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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP)
September 21, 2006 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
July 15, 2003
Date Renewed
February 20, 2006
Evaluation Period
July 16, 2005 – July 15, 2006
Overview
The Alliance focuses on using OSHA's and NSRP's collective expertise to advance a culture of injury
and illness prevention while sharing best practices and technical knowledge and promoting safe and
healthful working conditions for shipbuilding and ship repair employees.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Steve Butler
Debra Gabry
Carl Halgren
Jim Maddux
Jess McCluer
Tom Pope |
Office of Maritime Enforcement
Office of Science and Technology Assessment
Region X, Portland, Oregon Area Office
Office of Maritime Standards
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
Region III, Norfolk, Virginia Area Office Director1 |
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| NSRP: |
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Dan Nadeau
Thresa Nelson |
Vice-Chair, Safety and Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
Chair, SHAC |
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| Contributors |
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| Kristi Dearing |
Contractor for OSHA, Salt Lake Technical Center SLTC |
1Member of the Implementation Team until July 2006.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
July 20, 2005
September 9, 2005
October 14, 2005
February 8-9, 2006
February 10, 2006
April 11, 2006
May 10, 2006 |
Joint Meeting with the National Shipbuilders Research
Program (NSRP) and the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) Alliance, Teleconference
Planning Meeting with NSRP and SCA Alliances for proposed Maritime Best Practices Seminar,
Teleconference
Planning Meeting with NSRP and SCA Alliances for proposed Maritime Best Practices Seminar,
Teleconference
Shipyard Employment eTool – Fire Protection module editorial board meeting, Norfolk, Virginia
Joint Meeting with the NSRP and SCA Alliances, Teleconference
Joint meeting with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), NSRP and SCA
Alliances for the Safety Alert: Deadly Hydrogen Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage, Teleconference
Joint Meeting with the NSRP and SCA Alliances, Teleconference |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education
- Provide recommendations on how to improve shipbuilding-related training and education courses.
The OSHA and NSRP Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Outreach and Communication
- Develop and disseminate information, including injury and hazard information, at conferences,
events, or through print and electronic media, including links from OSHA's and NSRP's Web sites.
Products
OSHA's Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheets (SHIPS)
The draft SHIPS, developed by OSHA's Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine (DSTM),
identify the prevalent types of injuries e.g. falls, strains and burns by processes such as
shipfitting, shipboard machining, shipboard electrical and shipboard handling. The NSRP, ASA and SCA
Implementation Teams completed reviewed the Shipfitting SHIP and are reviewing and providing
comments on the Machining, Electrical and Handling SHIPS. Due to a lawsuit that is challenging the
data module OSHA is using to develop the Shipfitting SHIPS, the development of the guide sheets has
been put on hold until the lawsuit is settled.
OSHA and NSRP Alliance Web page
OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and NSRP Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web
site. It includes links to the OSHA and NSRP agreement, renewal agreement, news releases and events.
This Web page is updated on a regular basis.
Publications and Newsletters
Information and news releases on the OSHA and NSRP Alliance activities have appeared in a number of
print and online publications, including: OSHA Up to Date and
US Newswire. For more information on the articles, see "Alliance
Program Reach."
Events
XVIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work and 2005 National Safety Council's Congress &
Expo – September 17-23, 2005, Orlando, FL
Debra Gabry and Steve Butler promoted OSHA's Fatality Videos during the NSC's Film and Media
presentations on September 23, 2005 at the 2005 National Safety Council's Congress & Expo. The
computer animated hazard awareness videos are based on shipyard fatalities. The NSRP, ASA and SCA
Implementation Teams and OSHA Strategic Partnership program participants assisted in developing the
videos. In addition, Steve Butler, Director, Office of Maritime Enforcement promoted the video on
September 19, 2005 during a presentation to the National Safety Council's Maritime Industries Safety
& Health Committee that was held in conjunction with the National Safety Council's 2005 Congress and
Expo.
- Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals in NSRP's best practices
or effective approaches, as jointly determined by OSHA and NSRP.
