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CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

April 07, 2008 |  SCA Gives out 2007 Safety Awards »
April 04, 2008 |  SCA Joins Other Alliance Partners in Supporting NAOSH Week May 4-10th, 2008 »
April 03, 2008 |  SCA and Signal International Host the Spring Safety & Health Seminar in Biloxi, MS »
April 03, 2008 |  SCA Participates in Maritime Career Conference »
March 03, 2008 |  SCA Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Flyer »
February 07, 2008 |  OSHA Maritime Alliance Participants Complete Safety Alert for Electrocution and Shock Hazards in Shipyard Employment »
November 15, 2007 |  OSHA Announces Employer-paid Personal Protective Equipment Final Rule »
October 22, 2007 |  SCA Completes Spanish Translation of OSHA Video Series Entitled  »
May 17, 2007 |  SCA Elects New Chairman »
April 13, 2007 |  SCA Partners With Norfolk, VA University To Promote Industry Career Days »
April 04, 2007 |  SCA Recognizes Safest Shipyards »
February 14, 2007 |  SCA Renews OSHA Partnership »
April 25, 2006 |  Boysie Bollinger Elected SCA Chairman »
April 19, 2006 |  SCA Honors Safest Members »
January 26, 2006 |  Cascade General, Inc. Achieves Safety Milestone »
December 08, 2005 |  Bender Shipbuilding To Present At Environmental Excellence Conference »
October 04, 2005 |  Harvey Walpert Appointed Director Emeritus for SCA »
August 01, 2005 |  Carnevale Joins SCA »
June 16, 2005 |  SCA Renews OSHA National Alliance »
April 26, 2005 |  Atlantic Marine Executive Re-elected to SCA Chair »
April 21, 2005 |  SCA Recognizes Safest Member Shipyards »
April 01, 2005 |  Shipbuilders Council of America Members Awarded Training Grant »
March 25, 2005 |  SCA Shatters Record Low Safety Rate In 2004 »
April 22, 2004 |  Atlantic Marine Executive To Head Shipyard Trade Association »
April 22, 2004 |  SCA Presents Annual Safety Awards »
March 17, 2004 |  SCA Achieves Record Low Safety Rates For 2003 »
February 10, 2004 |  SCA Renews OSHA Region X Alliance »
November 15, 2003 |  Conrad Signs Strategic Partnership With OSHA »
April 10, 2003 |  Mobile Area Shipbuilders Elected to Top Industry Positions »
April 01, 2003 |  SCA to Help Develop Voluntary Ergonomic Guidelines »
March 26, 2003 |  Focus on Safety Pays Off for SCA Member Shipyards »
January 31, 2003 |  SCA Signs National Alliance Agreement with OSHA »
October 22, 2002 |  SCA Signs Alliance Agreement with OSHA Region X »
May 17, 2002 |  SCA / SAFER Merge Creating Largest Shipyard Trade Organization »
May 09, 2002 |  Focus on Safety Pays Off for SCA Member Shipyards »
May 01, 2002 |  U.S. Commercial Shipyard Industry Adds $11 Billion to Economy »
January 15, 2002 |  Bollinger and First Wave Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement with OSHA »
January 12, 2002 |  Tanker Rates Justify Higher Construction Prices »

CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES

January 03, 2005 |  SCA Comments on Hexavalent Chromium Federal Register Notice »
August 23, 2004 |  SCA Comments on PPE Federal Register Notice »
July 06, 2004 |  SCA Comments on OSHA Site-Specific-Targeting Program »
June 10, 2004 |  SCA Comments On CO2 Federal Register Notice »
August 14, 2003 |  SCA Comments on VPP Federal Register Notice »
January 09, 2003 |  Testimony of Mr. Tom Godfrey President, Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation »
July 23, 2002 |  Statement of Herschel T. Vinyard, Jr. Before The House Armed Services Committee Special Oversight Panel on Merchant Marine »

