L-R OSHA Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. and Mark Baker, President - NMSA sign national
Alliance agreement on June 23, 2006.
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Through the OSHA and NMSA Alliance, the organizations will work together to
provide the association's members and others in the marine cargo handling industry with information,
guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety.
The Alliance will particularly focus on intermodal container lashing issues and marine terminal
traffic safety. The Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the
recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in
developing ways of communicating such information to employers and employees in
the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s and NMSA’s conferences and events such
as NMSA’s Annual and Technical Committee meetings.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health
professionals regarding NMSA best practices or effective approaches and
publicize results through outreach by NMSA and through OSHA-or NMSA developed
materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other
applicable forum).
- Promote and encourage NMSA’s participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs
such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and the
On-site Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition
Program.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that
are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- October 20-26, 2008:
Drug-Free Work Week 2008. The National Maritime Safety Association and a number of other
Alliance Program participants are supporting Drug-Free Work Week 2008. The Week, held annually in
October, is a public awareness campaign that highlights the fact that being drug free is key to
protecting workplace safety and health and encourages workers with alcohol and drug problems to
seek help.
- June 17, 2008: NMSA Technical Committee Meeting, Long Beach, California.
Jack Reich, Compliance Safety and Health Officer, Region IX, Oakland,
California Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, presented "Hazards in the Maritime Industry
and OSHA Update" during the meeting.
- March 26-28, 2008: NMSA Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
- March 28, 2008: Alan Traenkner, Director, Analysis and Evaluation, Region IX, San Francisco,
California Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Update and Alliances" during the meeting.
- June 27-28, 2007: NMSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
- June 28, 2007: Amanda Edens, Deputy Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
USDOL-OSHA; Charles Lemon, Safety and Health Professional, Washington State Department of Labor
and Industries; James Thornton, Chairperson, Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety
and Health (MACOSH) and John Cushing, Commander, United States Coast Guard; participated in a
"Safety Leadership from the Government Perspective" panel discussion. Approximately 150 people
attended.
- June 28, 2007: Richard Terrill, Regional Administrator, Region X, Seattle, Washington
Regional Office, USDOL-OSHA, made a presentation and provided the meeting attendees with an OSHA
update.
- March 14-15, 2007: NMSA Technical Committee Meeting, Houston, Texas.
- March 14, 2007: Roger Banaitis, Safety and Health Manager, Region VI, Dallas, Texas Regional
Office, USDOL-OSHA, updated 30 attendees on the powered industrial truck standards (e.g.
forklifts) along with the marine terminal/longshoring enforcement programs.
- September 13-14, 2006: NMSA Technical Committee Meeting, Vancouver, Washington.
- September 13, 2006: Carl Halgren, Region X, Portland, Oregon Area Director, USDOL-OSHA, updated
the committee on the OSHA Alliance Program and activities of the OSHA and NMSA Alliance.
- June 21-23, 2006: NMSA Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina.
- June 22, 2006: Jim Maddux, Director, Office of Maritime Standards, USDOL-OSHA, made a
presentation and discussed OSHA's concerns regarding marine cargo handling facilities.
- June 23, 2006: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on
the OSHA Alliance Program. Following his speech, Mr. Foulke signed the OSHA and NMSA Alliance
agreement.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Marine Terminal Traffic Safety Tip Sheet. Through the OSHA and National Maritime Safety Association (NMSA) Alliance, NMSA developed "Marine Terminal Traffic Safety Tip Sheet" [PDF - 147 KB]. The Tip Sheet provides marine cargo handling industry employers and employees with information on how to prevent traffic-related injuries and fatalities in a marine terminal. (2008, August)
Publications and Newsletters
- NMSA Semi-Annual Newsletter, July 2006. NMSA's July 2006 inaugural
edition of its semi-annual newsletter includes an article, "NMSA/OSHA Safety Alliance," describing
the June 23, 2006 Alliance signing and the goals of the agreement.
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