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National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP)
(signed July 15, 2003; renewed February 20, 2006; renewed October 2, 2007)
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Steve Strom, Member of the National Shipbuilding Research Program
Executive Control Board; John Henshaw, then-Assistant Secretary of Labor and Paul Robinson, Member
of the American Shipbuilding Association Board of Directors signing two separate Alliances on
July 15, 2003.
OSHA's then-Assistant Secretary Henshaw with representatives from three different
shipbuilding organizations that have signed national Alliances. From left to right:
Richard McCreary, Shipbuilders Council of America; Steve Strom, National Shipbuilding
Research Program and Paul Robinson, American Shipbuilding Association.
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Through the OSHA and NSRP Alliance, the organizations will provide NSRP
members and others in the shipbuilding industry with information and guidance that will help them
protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to shipyard
safety and health hazards. 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 (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance
tools and OSHA's and NSRP's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Promote and encourage NSRP members' 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 maritime industry issues and projects
that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on
shipyard safety and health hazards to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- September 21, 2004: Representatives from three maritime Alliances attended the Maritime
Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Seminar in New Orleans, Louisiana to hear presentations from
maritime companies and OSHA's National Office, Region III and Region VI and to discuss the
application process, requirements and benefits of VPP from both the industry and government
perspectives. [More. . .]
- September 10-17, 2004: 2004 National Safety Congress & Expo, Ernest R. Morial Convention Center,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
- September 13, 2004: Mr. Tom Pope, Area Director, OSHA Region III, Norfolk, Virginia Area
Office; Capt. Teresa Preston, Director, Safety, Environment & Quality, Atlantic Marine, Inc.
(SCA) and Mr. David Pivarnik, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Director of Environmental, Health
& Safety (ASA/NSRP), spoke to 40 attendees at the workshop entitled, "Shipyard Alliances with
OSHA," during the National Safety Congress.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
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Safety Alert: Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) Procedures
in Shipyard Employment. Through the OSHA and
National
Shipbuilding Research Program,
Shipbuilders Council of America,
American Shipbuilding Association,
American Industrial Hygiene Association, and
American Society of Safety Engineers Alliances, the participants developed
"Safety Alert: Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) Procedures
in Shipyard Employment." The Safety Alert provides useful tips and reminders to
control the release of hazardous energy through LO/TO procedures in shipyard
building and repair. (2008, September)
- Safety Alert: Electrocution and Shock Hazards in Shipyard Employment [PDF
- 162 KB]. Through the OSHA and National Shipbuilding Research Program,
American Shipbuilding Association,
American Industrial Hygiene Association, American Society of
Safety Engineers, and Shipbuilders Council of America
Alliances, the participants developed "Safety Alert: Electrocution and Shock
Hazards in Shipyard Employment." The Safety Alert provides useful tips and
reminders about electrical shock hazards that may be present in shipbuilding
and repair and includes information on preventing and eliminating the hazards.
(2008, February)
- Safety Alert: Shipyard Sewage and Hydrogen Sulfide [PDF
- 63 KB]. Through the OSHA and National Shipbuilding Research Program, American Shipbuilding
Association, American
Industrial Hygiene Association,
American Society of Safety Engineers, and Shipbuilders Council of America
Alliances, the participants developed "Safety Alert: Shipyard Sewage and
Hydrogen Sulfide." The Safety 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. (2006, July)
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