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Alyeska Pipeline Service Company - SERVS
ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
October 25, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed: September 25, 2003, renewed on October 14, 2005 and September 26, 2007
Overview
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and APSC - SERVS recognized the value of
establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces.
OSHA and APSC - SERVS formed an alliance to provide APSC - SERVS members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources and preventing exposure to Marine Oil Spill
Response hazards and/or addressing Hazwoper issues. The State of Alaska, Occupational Safety and
Health (AKOSH) was asked to be a signatory member in October 2005.
Implementation Team Members
Scott Ketcham, Area Director, OSHA Anchorage Area Office (AAO)
Gail Colby, Compliance and Preparedness Manager, APSC - SERVS
Grey Mitchell, Director, State of Alaska, Division of Labor Standards & Safety
Contributors
Lloyd Kompkoff, Fishing Vessel Program Coordinator, APSC - SERVS
Matthew T. Pauli, CSHO, OSHA AAO
Prince William Sound Community College
Evaluation Period
This evaluation describes events, meetings, and correspondence dating back to the December 23, 2006,
annual update.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
Updates were conducted via telephone and email by representatives of the implementation team.
Regular discussions included training, training schedule, and training topics.
III. Events and Products
Training and Education
- Events
Spring Fishing Vessel Training, April 23-27, 2007, Cordova, Alaska.
Fall Fishing Vessel Training, September 24-29, 2007, Cordova, Alaska.
Additional training held for Southcentral Alaska fishing fleets in March and April 2007 in Homer,
Seward, Whittier, Chenega, and Valdez.
AAO Representation and input at the fall “Train-the-Trainer” in-service held prior to the fall
2007 fishing vessel training. In-service held at the Prince William Sound Community College,
Valdez, Alaska, campus.
- Products
Participants attended training sessions to establish proficiency in the training developed as a
result of alliance objectives. The training curriculum includes classroom (theory and compliance
discussions) as well as practical use of spill response equipment. The latter portion was
accomplished through individual work stations as well as on-water spill response scenarios which
included equipment deployment.
OSHA AAO representatives observed and evaluated training sessions. OSHA AAO representatives were
available to provide information from a regulatory aspect as well as fulfilling the role of
Subject Matter Experts (SME).
Outreach and Communication
- Events
AKOSH was represented at the fall training in Cordova. An AKOSH point of contact is needed to
ensure continued participation.
- Products
The program continues to provide up-to-date oil spill response training to a diverse group of
individuals. Communities where the training takes place play an active role in ensuring its
success.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
Events
- Events
Alliance participants continue to evaluate, modify, and develop a training curriculum specific to
marine oil spill response. The unique environments in which the activities occur require
modifications to the curriculum to ensure responders recognize the hazards they may encounter.
Discussions of the curriculum have occurred via telephone and email. Observations of curriculum
changes are made during the spring and fall training sessions. Methods of good practices,
deficiencies, and observed safety and health hazards are brought to the attention of the training
providers.
- Products
The parties, particularly APSC - SERVS, continue to participate in forums which highlight the
benefits of the alliance as well as the training provided to the fishing vessel owners and
operators that participate in the program.
IV. Results
The alliance continues to train fishing vessel operators in marine oil spill
response both within the Prince William Sound region and outside the Prince William Sound region. In
the region includes the communities within Prince William Sound. Outside the region includes
communities that may be affected by an oil spill occurring within Prince William Sound. Outside the
region includes Cook Inlet and Kodiak Island.
Areas outside the region are included because of the tidal and current action of the northern Gulf
of Alaska. This included communities affected during the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989.
Many of the fishing vessel operators participate annually to maintain their proficiency on the
equipment and competency in the Marine Hazardous Material Technician objectives. Each year, new
operators and crew members participate. A total of 305 fishing vessels accounted for the 1,169
individuals for this annual review.
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print
and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Training, Spring 2006, All locations, Alaska |
1,051 |
| Training, Fall 2006, Cordova, Alaska |
118 |
| TOTAL |
1,169 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
None to report at this time. Affected parties continue to review the curriculum to ensure objectives
and regulatory compliance are met.
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