Events
Maritime Best Practices Seminar
In the Fall 2005, the OSHA and NSRP, ASA and SCA Alliances agreed to pursue developing a two-day
Maritime Industry Best Practices seminar focusing on lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita and will include workgroup discussions on maritime industry best practices including
shipfitting and welding, along with tours of a shipyard. The implementation teams agreed to schedule
the proposed workshop in conjunction with the SCA Safety Seminar in early March 2006 in Mobile, AL.
However, OSHA's Regions IV and VI informed DCSP that they were focusing on hurricane recovery
efforts, and as a result were unable to participate in the proposed seminar. As a result, the NSRP,
ASA and SCA implementation teams agreed to follow up with OSHA Regions IV and VI in Fall 2006 to see
when they would be able to participate in a Maritime Best Practices Seminar.
- Promote and encourage NSRP team members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance and the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), Consultation, and SHARP as
appropriate.
The OSHA and NSRP Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Create and update electronic assistance tools for OSHA's Web page that address shipbuilding and
ship repair safety and health hazards.
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages
NSRP's members on the following Safety and Health Topics pages' and eTools editorial boards are
continuing to review and provide OSHA with feedback on the tools:
- Maritime Industries Safety and Health Topics page
G. "Doug" Howard, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 733; Pascagoula, MS
W.D. "Chico" McGill, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 733; Pascagoula, MS
Thresa Nelson, CHMM, CSP, Northrop Grumman-Newport News; Newport News, VA
- Ship Building and Repair Safety and Health Topics page
Thresa Nelson, CHMM, CSP, Northrop Grumman-Newport News; Newport News, VA
- Shipyard Employment eTool
G. "Doug" Howard, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 733; Pascagoula, MS
W.D. "Chico" McGill, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 733; Pascagoula, MS
Thresa Nelson, CHMM, CSP, Northrop Grumman-Newport News; Newport News, VA
Shipyard Employment eTool
The eTool provides information and guidance to help protect shipyard employees' health and safety by
minimizing or eliminating exposure to shipyard safety and health hazards. The OSHA and NSRP
Alliance, and the OSHA and ASA and SCA Alliances, provided OSHA with input during the development of
the Agency's Shipyard Employment eTool Shipbuilding, Shipbreaking and Barge Cleaning modules. The
modules were completed and posted on OSHA's Web site in September 2005.
In addition, the Alliances are reviewing and providing comments on a draft Fire Protection module
for the Shipyard Employment eTool. It is expected to be completed and posted by Fall 2006.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects for the maritime industry
that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Fatality Fact Sheets
NSRP, ASA and SCA are working with OSHA's Office of Maritime Enforcement to develop Fatality Fact
Sheets. The implementation teams are reviewing OSHA data to determine the top three to four specific
types of incidents (e.g. falls, electrocution), that result in shipyard fatalities to develop fact
sheets for a particular type of incident.
Safety Alert: Deadly Hydrogen Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage
The OSHA and ASA Alliance, together with the NSRP and SCA Alliances are working with the OSHA and
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Alliance to develop the Safety Alert: Deadly Hydrogen
Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage. The Alert is designed to make both shipyard employers and employees
aware of the hazards of sewage systems on both ships and shipyard shore facilities and how to
prevent accidents involving hydrogen sulfide gas. The Alert will be completed by August 2006.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Share information on NSRP team members' worksites best practices, as jointly determined by OSHA
and NSRP, with others in the maritime industry through outreach by NSRP and through OSHA or NSRP
developed training programs and materials.
The OSHA and NSRP Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings to help develop
innovative solutions to shipbuilding and ship repair hazards in the workplace and to provide input
on safety and health issues.
The OSHA and NSRP Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and NSRP are working together to address safety and health issues
in the maritime industry. The OSHA and NSRP Alliance is very successful and the organizations have
developed a productive working relationship. This positive relationship has led to the development
of many programs and projects. OSHA and NSRP are also sharing regulatory, compliance assistance and
cooperative program information. Further, the OSHA and NSRP Alliance implementation team is working
jointly with the other maritime industry related Alliances that have been signed with ASA and SCA on
several projects. For example:
- NSRP representatives are serving on the Maritime Industry and Ship Building and Ship Repair Safety
and Health Topics pages' Editorial Boards and the Shipyard Employment eTool's Editorial Board.
