Falls are a leading cause of shipyard fatalities, according to OSHA, which states that 40 percent of all fatal incidents in shipyard employment from 1992 to 2014 resulted from falls to a lower level, ...

The alerts, developed in conjunction with other alliance program participants, include "Electrocution and Shock Hazards in Shipyard Employment," "Welding and Other Hot Work Procedures in Shipyard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found multiple safety violations at Colonna's Shipyard after a worker suffered ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating its safety standards covering falls in shipbuilding, ship repair, shipbreaking, and other shipyard-related employment and has ...

Washington – A new fact sheet from OSHA is intended to protect shipyard workers from hazards associated with spray painting. Fires and explosions from flammable paints and coatings, as well as ...

“Working in shipyards is one of the most hazardous occupations in the nation,” said OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr. “Shipyard employees perform industrial operations such as abrasive blasting and ...

Washington – OSHA has released two new fact sheets: one on preventing Zika virus exposure in biomedical laboratory workers and the other on evaluating Shipyard Competent Person programs. The fact ...

In January 2017, as a departing gift from the Obama administration, OSHA issued a final rule with three separate standards regulating occupational exposures to beryllium in general industry, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) gave final approval May 31 for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to participate as a "Star" in its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). Star status ...

The KING 5 Investigators have learned that five years after closing the case, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reopened its inquiry into alleged toxic chemical exposures ...

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) in Bremerton has lost its ability to participate in a prestigious U.S. Department of Labor safety program, whose members must "show excellence in occupational ...