HK MBST Container Handling Test case studies
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The Hong Kong Mandatory Basic Safety Training (MBST) Container Handling course - 貨櫃處理安全訓練課程 - is a short safety-training programme for workers who handle, move, stack or lash containers in Hong Kong. It is aimed at quay and yard staff, equipment operators, lashing and securing crews, prime-mover drivers, supervisors and anyone whose duties take them into a container terminal, mid-stream operation or off-dock yard. The HK MBST Container Handling Test case studies are 5 cases and about 5,419 words.
1Three Back Injuries in Six Weeks on a Lashing Gang
A lashing gang of six employed by Wing Hoi Lashing Co, a subcontractor to the terminal operator, has lashed 38 of 52 boxes on a 12-hour night shift. Each 40ft box needs four semi-automatic twistlocks released and two turnbuckle rods shipped, working at deck level in the 1.1 m gap between stacks.
1,074 words, about 5 min2Near-Miss in Block R: Pedestrians Sharing the RTG Travel Lane
22:40, berth 6, yard block R. A terminal checker is walking from the reefer rack to the RTG control position to log a damaged door seal.
1,061 words, about 5 min3Flat Rack, Wrong Weight, Off-Centre Load at Berth 4
A 20ft flat rack carries a used hydraulic power pack. The shipping documents declare a verified gross mass of 18,500 kg, but the terminal weighbridge records 26,940 kg for the packed unit.
1,067 words, about 5 min4Lashing the Top Tier from a Ladder at Berth 7
Three lashings hands must lash 46 boxes before a 06:00 sailing. The gantry-mounted lashing platform on the berth's crane was taken out of service that morning; the fitter's tag reads 'guard interlock defective - do not use'.
1,108 words, about 6 min5Five-High Empty Stack Collapse During Typhoon Recovery
03:30, yard block W. 8 was lowered at 21:00; re-stacking resumed at 23:00.
1,109 words, about 6 min