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OSHA Assistance for the Maritime Industry In Focus Fire Protection Standard 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: Links to maritime related standards, and to the OSHA Office of Maritime.  Longshoring and Marine Terminals; Vertical Tandem Lifts.– Notice of Public Hearing. Longshoring and Marine Terminals; Vertical Tandem Lifts; Proposed Rule. (2004, February 13) 68:54297-54318. MACOSH Page: The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (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. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for December 7-9, 2004 in Norfolk, VA. Maritime Enforcement Information: Links to OSHA compliance information including directives, letters of interpretation, Review Commission decisions, and crane certification, and to the OSHA Office of Maritime Enforcement. Maritime Safety and Health Topics: Provides access to maritime publications and training materials, as well as web pages addressing specific maritime topics.  The Longshore Industry Green Book is now available. For a paper copy, please contact the Publications Office. Longshoring and Marine Terminals: Hazard Abatement Summaries. OSHA Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine Publication (2002, October). Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheets (SHIPS). Directorate of Science, Technology, and Medicine (2002, October) 33 pages, 7.3 MB PDF. Shipyard operating in the United States often do not have the benefit of full-time, on-board safety and health specialists. To meet this need and help prevent injuries, the shipyard community and OSHA have jointly developed Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheets (SHIPS). Shipyard Employment: Ship Repair - Shipyard work has traditionally been hazardous, with an injury-accident rate more than twice that of construction and general industry. OSHA has targeted the industry in its Strategic Plan to reduce injuries and illnesses and prevent fatalities. This eTool addresses the entire 1915 regulation as it pertains to Ship Repair which includes activities such as altering, converting, installing, cleaning, painting, and maintaining vessels. Maritime Alliances and Partnerships National Alliances Assistant Secretary Henshaw with representatives from three different shipbuilding organizations that have signed National Alliances. From left to right: Richard McCreary, Shipbuilders Council of America; Steve Strom, National Shipbuilding Research Program and Paul Robinson, American Shipbuilding Association. American Shipbuilding Association signed July 15, 2003. National Shipbuilders Research Program signed July 15, 2003.  Shipbuilders Council of America signed January 31, 2003.   Regional Alliances Region I - Braintree Area Office US Coast Guard signed April 14, 2003. Also see the Annual Alliance Evaluation. (Alliance is also with Providence Area Office)  Region IV - Jackson Area Office Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and its Unions signed May 9, 2003. (Alliance is also with Baton Rouge Area Office) Region VI - Baton Rouge Area Office Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and its Unions signed May 9, 2003. (Alliance is also with Jackson Area Office) 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.   Strategic Partnerships (Shipyards and Ship Building and Repair Industry) Region III Metro Machine Company/International Brotherhood of Boilermakers/Delaware County Community College - Philadelphia Ship Disposal South Tidewater Association of Ship Repairers (STASR) Region VI Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) Region IX Port of San Diego Ship Repair Association (PSDSRA)   Voluntary Protection Program For a listing of VPP sites, see the Voluntary Protection Program website. In Focus Fire Protection Standard 1915, Occup. Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment - Revised Regulation. Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment; Final Rule. OSHA Federal Register Entry 69:55667-55708 (2004, September 15). Final Rule Published on Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment. OSHA Trade News Release (2004, September 14).  Safety and  Health Topics     Maritime Industry   Standards   Compliance Information   Technical Links   MACOSH   What's New   Credits

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