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These pages are part of OSHA's commitment to provide
employers and maritime workers with information and assistance to help in
complying with OSHA standards and in ensuring a safe workplace.
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Maritime Standards and Guidance. OSHA. Links to maritime related standards, and to
the OSHA Office of Maritime.
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Maritime Compliance Information. OSHA.
 Links to OSHA compliance
information including directives, letters of interpretation, Review Commission
decisions, crane certification, and to the OSHA Office of Maritime
Enforcement.
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Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH).
OSHA. MACOSH is a committee which provides additional viewpoints to OSHA on
maritime safety issues. This page provides MACOSH contacts, workgroup
assignments, meeting minutes, and recommendations.
- OSHA Maritime Outreach Training Program. OSHA has developed an OSHA Outreach
Training Program for the Maritime industry. This new program builds on OSHA's
successful Outreach Training Program platform to extend safety and health
training to employees and employers in the maritime industry.
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Maritime Safety and Health Topics. OSHA. Provides access to maritime publications
and training materials, as well as web pages addressing specific maritime
topics.
eTool
 Shipyard
Employment. OSHA. Shipyard work has traditionally been hazardous, with an
injury-accident rate more than twice that of construction and general industry. OSHA has included the industry in its Strategic Plan to reduce injuries and
illnesses and prevent fatalities. The eTool describes common hazards and
possible solutions for tasks performed during the maritime industry's ship
repair, shipbuilding, shipbreaking, and barge cleaning processes.
Maritime Alliances and Partnerships
National Alliances
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| (left to right) Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., USDOL-OSHA, and Cynthia L. Brown, ASA’s President, sign the national Alliance renewal agreement on August 22, 2007 |
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American Shipbuilding Association (ASA). Signed July 15, 2003; renewed January 13, 2006; renewed August 22, 2007.
- National Maritime Safety Association (NMSA). Signed June 23, 2006; renewed September 4, 2008.
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National Shipbuilders Research Program (NSRP). Signed July 15, 2003; renewed February 20, 2006; renewed October 2, 2007.
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Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA). Signed January 31, 2003; renewed
June 16, 2005; renewed February 8, 2007.
Regional Alliances
- Region IV
- Region IX
- Region X
Strategic Partnerships
Voluntary Protection Program
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Hot Topics
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Shipfitting. OSHA Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheets (SHIPS), (2008, August).
Also available as a 2 MB
PDF, 20 pages.
- OSHA Products, Information and Guidance for the Longshoring and Marine Terminal Industries. OSHA, (2007, November).
Also available as a 390 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
- OSHA Products, Information and Guidance for the Shipyard Employment Industry. OSHA, (2007, November).
Also available as a 143 KB
PDF, 2 pages.
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OSHA Publishes Final Ergonomics Guidelines for Shipyards. OSHA. Also available as a 1 MB
PDF, 52 pages.
General Working Conditions
Standard
OSHA publishes Proposed Rule for General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment.
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