Maritime Compliance Information

• Office of Maritime Enforcement. OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs. Provides a strategic and planned program to address occupational safety and health enforcement for the maritime industries including comprehensive program guidelines, policies, procedures, technical assistance, and information dissemination.
  
• OSHA Products, Information and Guidance for the Shipyard Employment Industry. OSHA, (2007, November). Also available as a 143 KB PDF, 2 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.
  
• Maritime Directives. OSHA. Provides OSHA's operating procedures and ensure consistency within the agency.
• Maritime Standard Interpretations. OSHA. Responses by OSHA to specific questions relating to OSHA interpretation of the requirements of a standard.
• Shipbreaking [102 KB PDF^*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2001). Provides information on the hazards associated with shipbreaking.
• Review Commission and Administrative Law Judge Decisions. OSHA. Provides written summaries of disputes about OSHA enforcement actions which are brought before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a legal hearing.
• Maritime Crane Accreditation and Certification Program. OSHA. Programs to accredit agencies to certify lifting devices used in the maritime industry.

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