Safety

SAFETY POINTS TO CONSIDER DURING
DRY BULK INSPECTION
1. Prior to entering tanks and other enclosed spaces,
e.g. chain lockers, void spaces, it is necessary
to ensure that the Oxygen content is tested and
confirmed as safe ( >19%). A responsible crew
member should remain at the entrance to the space
and if possible communication links should be established.
Follow enclosed space entry procedures.
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2. Tank Entry - Adequate lighting should be provided
in addition to a hand held torch / flashlight.
3.In tanks where the structure has been coated and
recently de-ballasted. A thin slippery film may often
remain on the surfaces.
4. For safety reason, surveys must not to be carried
out, from top of the cargo, during discharging operations
in the hold, Many materials frequently carried
in bulk are liable to cause oxygen depletion in a cargo
space or tank; these include most vegetable
products, grains, timber logs and forest Products,
ferrous metals, metal sulphide concentrates and
coal cargoes. It is, therefore, essential that entry of
personnel into enclosed spaces should not be permitted
until tests have been carried out and it has
been established that the oxygen content has been
restored to a normal level throughout the space and
that no toxic gas is present