Shipping, office move

The armies were moving rapidly forward in September when Rowan and the United Kingdom section of his office moved into the new COMZ headquarters in Paris. Supply of fast-moving items was by then on a hand-to-mouth basis. General Rowan personally visited the ports to expedite the distribution of chemical mortar shell which was finally arriving from the United States. Shortage of docking facilities frequently made it difficult to unload ships. But, when he could get shells ashore, he got the theater chief of ordnance to allot railway ammunition cars for his use and he had these cars included in priority supply trains. Usually no more than one day s reserve of shell was available in forward areas.""... 

The Port of Kemi Ltd. is a small workplace it only employs about 35 people. Its job descriptions vary from normal office work to more physical and outdoor port officer tasks. The possible harm related to office work comes mainly from static muscular tension that is commonly caused by using a computer. Disorder and untidiness indoors may cause falls and thus injuries slippery conditions due to cold weather and inadequate gritting outdoors may cause falls as well. For port officers, the job includes operating outdoors, which exposes them to cold weather and its attendant problems. Operations on the piers and ships carry with them the hazards of falling and traffic-related accidents. The constant movement in the port resembles that of a busy factory and so the risks are about the same. Being hit by a car, train, or moving machinery comprises a potential cause of a severe damage. 

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