OSHA issues RFI on shipyard safety
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) as the agency considers updating its safety standards under Subpart E of the Occupational
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Fraser Shipyards faces $1.4 million in OSHA penalties
AUGUST 2, 2016 — Fraser Shipyards Inc., Superior, WI, faces proposed penalties of $1,395,000 under citations issued July 29 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The
OSHA clarifies maritime offshore reporting rules
APRIL 19, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers that the agency covers safety and health conditions not specifically covered by the U.S. Coast
Shipbuilders Council and OSHA announce Alliance
APRIL 4, 2016 —The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the National Shipbuilding Research Program and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a part of the Department of Labor (DOL), are collaborating
Indiana shipyard faces $119,700 in OSHA penalties
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 — Corn Island Shipyard Inc., Grandview, IN, faces proposed penalties of $119,700 after a March 2015 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection. The inspection was a follow-up to
Shipyard faces $101,600 in proposed OSHA penalties
JUNE 9, 2015 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, SC, faces proposed penalties of $101,600 following a comprehensive inspection on Dec. 2, 2014, as
NNS again gets OSHA recognition for work site safety
MAY 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recertified the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
Barge services provider faces OSHA penalties
MARCH 24, 2015 — Mt. Vernon Barge Services (MVBS), Jeffersonville, IN, faces penalties of $77,000 after a November 2014 inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Indianapolis
Michigan shipyard faces $242,940 in OSHA fines
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Basic Marine Inc., Escanaba, MI, to pay $242,940 in fines for 18 safety violations. The company
VT Halter Marine cited by OSHA following crane incident
DECEMBER 19, 2014 — Following two employees being critically injured, when two cranes collapsed at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula on June 25, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational