Exercise Caution When Handling Steel Plates

The Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator has issued an advisory after having investigated eleven incidents of steel plates that were being manually handled falling on seafarers, reports Safety4sea.

As explained in the the advisory, in eight of the reported incidents, steel plates were stored vertically by leaning them against a stanchion or bulkhead and secured using lashings or a retaining bar to hold them in place. Materials used for lashings included rope,...

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