Winter Operations

Move equipment from the low-lying or flood-prone areas. Ensure run-off areas and drainage is clear, open container doors where flooding may result, stack or remove chassis and rolling stock from areas prone to flooding. Advise Employees to avoid flood-prone areas.

All staff should seek shelter. Suspend lift machine operations. Monitor lightning activity, motion, directionality, and speed 15 and 30 minutes into the future, based on distance from the location. Receive cloud to ground alerts. Facility Manager to advise all-clear when safe to resume outside work.

Alert all Automotive units, protect automobiles and equipment to avoid damage, personnel to seek cover.

Safety risk! Notify staff - stay clear of the stacks, don't go near containers. These might blow over.

Ensure employees have appropriate cold weather gear, work inside and in protected areas as much as possible, park rolling stock inside or in covered areas and ensure block heaters are plugged in. Discuss cold weather working procedures with Employees at pre-shift meetings, check-in at regular intervals.

Lower all empty or light containers to lower level or to the ground. Alert 24-36h ahead of time - ideal for prep. Secure any loose equipment.

Expect truck arrival delays.

Prep for snow removal, brief personnel and plan for delays.

Limit crane operations, expect truck arrival delays.

Turning, braking and operational speeds should be reduced appropriate to conditions. Windshields should be clean and wipers operative during active operations. All personnel with Rain gear, beware of slippery surfaces.

Pre-treat all operations. Activate Snow plow to clean accumulation on containers. Keep moving cranes (so e-chains don't freeze). Heavy weather notice to employees and customers, issue slip resistant footgear if heavy ice, eliminate unnecessary travel.