FACTS
Key Risks to Marine Construction Equipment- Loading and Unloading Equipment. Vessels and barges are always in motion to some degree, even dockside. When being loaded or unloaded with construction equipment, maintaining their stability is critical.
- Securing Equipment for Transit. Vessels often travel miles to reach a job site and can encounter rough seas, strong currents, and adverse weather on the journey. Valuable equipment can shift and be damaged or lost overboard, cause damage to other cargo and to the vessel’s structures and fittings.
- Job Site Traffic. Marine construction sites can be especially busy, with workers on foot, cranes overhead, mobile […]
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