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How To Stay Safe While Handling Shipping Containers?

Cargo handling is ‘the’ most important step in the shipping life-cycle. Over the years, human beings have developed many sophisticated tools to ease loading and unloading of massive shipping containers. However, human interference is still very much important in the task which often results in accidents; sometimes fatal.

 

Shipping containers are made from high gauge steel and are extremely heavy, even when empty. An empty 20ft shipping container can weigh more than 5000lbs (2300kgs). This is reason enough for shipping personnel to be aware of the various threats the containers can pose and consider appropriate safety measures.

 

Here we have brought 10 tips to stay safe while handling a shipping container. Read on www.pelicancontainers.com/blogs/how-to-stay-safe-while-ha...

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Uploaded on April 16, 2021