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Safety risks of manual sweeping in vegetable and animal oil trades | Gard's Insights

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Manual sweeping by the crew on tankers carrying vegetable oils and animal fat cargoes such as palm oil, coconut oil, or tallow to maximise cargo outturn, exposes crew to serious safety risks, such as heat exhaustion, enclosed space entry hazards and burn injuries from hot surfaces. Without proper management, these ris

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