Working Over Water And Lifting Equipment

Any and all potential areas in which one plans to lift ANY object or load
over water should always be properly risk assessed and appropriate safety
measures identified and taken. Following are a few suggestions.

• Develop a formulated “safe system of work”.
• The provision of fall prevention such as safety guardrails, or fall
  protection devices. Included but not limited to a safety harness or
  netting if needed.
• Ensuring the work area is free of slip, trip and fall hazards.
• Appropriate lighting for any potential nighttime work is essential.
• Where there is a foreseeable risk of drowning which is not
  controllable by other means, suitable personal flotation devices
  (PFDs) must be provided to, and worn by, all persons involved in
  such work.
• Rescue equipment including lifebuoys and rescue lines, should at all
  times be readily accessible.
• The continual monitoring of weather forecasts.
• Provision of a rescue boat, particularly over tidal or fast flowing water.
• Provision of appropriate first-aid arrangements.
• Suitable lifesaving equipment should be provided at regular intervals
  along the length of any dock or quay, including suitable lifebuoys and
  throwing lines.
• Ladders should be provided on any bulkhead, seawall or quay wall.
  As a result of the hazardous environment one finds him or herself in when
  working at a Port Facility moreover working on, over or near water, ALL
  Port dock cranes, ship loaders and unloaders should be designed and
  maintained so as to be suitable for the particular application(s) and for the
  marine environment in which they operate. Standard safety features on
  such equipment should include:
• Audible and visual alarms, travel alarms and warning horn or device.
• Anemometers to warn crane operator as wind conditions approach
  the design wind speed operating limits of the crane.
• Anti-collision protection where there is a risk of collision between two
  rail mounted cranes or where there is a significant risk of the shore
  crane contacting a ship’s structure.
• Rail mounted cranes should be provided with deflector plates to
  remove any loose material from the rails.
• Storm anchoring arrangements to ensure safe securing of cranes
  when out of service, or in advance of forecast high winds.
• Service and storm braking systems on rail mounted cranes capable
  of controlling crane travel in storm conditions.
• Safe load indicator and/or limiter fitted where appropriate.
• Strength and stability during use must be assured and the Safe
  Working Load (SWL) must be clearly marked.