This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards for the maritime industry. Using the OSHA Maritime Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those areas in the maritime industry ...

Companies with workers repairing and refurbishing ship components utilizing sand blasting have become the subject of a new U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ...

OSHA intends to issue interim enforcement guidance for general industry and maritime until a compliance directive on the new standards is finalized The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety ...

OSHA has a new guidance document out that aims to help the maritime industry avoid marine terminal traffic accidents and prevent or reduce work-related fatalities and injuries. “ This new guidance ...

MACOSH is made up of 15 representative members appointed by the secretary from multiple segments of the maritime industry (such as shipyard, commercial fishing, and longshoring) and representing ...

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will re-establish the charter of OSHA’s Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH). Established in 1995, the committee is composed of ...

Alcohol and other substance misuse by mariners has long been a concern due to its impact on health, safety, and operational readiness, but available evidence about the extent and consequences of these ...