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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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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
(Archive)
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The
National Shipbuilding Research Program and a number of other Alliance Program
participants are supporting 2009 NAOSH Week, "Safety Means Always Coming Home."
Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian
Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing
injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- September 14, 2007: OSHA Business of Small Business Forum: "Safety and
Health Issues in the Maritime Industry," Washington, DC. Representatives from
Alliance Program participants, ASA and Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA),
addressed safety and health issues of employees in small and medium-sized
shipyards during the Forum. Jim Thornton, Director of Environmental, Health and
Safety at Northrop Grumman Corporation-Newport News in Newport News, Virginia
and representing the ASA, described his organization’s management and employee
engagement in workplace safety and health. Terry Preston, Director of Safety,
Environmental & Quality at Atlantic Marine, LLC in Mobile, AL, representing the
SCA, presented "Small to Medium Sized Shipyard Challenges and Opportunities."
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
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Safety
Alert: Welding and Other Hot Work Procedures in Shipyard Employment.
Through the OSHA and American Society of Safety
Engineers,
American Industrial Hygiene Association,
American Shipbuilding Association,
National Shipbuilding Research Program, and
Shipbuilders Council of America Alliances, the participants developed a
Safety Alert focusing on welding and hot work in shipyard employment. The Alert
provides tips and reminders to help maintain a safe work environment by
identifying situations and hazards associated with Hot Work. (2009, February)
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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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