Safety.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

Figure 5-69. Open storage adjacent to rails.

5-61. Safety.

g. Railcars, trailers, and trucks will be properly

Due to the weight, size, shape, handling, and

braked and blocked to prevent movement during loading

transportation requirements peculiar to metal products,

and unloading operations.

safety must be given prime consideration. Appropriate

h. Floor load limitations must not be exceeded.

safety precautions of chapter 6, this manual, and of the

military service concerned will be carried out with

5-62. Preservation.

emphasis on the following:

Preservation of metal products will be conducted in

a. Authorized safety toe footwear will be worn by

accordance with current directions of the respective

personnel.

military service. In the absence of specific instructions,

b. Metal studded leather palm gloves should be

MIL-STD-163C establishes the basic requirement for the

worn when handling metal as a protection against cuts

preservation of steel products.

MILHDBK-729,

from sharp edges.

Corrosion and Corrosion Prevention of Metals, contains

c. Standard hand signals will be used when

basic guidance on corrosion and corrosion prevention.

directing lifting, lowering, or movement of materials.

Contents include: factors influencing corrosion, forms of

Such signals will be given by only one person in an area

corrosive attack, corrosive characteristics of metals and

regardless of the number of personnel engaged in the

alloys, and general methods of protection from

operation.

corrosion. The prime causes of corrosion are the nature

of the materials and unfavorable storage environments.

d. Supervisors should assure that all personnel

Metal products are more susceptible to corrosion in

engaged in physical lifting have been instructed in the

areas having higher RH than in dry, arid areas. Metal

proper techniques.

with a polished surface should always be handled with

e. Precautions should be taken to prevent

gloved hands to protect the metal from acid stains

overloading of handling equipment.

caused by perspiration. When preservatives are to be

f. Special MHE attachments will not be used

applied to metal products, the surface to be coated will

without prior approval of the military service concerned.

be dry, clean, and free from mill scale, dirt, and

corrosion. It is essential

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