Noise Management Plan - Port Nelson

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Regular meetings will be held between stevedores and cargo planners to minimise
unnecessary movements at night;
Records will be kept of improvements to minimise movements;
v. Stevedoring Foremen will audit the noise being generated during the operations, take
steps to mitigate the noise where practical, and will monitor staff performance for future
staff allocation;
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Container twist locks to be placed in holding boxes rather than dropped onto the deck of
the ship;
Where practicable the twist locks to be taken off the containers at wharf side rather than
on the ship (this reduces the potential of accidental dropping of the steel holding units
and stops the container about a metre above the wharf to enable the twist locks to be
removed and the container lowered slowly to the wharf, reducing the landing impact);
High stacking forklifts spreader hydraulic lift control to be fitted with pressure reducing
valve to delay the initial lift speed and avoid the impact when the spreader engages the
container;
Reversing indicators on forklifts are disengaged at night and replaced with reversing
strobe lights;
x. Plant operators to complete a checklist of equipment at the start of each shift to include
noting any noise generating faults;
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Radios will be used for communications instead of verbal instructions;
Use of horns will be limited to safety purposes;
The log marshalling company will comply with the Log Storage Code of Practice.
13.3. Ships at Berth Code of Practice
The following mitigation measures are in place or have been identified to be included in future ships at berth
codes of practice:
i. Berth ships with the major noise source, e.g. generators or ventilation fans, directed
away from the residential area, unless the ship is required to be berthed on the opposite
side for loading purposes;
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