How important it is to the handling of loads by a longshoreman qualified and experienced and that has been going on for decades, that is, the centuries....
How important it is to the handling of loads by a longshoreman qualified and experienced and that has been going on for decades, that is, the centuries....
The Longshoreman is the technician responsible for placing, withdrawal and / or storage loads in the basements or on the deck of main and auxiliary vessels, autopropulsadas or not.
Is used for both, of several available technical resources being empowered to operate all equipment of cargo handling present in the vessel (Winches, tractors, forklifts, semiautomatizados automated systems and for handling of loads).
The Longshoreman is essential for the implementation of the maritime transport, getting in charge of handling and signalling for the handling of loads and equipment on board.
Also performs actions of contingency in case of accidents, be unloading the cargo or the person injured as we also carry out fighting fires, and other actions.
Usually confuses the longshoreman with other classes of workers from the port, the longshoreman only works on board never on land, zo staff who stay on trailers or wagons on the outside are the ushers of cargo, the staff of clipboards and notes are the Election, the staff of the cranes of earth are port (Longshoreman does not operate Crane Opera winch because the winch is accessory of the transport vehicle) already the crane is fixed in the earth or has propelled a truck with a winch on top is called crane was wrongfully It's actually a winch because the command of the handling of the truck and the operation of the winch are separated), Not being the longshoreman submissive other classes but the work is carried out in conjunction but in reality who dictates the pace is the stowage.
Today, a large part of this activity is automated.
Even so, it's considered a dangerous job, unhealthy and stressful, now that the conditions of work almost always are not good, and can cause serious accidents and breakdowns on the goods...
Until the first half of the twentieth century, it was up to the dockers, the task of boarding the load in ships carrying servings of her in the back, often packed in bags of 60 pounds.
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