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Objectives. The aim of this article is to reduce the risk of occupational hazards and improve safety conditions by enhancing hazard knowledge and identification as well as improving safety behavior for freight port enterprises.Methods. In the article, occupational hazards to health and their prevention measures of freight port enterprises have been summarized through a lot of occupational health evaluation work, experience and understanding.Results. Workers of freight port enterprises confront an equally wide variety of chemical, physical and psychological hazards in production technology, production environment and the course of labor. Such health hazards have been identified, the risks evaluated, the dangers to health notified and effective prevention measures which should be put in place to ensure the health of the port workers summarized.Discussion. There is still a long way to go for the freight port enterprises to prevent and control the occupational hazards. Except for occupational hazards and their prevention measures, other factors that influence the health of port workers should also be paid attention to, such as age, work history, gender, contraindication and even the occurrence and development rules of occupational hazards in current production conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Introduction The work of transport and handling of goods at the port is collectively executed and so it requires good communication among workers to deal with the usual and unexpected situations of daily work. Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the form and functions used in the communication between port workers and determine their importance for the preservation of workers' health and safety. Methodology This research is the result of a case study conducted in a port located in the north of Portugal. It involved general and systematic observations of work activity on the pier and boats, completed with semi-structured interviews and individual and collective refunds. Individual and collective refunds served to deepen some aspects identified during observations, fundamental to the knowledge of subjective experiences of these workers. Results and discussion During the investigation each port worker was observed not as an isolated individual but inserted into working relations with other port workers, who perform other functions, such as boarding, stevedores, inspectors, crane operators, among others. These interactions among workers take place through various forms of communication: gestures, movements, looks, facial expressions, verbal or printed information, operative codes. Conclusions The impact of these forms of communication is visible at several levels: the possibility of meeting deadlines; the quality of their work; and also for the safety of all those involved in work situations. There are variations in communication not only according to the type of load to be carried, but also according to the function of each team member. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]