Thank you for choosing our haulout yard for your boat maintenance. Our travelift is owner operated and we take great pride and care in our yard. Please familiarise yourself with the content of the Information Board adjacent to the hardstand office as part of your contractual space usage. Please read the following guidelines before working on your boat. Thanks Bruce Goodchap
SAFETY FIRST SAFETY FIRST SAFETY FIRST SAFETY FIRST
The Health and Safety of you, your subcontractors and others working around you are paramount. Please do not engage in any activity that could cause harm. If you see any activity that is potentially dangerous, please report it immediately to the hardstand Manager.
WORKING AT HEIGHTS
More injuries occur from falls under 3metres high and these often result in serious harm. Although you cannot avoid wor king at heights on your boat, please take all practicable steps to ensure your safety and the safety of those working around you. Eliminate, Isolate and Minimise the risk of falls. The most frequent cause of accidents in the yard have been people stepping off the side/back of their boats, off the end of scaffold or leaning on lifelines which have been loosened. Falling off your boat always results in SERIOUS HARM, so PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU ACT. Secure your ladder and scaffold correctly, make sure the area below your work platform is clear of obstacles. Keep your deck clear of tools to eliminate tripping.
CORRECT USE OF LADDERS
Make sure ladder is secured, use at a safe angle ‘four up and one out.’ Do not over-reach.
WORKING ALONE ON BOATS
Boat owners or subcontractors working in confined places in which noxious gases, flammable liquids, vapours, or any other harmful substance matter are present, must ensure that they have adequate ventilation and appropriate respiratory protective devices. They must also appoint a person outside the confined space to ensure the provision of communication, support and rescue services to the person within the confined space.
USING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ON BOATS
Check all plugs and leads are certified before use, place clear of water, excessive heat, sharp edges and grease/oil. Please ensure all your tools are certified and safe to use.
FIRE IN BOAT ON HARDSTAND
Unplug electricity cable from the electricity supply box. Fire extinguishers are located on the orange trolley outside the hardstand office. Please remember that water does not mix with fuel or electrical fires.
DISPOSAL OF WASTE OIL/THINNERS
Hazardous substances such as oil/bilge water can be disposed of at the waste oil container, which is located opposite the marina laundry and café. Such materials must NEVER be tipped into the hardstand drains. Any persons caught doing so will be heavily fined by Environment Bay of Plenty. Unused and unwanted paint and thinners should be returned from where you purchased the items or to the local Transfer Stations (up to a maximum of 20litres).
RUBBISH
Please maintain a clean bay around your boat by regularly sweeping and disposing of solid matter into the rubbish bin provided. Please do not allow solid matter to enter the drains.
PARKING OF VEHICLES
To avoid congestion within the yard we ask that only one car per boat, park within the yard. It wastes time and disrupts the concentration of the Travelift Driver if he has to stop the travelift to ask people to shift vehicles. Vehicles parked within the yard are the car owner’s responsibility – Bridge Marina Travelift Ltd takes no responsibility for any damage to vehicles while in the yard.
CRADLES / ACROW PROPS AND BLOCKS
No one apart from the hardstand operator is to touch or remove blocks/wedges, props and cradle arms.
SPRAY PAINTING
If you are spray painting your own vessel with two-pack paint containing dieisocyanates you must have a consent from Environment BOP. You are responsible for your overspray, so when spraying you must use dropsheets to cover the boats either side of you.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
If a serious accident occurs and you need to contact Police, Fire or Ambulance, dial 111. State that you are situated at the Hardstand area of the TAURANGA BRIDGE MARINA at 101 TE AWANUI DRIVE. If you miss the bridge out of the name, the emergency services will go to the Sulphur Point Marina.
BBQ AREA
Please feel free to use our bbq picnic area by the haulout dock – this bbq is available for your use, we just ask that you enjoy yourselves and then clean up after you have finished. THANKS!