Container Safety

Objective

To properly equip those who are required to prepare, pack or handle cargo appliances in support of the offshore oil and gas industry who are responsible for the use of, or who have control of offshore ‘containers’, in order that they may operate their equipment safely and with due regard to the law and industry guidance.  The delegates receive a mix of classroom and practical training using full size equipment and cargo.

Contents                   

The delegates receive theory and practical training under expert guidance from fully qualified and experienced personnel in the following aspects:

BSEN 12079

• Inspection of offshore containers
• Markings
• Test requirements

UKOOA Guidelines for Offshore Containers

• Responsibilities & duties
• Lifting & slinging
• Non conforming cargo
• Documentation
• Cargo stowage
• Cargo handling
• Tubular goods
• Cargo security
• The dynamics of cargo handling & transportation
• ‘Dangerous’ goods

Planning & organising lifting operations

• Risk assessment
• Lifting assessment

Manual handling

• Handling small packages
• Footing

LOLER

 Documentation 

• Key elements of certification
• Explain terminology incl tare weights, payloads and gross weights.

How to identify current examination dates of units from certification

• Data plates 
• Markings

Practical Exercises

• Instructor to show how to inspect various units
• Identify weights of loads prior to loading.
• Load various items of cargo incl including tables, chairs, pipe spools etc.
• Correct methods of loading units for equal weight
• Distribution and centres of gravity
• The importance of this for dynamics of lifting equipment.
• Delegates to demonstrate various methods of securing
• Lashing cargo in various units using ratchet straps, ropes, timber and safety nets 

Further Information

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