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) ...

New federal enforcement initiative targets high injury rates at ports and shipyards throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Federal labor officials are increasing oversight of maritime ...

OSHA has confirmed the date for its next Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) meeting as Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. According to a release dated Oct.

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 ...

In March 2016, OSHA published its standards for respirable crystalline silica in general industry/maritime (29 C.F.R. § 1910.1053) and in construction (§ 1926.1153), both of which have been phased in.

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 ...

On March 11, 2019, OSHA issued a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking comments and information from stakeholders regarding the use of powered industrial trucks (PITs) for ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a compliance directive designed to ensure uniformity in inspection and enforcement procedures when ...