safety Considerationsfor Port Meteorological Officers Terrance E. Brisbin, PE August 27, 2014 Stennis Space Center, MS

  2. PMO Safety • Water Safety • Transferring from Small Boats to Large Vessels • Fall Prevention • Cargo Hazards (toxics, etc.) • Crane Operations • Dockside Hazards • Infectious Diseases • Personal Security • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  3. PMO Safety • Water Safety Falls from gangway: • Wind • Rain • Ice • Snow • Grain dust • Ore/coal dust

  4. PMO Safety • Small Boats to Large Vessels • Carrying Equipment • Climbing Jacobs Ladder • Crush Hazard Between Vessels • Underway • Anchored With River Current • Fall Hazard • To Small Boat • To Water

  5. PMO Safety • Fall Prevention • Jacob’s Ladders • Ship’s Ladders • Gangways • Small Boats Underway • Carrying Equipment • Slippery Decks • Trip Hazards

  6. PMO Safety • Cargo Hazards • Toxics • Flammables • Loose/Shifting Cargo • Open Hatches • Slippery Decks

  7. PMO Safety • Crane Operations • Loading/Unloading • Shipboard Cranes • Dockside Cranes • Moving Container Cranes • Night operations • High Noise Environments

  8. PMO Safety • High Noise Environments • Wear Hearing Protection • Excessive Noise Requires Hearing Conservation Program with Annual Audiograms • OSHA Permissible Noise Exposures: • 1 HR - 105 dB • 2 HR - 100 dB • 4 HR - 95 dB • 8 HR - 90 dB

  9. PMO Safety • Dockside Hazards • Trains • Trucks • Cranes • Vehicles • Containers (?) • Limited Sight Distances (?) • Mooring Lines (?)

  10. PMO Safety • Infectious Diseases • Inoculations (?) • Ebola • TB • Tetanus • Diptheria • Hepatitis A & B • Other

  11. PMO Safety • Personal Security • Nighttime Operations • Limited Presence of Security • Criminal Activity • Communications Issues? • High Noise Environments (Text?) • Wind • Rain • Darkness • Who To Contact in Emergency?

  12. PMO Safety • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Reflective Vest • Hardhats • Gloves • Safety Eyewear • Protective Footwear • Flotation Device (PFD) • Flashlight • Strobe (?) • Laser Pointer (?) • Leatherman Tool/Pocket Knife (?) • Flame Resistant Clothing (FRC) • Other (?)

  13. PMO Safety Source: www.dickies.com/flame-resistant/why-fr.jsp

  14. PMO Safety - Flame Resistant Clothing www.westex.com/understand-the-hazards/flash-fire-protection/

  15. PMO Safety

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