Marine Order 32 (Cargo handling equipment) - Australian Maritime ...

Dock work safety Schedule 14.4 Inertia precautions4.4.1 When a mechanical stowing appliance is not in use or is unattended:(a) the engine or motor must be stopped, the brake applied or the wheelsblocked, forks (if fitted), fully lowered and, if possible, operating controlslocked; and(b) the appliance must be so positioned as to not obstruct a passageway oraccess.4.4.2 When cargo is being placed upon, or removed from, a powered truck or trailertruck that is a mechanical appliance used in connection with loading orunloading, the truck must be secured against movement by the application ofbrakes or the blocking of wheels.4.5 Warning signs for ramps4.5.1 Where a laden mechanical stowing appliance is required to travel down a rampwith a grade in excess of 8%, warning signs must be placed at the top of theramp to warn the operator of the appliance of the risks.4.5.2 The warning signs must require the driver to engage low gear, and must indicatethe steepness of the gradient.5 Motors in cargo spaces5.1 GeneralAn internal combustion engine, except an engine in a vehicle carried as cargo, oran electric motor on a mechanical stowing appliance or on an appliance used forloading and unloading, must not be operated in a cargo space during loading orunloading unless it is in good order and condition and complies withsection 9.1.7 of the ILO Code.5.2 Fire precautionsAn internal combustion engine or an electric motor must not be used in a cargospace in connection with loading or unloading, unless there is provided in thatspace a fire extinguisher suitable for extinguishing a fire in the engine or motor,designed, tested and marked:(a) in the case of a foam type fire extinguisher, in accordance with AustralianStandard AS 1841.1 and AS 1841.4; or(b) in the case of a carbon dioxide type fire extinguisher, in accordance withAustralian Standard AS 1841.1 and AS 1841.6; or(c) in the case of a vaporising liquid fire extinguisher, in accordance withAustralian Standard AS 1841.1 and AS 1841.7; or(d) in the case of a dry powder type fire extinguisher, in accordance with thatpart of Australian Standard AS 1841.1 and AS 1841.5 that relates to anextinguisher in which a mixture of dry powder and expellant is stored underpressure,or in the case of a vessel registered in a country other than Australia, a suitablefire extinguisher of a standard equivalent to (a), (b), (c) or (d), as appropriate.Marine Order 32 (Cargo handling equipment) 2011 27MO32 modcomp-130604Z.docx