Maritime/OSHA Outreach Training
Are you aware that OSHA’s Voluntary Outreach Training Program has developed a new safety program specifically for employees engaged in Ship Building, Ship Breaking, Ship Repairing, Marine Terminal Operations and Longshoring? The focus of the training is to provide Maritime Industry employees a better understanding of “Work Place Hazards.” The intent of this program is to help maritime employers implement programs protecting their most valuable asset: employees.
ALL ACCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE
Employees, when aware of safety requirements, are more likely to spot work place hazards, use proper safety equipment, damage less equipment and work better as teams. This training can provide a significant benefit to your company production schedules and morale of employees, while reducing lost time and helping improve your bottom line.
Maritime Outreach training is offered as 10-hour (Hazard awareness, control and prevention) and 30-hour (OSHA Maritime Safety Management) courses. Training can be offered at your site of business or at a pre-selected location. Upon successful completion of training, students will receive signed OSHA course completion cards. (Minimum class size is 10 students.) In June 2009 the University of Cincinnati Great Lakes Regional OTI Education Center will add the Maritime Train-the-Trainer, OSHA 5400 course, with more information available at www.eh.uc.edu/hsce.
OSHA Maritime Industry Courses
The 10- and 30-hour student courses are numbered and named as follows:
10-Hour
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Course #7615, Shipyard Employment, including ship repairing, shipbuilding, shipbreaking
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Course #7617, Marine Terminals -- STARTS MAY 11, REGISTER BELOW
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Course #7618, Longshoring
30-Hour
- Course #7635, Shipyard Employment, including ship repairing, shipbuilding, shipbreaking
- Course #7637, Marine Terminals -- STARTS MAY 18, REGISTER BELOW
- Course #7638, Longshoring
10-Hour Maritime Outreach Course for Shipyard Employment: 2 days $235
The 10-hour Maritime Outreach Course for Shipyard Employment is intended to provide entry-level safety and health-hazard information tailored to shipyard employees involved in ship repairing, shipbuilding, and shipbreaking. This entry level course focuses on identification, avoidance, control, and prevention — not OSHA standards.
30-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Maritime Standards for Shipyard Employment: 4 days $725
This 30-hour work place safety and health course (29 CFR 1915) augments the introductory 10-hour outreach training by adding designated topics and hours germane to shipyard employment, including ship repairing, shipbuilding, and shipbreaking. Applicable OSHA maritime safety standards and subparts are covered. This 30-hour shipyard employment outreach training program functions as a standards course for individuals with safety responsibilities at shipyards.
7617 -- May 11-12
10-Hour Maritime Outreach Course for Marine Terminal Employees: 2 days $235
The new 10-hour Maritime Outreach Course for Marine Terminal Employees is intended to provide entry-level safety and health training tailored specifically to marine terminal employees. The course focuses on hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention methods.
7637 -- May 18-21
30-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Maritime Standards for Marine Terminals: 4 days $725
This new OSFIA 30-hour maritime outreach course specific to marine terminal operations builds upon the new OSHA 10-hour Outreach Training Program by adding additional topics relevant to marine terminal operation (and all related equipment). This course includes topics like specialized marine terminal operations roII on/roll oft’, railroad facilities/operations at the marine terminal, safe slinging (using land-based cargo handling gear), proper stacking; and includes advanced PIT/forklift training (including various forklift attachments unique to marine terminals). Also covered in this course are a variety of required and elective outreach topics that include OSHA’s Maritime Standards specific to marine terminals (29 CFR 1917).
10-Hour Maritime Outreach Course for Longshoring Operations: 2 days $235
This new OSHA 10-hour course is intended to provide entry-level safety and health-hazard information tailored specifically to longshoring industry workers. The course focuses on specific hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention methods (not just OSHA’s longshoring standards).
30-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Maritime Standards for Longshoring Operations: 4 days $725
This new course is designed for individuals working specifically in the maritime industry who have some safety responsibility relative to Longshoring Operations (29 CFR 1918). This course builds on the entry-level 19-hour course and includes both required and elective outreach topics, which include OSHA’s maritime standards specific to the longshoring industry. Supplementary compliance and safety requirements are covered for gangways and hatch coverings, working surfaces, vessel cargo handling gear, and the safe handling of cargo. Topics covered under 29 CFR 1919 are gear certification requirements. For a full listing of the course topics visit the OSHA Outreach web site and look up the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
TOM O’BRIEN
Director of Lakeshore Business and Industrial Service Center
Muskegon Community College
E-mail: Tom.Obrien@muskegoncc.edu
Phone: (231) 777-0217
Cell: (231) 740-1541
Fax: (231) 777-0531
JIM NISBET
OSHA Authorized Instructor, 10&30 Hour Maritime Outreach
E-mail: jr_nisbet@comcast.net
Cell: (847) 525-2560
Fax: (231) 777-0531