- At the XVIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2005 and the National Safety Council's
Congress & Expo in September 2005, representatives from the ASA Alliance implementation team
promoted OSHA's Fatality Videos during the NSC's Film and Media presentations and Maritime
Industries Safety & Health Committee.
- The OSHA and NSRP Alliance, together with the OSHA and ASA and SCA Alliances developed a draft
two-day Maritime Best Practices seminar focusing on lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
and will include workgroup discussions on maritime industry best practices including shipfitting and
welding, along with tours of a shipyard.
- The OSHA and NSRP Alliance, together with the OSHA and ASA and SCA Alliances are working with OSHA
and the AIHA, an Alliance Program participant to develop the Safety Alert: Deadly
Hydrogen Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage.
- NSRP, ASA and SCA are reviewing and providing comments on the draft Fire Protection module which
will be added to the OSHA Shipyard Employment eTool.
- The OSHA and NSRP Alliance, together with the OSHA and the ASA and SCA Alliances are working with
the OSHA's Office of Maritime Enforcement to review OSHA data in order to identify topics for
Fatality Fact Sheets.
Finally, NSRP is continuing to hold joint Implementation Team meetings with ASA and SCA and OSHA
representatives from the Directorates of Cooperative and State Programs; Enforcement Programs;
Science, Technology and Medicine; Standards and Guidance and Region III and Region IV. As a result
of the successes the organizations realized through the Alliance Program, OSHA and NSRP signed an
Alliance renewal agreement on February 20, 2006.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and NSRP Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site |
5,196 |
| Maritime Industries Safety and Health Topics page |
23,652 |
| Ship Building and Ship Repair Safety and Health
Topics page |
23,652 |
| Shipyard Employment eTool |
15,352 |
| March 6, 2006 – "National Alliance Renewed with
NSRP," News for OSC |
Data Not Available |
| March 1, 2006 – "National Alliance Renewed with
NSRP," QuickTakes |
54,000 |
| March 1, 2006 – "OSHA Renews Alliance with National
Shipbuilding Research Program," U.S. Newswire |
Data Not Available |
| March 1, 2006 – "OSHA Renews Alliance with National
Shipbuilding Research Program," OSHA news release announcing Alliance renewal signing |
69 News Services |
| December 2005 – "Maritime Industry eTool recently
Updated," OSHA Up To Date |
Data Not Available |
| December 2005 – "Marine eTool Aids Shipyard Worker
Safety," Alliance Quarterly Review |
300 |
| Fall 2005 – "OSHA Posts Modules to Shipyard
Employment eTool," SCA Shipyard Chronicle |
1,500 |
| September 30, 2005 – "Updated eTool for Maritime
Industry Helps Workers Avoid Injuries," U.S. Newswire |
Data Not Available |
| TOTAL |
123,652 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, OSHA's and NSRP's positive relationship will continue to grow and the
implementation team will undertake a number of activities and develop a number of products.
For example, the OSHA and NSRP, ASA and SCA Alliances are working with OSHA's Office of Maritime
Enforcement to review OSHA data in order to identify topics for Fatality Fact Sheets. In addition,
the groups have discussed working together to develop an OSHA 10-Hour course specifically for
shipyards.
The Implementation Teams are also reviewing and providing comments on the Fire Protection module for
the Shipyard Employment eTool that is expected to be completed by Fall 2006. In addition, NSRP, ASA
and SCA are working with the OSHA and AIHA Alliance to develop a Safety Alert: Deadly Hydrogen
Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage. The Alert is designed to make both shipyard employers and employees
aware of the hazards of sewage systems on both ships and shipyard shore facilities and how to
prevent accidents involving hydrogen sulfide gas. The final version of the Alert will be completed
by August 2006.
Finally, OSHA and the NSRP, ASA and SCA Alliances are working to develop a two-day Maritime Best
Practices seminar focusing on lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and will include
workgroup discussions on maritime industry best practices including shipfitting and welding, along
with tours of a shipyard.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
September 21, 2006
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