Rynek pracy i bezpieczeństwo · 10/12/2008

OSHA Adopts New Requirements for Vertical Tandem Lifts in Marine Terminals

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its Marine Terminals Standard and related sections of the Longshoring Standard to introduce new requirements for the practice of lifting two intermodal containers together, one on top of the other, connected by semiautomatic twistlocks (SATLs), also known as vertical tandem lifts (VTLs). The final standard, effective immediately, permits VTLs of no more than two empty containers, provided certain safeguards are followed.