Cargo AwarenessWorkshop for Handlers
(left)JohnGray students braving the rain to deliver their message 'Don'tSpoil with Oil'. (right)The Department of Environmental Healthuses this container to ship waste oil overseas.
Eleven employees of cargo handling agenciesattended a Cargo Awareness Workshop Saturday, 10 November, toimprove techniques in proper handling of cargo.
This is the first in a series of such workshopsand was hosted by Cayman Dispatch Services at the Customs Trainingfacility near the airport.
Facilitator/Instructor Kermit Chung, CaymanDispatch Services Trainer, said, "Recent happenings in theU.S.A. particularly the September 11 terrorist attack and laterthe anthrax problems, make it imperative that cargo handlers atall levels be trained in the proper handling of all types of cargo".
"Safety and security concerns are paramountand so we must educate and heighten the level of awareness inthe industry," he added.
The participants represented five cargo-handlingagencies: H.M. Customs Warehouse, C.I. Health Services Ltd, Sta-MarEnterprise Ltd, Miracle Brokers Ltd, and IMP Agency.
Erimando Ebanks, Owner, and Director ofCayman Dispatch Services explained, "We intend to continuewith these workshops, probably as regularly as once every quarter.There is so much information to share and there is so much peoplein the industry need to know and learn."
Sharna Daniels and Michael Mendez representedSta-Mar Enterprises. Edward Richards and Sherma Lewis representedMiracle Brokers. Tenisha Wilks represented C.I. Customs Agency.IMP was represented by Raul Ombrete and Darwin Cook. H.M. CustomsWarehouse was represented by Coulson Daniels, Leonard Powery andDanny Ebanks. Edsel Jefferies represented C.I. Health Services.