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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.

Maritime Standards and Guidance. OSHA. Links to maritime related standards, and to the OSHA Office of Maritime.

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.

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.

Maritime Safety and Health Topics. OSHA. Provides access to maritime publications and training materials, as well as web pages addressing specific maritime topics.
- Shipyard Employment. OSHA eTool. 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

(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

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.
National Shipbuilders Research Program (NSRP). Signed July 15, 2003; renewed February 20, 2006; renewed October 2, 2007.
Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA). Signed January 31, 2003; renewed June 16, 2005; renewed February 8, 2007.

Regional Alliances

Region IV
- Gulf Coast Maritime Safety Association, Alabama Physical Therapy Association and Alabama Technology Network. Signed May 27, 2004; renewed August 17, 2006; addendum January 17, 2007.
Region IX
- Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Educational Institutions and the Primary Business, Safety & Health, and Government Organizations in Hawaii. Signed November 25, 2002.
Region X
- Shipbuilders Council of America. Signed October 22, 2002; renewed October 22, 2003; renewed February 6, 2006.

Strategic Partnerships

For a listing of partnerships, see Shipyards and Ship Building and Repair.

Voluntary Protection Program

For a listing of VPP sites, see Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).

In Focus

Hot Topics

General Working Conditions Standards
OSHA publishes Proposed Rule for General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment.
- General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment. OSHA Federal Register Proposed Rules 72:72451-72520, (2007, December 20).
- OSHA Publishes Proposal on Shipyard Employment. OSHA News Release, (2007, December 20).
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.
OSHA Publishes Final Ergonomics Guidelines for Shipyards. OSHA. Also available as a 1 MB PDF, 52 pages.
Traffic Safety in Marine Terminals. OSHA Guidance Document (Publication 3337-07), (2007).
OSHA Guidance Update on Protecting Employees from Avian Flu (Avian Influenza) Viruses. OSHA Guidance Document (Publication 3323-10N), (2006). Also available as a 1 MB PDF, 76 pages.
Radio Communication Can Assist Container Gantry Crane Operators in Marine Terminals. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2007, June). Also available as a 1 MB PDF, 2 pages.
Abrasive Blasting Hazards in Shipyard Employment. OSHA Guidance Document, (2006, December).
Marine Terminal Fall Protection for Personnel Platforms. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2006, June). Also available as a 222 KB PDF, 2 pages.
Longshoring and Marine Terminals "Tool Shed" Directive. OSHA Directive CPL 02-00-139, (2006, May 23).
Fire Protection Standard
- Updating National Consensus Standards in OSHA's Standard for Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment. OSHA Federal Register Final Rules 71:60843-60847, (2006, October 17).
- Updating National Consensus Standards in OSHA's Standard for Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment. OSHA Federal Register Proposed Rules 71:60932-60934, (2006, October 17).
- Shipyard Fire Protection Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). OSHA, (2006, March). Also available as a 278 KB PDF, 10 pages.
- 29 CFR 1915, Occup. Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment. OSHA Standard.
- Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment; Final Rule. OSHA Federal Register Final Rules 69:55667-55708, (2004, September 15).
- Final Rule Published on Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment. OSHA Trade News Release, (2004, September 14).
- Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment. OSHA, 3 MB PPT^*, 66 slides.

^*These files are provided for downloading.

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