Preventive measures for safety and health at work with the amphibious transporter STM-M

Abstract

Nowadays , the knowledge of using the amphibious transporter STM-M ( STM-M) is very limited . A s mall number of professional soldiers in the Serbian Armed Forces know how to use this ver y useful and high -q uality military vehicle in a regular way. From the day onethis vehicle has remained in it s basic shape without any modification s since it was made in the former Soviet Union. Today, the Serbian Armed Forces have only 12 of these vehicles in the operati onal use. The Serbian Armed Forces have two amphibious platoons in two pontoon batalions in the River Flotilla. As the author of this article was an officer in charge of maintaining this complex and “unusual” vehicle, the article deals with the provisions from the Reg u lations o n preventive me a sures for safety and health while using work equipment ( Ministry of Labour, 2012 ), applied to work with STM-M s , The article makes a parallel between the provisions of the Regulations and the actual situation and specific conditions of using and maintaining STM-Ms . Introduction S ome basic information about the STM-M is given here , t with Figure 1 of this vehicle and its tactical and technical specifications . The d angerous places on the vehicle are presented as well. Mesuares and rules for safe work T his part of the article present s all speciall tools on the STM-M that are use d for safe work. E ach piece of tool is described in detail -itslocationon the STM-M, its physical characteristics, and most common mistakes during its use . Some measures f or better maint en ance and improved safety at work are also proposed . Conclusion The conclusion deals with the misuse and wrong maint en ance of STM-M s and gives some proposals for their better use. A critical commentary about the condition s of safety engineer ing in the Serbian Armed Forces can be found here as well .