Maritime Compliance Report
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OSHA for the Maritime Industry
My associate, Capt. Tom O'Farrell, and I just completed a week long OSHA Maritime Outreach Training with the University of Texas. OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has regulations which apply to Marine Terminals, Shipyard Employment and Longshoring, as well as regulations which apply to uninspected vessels.
Upon returning home from the training I noticed that OSHA had published a long list of violations for JeffBoat in Indiana. The fines were pretty stiff. Some of the violations were for employees being between or near railways, improper lock-out tag-out, employees not properly trained on equipment, employees not properly inspecting equipment prior to use, etc. Each of these violations came with a $7,000.00 fine. The total proposed penalties in this case amounted to $119,000.00. OSHA gives them 15 days to pay in full and even tells them how to make out the check! It's interesting to see the different tactics that government agencies use to compel compliance.
We are now authorized OSHA Maritime Outreach Trainers. We are authorized to conduct, and issue completion cards for, six different OSHA Maritime Outreach courses including a 10 hour worker course and a 30 hour supervisory course for each of the following programs: Marine Terminals, Shipyard Employment, and Longshoring. This training is also useful to vessel operators as the OSHA topics are similar to those that apply to certain vessels, as well as the health and safety training requirements contained in the proposed Subchapter M.
Upon returning home from the training I noticed that OSHA had published a long list of violations for JeffBoat in Indiana. The fines were pretty stiff. Some of the violations were for employees being between or near railways, improper lock-out tag-out, employees not properly trained on equipment, employees not properly inspecting equipment prior to use, etc. Each of these violations came with a $7,000.00 fine. The total proposed penalties in this case amounted to $119,000.00. OSHA gives them 15 days to pay in full and even tells them how to make out the check! It's interesting to see the different tactics that government agencies use to compel compliance.
We are now authorized OSHA Maritime Outreach Trainers. We are authorized to conduct, and issue completion cards for, six different OSHA Maritime Outreach courses including a 10 hour worker course and a 30 hour supervisory course for each of the following programs: Marine Terminals, Shipyard Employment, and Longshoring. This training is also useful to vessel operators as the OSHA topics are similar to those that apply to certain vessels, as well as the health and safety training requirements contained in the proposed Subchapter M.
Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about this training program.
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