Commercial Fishing Industry

• Confined Space Safety on Commercial Fishing Vessels. OSHA Fact Sheet, (June 2011).
• Fall Protection Safety for Commercial Fishing. OSHA Fact Sheet, (June 2011).
• Shipboard Pedestal Crane Safety (OSHA Publication 3913)
• Safe Housekeeping and Sanitation Practices (OSHA Publication 3871)

Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheets (SHIPS)

Shipyard operating in the United States often does not have the benefit of full-time, on-board safety and health specialists. To meet this need and help prevent injuries, OSHA and the shipyard community have jointly developed Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheets (SHIPS).

• Housekeeping Safety (PDF). (July 2016).
• Surface Preparation and Preservation (PDF). (March 2016).
• Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tags-Plus (PDF). (April 2014).
• Shipboard Electrical (PDF). (December 2013).
• Rigging (PDF). (April 2011).
• Shipfitting (PDF). (August 2008).
• Hotwork - Welding, Cutting and Brazing (PDF)

Directives

Maritime Industry

• Enforcement of Cargo Gear Regulations and the Requirements for Gear Certification in the Maritime Program. (OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-039).
• 29 CFR 1926.605(a)(1) as Applied to Marine Construction. (OSHA Directive STD 03-13-002).
• Compliance Assistance for the Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Standards. (OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-028).
• 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart T – Commercial Diving Operations. (OSHA Directive CPL 02-00-151).
• OSHA Authority Over Vessels and Facilities on or Adjacent to U.S. Navigable Waters and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). (OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-047).

Shipyard Employment Industry

• 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart I, Enforcement Guidance for Personal protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment. (OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-060).
• OSHA’s National Emphasis program (NEP) on Shipbreaking. (OSHA Directive CPL 03-00-012).
• Shipyard Employment "Tool Bag". (OSHA Directive CPL 02-00-162).
• 29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart B, Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment. (OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-061).

Longshoring and Marine Terminals Industries

• Longshoring and Marine Terminals "Tool Shed" Directive. (OSHA Directive CPL 02-00-154).