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General Hazards
- Respiratory Irritation and Systemic Poisoning
- Confined Spaces
- Paint Fumes
- Safety Alert: Deadly Hydrogen Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage.
American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Shipbuilding
Association, the National Shipbuilding Research Program, and the
Shipbuilders Council of America, 63 KB
PDF,
2 pages. Makes
both shipyard employers and employees aware of the hazards of sewage
systems on both ships and shipyard shore facilities and how to prevent
accidents involving hydrogen sulfide gas. This Safety Alert is a product
of the Alliances that OSHA signed with the AIHA, ASA, NSRP and SCA.
- Pre-Intervention Quantitative Risk Factor Analysis for Ship Construction Processes.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Report No. EPHB 229-11a,
(2000, November). Provides a risk factor analysis specific to rake frame subassembly,
unloading angle irons, honeycomb confined space welding for double hull barges, and plate shop shear press
operations.
Processes
The processes listed below include many of the major activities that occur during
shipbuilding and ship repair. Each of the "process" links provides a description of the process and
associated hazards.
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