CURRENT EPA NEWS

December 26, 2006 |  Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan Requirements - Amendments »
May 15, 2006 |  SCA Hosts Environmental Innovation Group Meeting at Headquarters »
August 12, 2005 |  Laying the Groundwork for EMS »
August 12, 2005 |  Environmental Policy »
August 12, 2005 |  Environmental Aspects »
August 12, 2005 |  Introduction and User’s Guide »
August 12, 2005 |  Structure and Responsibility »
August 12, 2005 |  Legal and Other Requirements »
August 12, 2005 |  Objectives and Targets »
August 12, 2005 |  Environmental Management Programs »
August 12, 2005 |  EMS Documentation »
August 12, 2005 |  Emergency Preparedness and Response »
August 12, 2005 |  Monitoring and Measurement »
August 12, 2005 |  Nonconformance and Corrective and Preventive Action »
August 12, 2005 |  Records »
August 12, 2005 |  EMS Audits »
August 12, 2005 |  Management Review »
August 12, 2005 |  Glossary »
August 12, 2005 |  Health and Safety Integration Questionnaire »
August 12, 2005 |  Environmental Aspect/Impact Ranking »
August 12, 2005 |  EPA-sponsored EMS Source Documents »
August 12, 2005 |  Document Control »
August 12, 2005 |  Additional Tools »
August 12, 2005 |  EMS Business Case »
August 12, 2005 |  Operational Control »
August 12, 2005 |  Integration of Environmental Management Systems and Quality »
August 12, 2005 |  Cover »
August 12, 2005 |  Training, Awareness, and Competence »
August 12, 2005 |  Communication »
August 12, 2005 |  Findings and Recommendations on Lean Production and Environmental Management Systems in the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Sector »
August 11, 2005 |  Abrasive Management - PPA »
August 11, 2005 |  Shipyard Stormwater BMP Intro »
August 11, 2005 |  Out-of-Doors Dry Abrasive Blasting - Removal of Pre-Construction Primer and Exterior Hull Coating »
August 11, 2005 |  Shipyard Core Processes & Pollutants of Concern Matrix »
August 11, 2005 |  Measures for Success of Best Management Practices »
August 11, 2005 |  Pollution Pathway Analysis »
August 11, 2005 |  U.S. EPA/Gulf Coast Shipyard Stormwater Best Management Practices Project »
August 11, 2005 |  Dry Abrasive Blasting - Pre-Construction Primer Removal - PPA »
August 11, 2005 |  Removal of Hull Biofoulants - PPA »
August 11, 2005 |  Metal Arc Welding (MAW) »
August 11, 2005 |  Thermal Metal Cutting »
August 11, 2005 |  Metal Working - PPA »
August 11, 2005 |  BMP Matrix Document »
August 11, 2005 |  Core Shipyard Processes Contributing to Stormwater Pollutant Loading  »
August 11, 2005 |  Out-of-Doors Spray Painting - Exterior Hull »
August 11, 2005 |  Out-of-Doors Spray Painting - Exterior Hull - PPA »
August 11, 2005 |  Removal of Hull Biofoulants »
August 11, 2005 |  Metal Grinding »
August 11, 2005 |  Abrasive Materials Management »
August 11, 2005 |  Out-of-Doors Blasting - Removal of Existing Coating - PPA »
January 19, 2005 |  SCA and EPA Co-host Environmental Seminars »
January 10, 2005 |  Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Forms Modification Rule »
January 05, 2005 |  Approval of Revisions to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program in LA »
January 05, 2005 |  SCA and EPA to Co-host Environmental Seminars January 19, 2005 in New Orleans, LA »
September 02, 2004 |  Notice of Availability of 2004 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan »
August 13, 2004 |  EPA Revisions to the NPDES Program in LA »
July 30, 2004 |  EPA NAAQS for Particulate Matter »
July 22, 2004 |  Approval and Promulgation of Texas Implementation Plans for Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Sources »
July 22, 2004 |  EPA Information Collection on NESHAP for Beryllium »
July 20, 2004 |  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos »
June 29, 2004 |  Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines Less Than 30 Liters per Cylinder »
June 25, 2004 |  Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement for Dauphin Island, AL »
June 01, 2004 |  Lead-Based Paint Activities »
May 17, 2004 |  CAAAC Task Force Forming To Examine Title V Program »
May 17, 2004 |  EPA Changes To National Performance Track Program »
May 13, 2004 |  Request for Nominations to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) »
April 30, 2004 |  Recovered Materials Advisory Notice - Blast Grit »
April 22, 2004 |  EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Program Evaluation »
April 16, 2004 |  Announcement of a Public Stakeholder Meeting Concerning the Hazardous Waste Generator Regulatory Program »
April 09, 2004 |  Accident Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Requirements Under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7) »
April 08, 2004 |  Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of a New Equivalent Method for PM10 »
April 02, 2004 |  Approval and Promulgation of Washington State Implementation Plans »
March 26, 2004 |  Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations: Availability of EPA Comments »
March 26, 2004 |  New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Louisiana »
March 26, 2004 |  Approval of the Clean Air Act Section 112(I) Program for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Delegation of Authority to the State of Louisiana »
March 10, 2004 |  NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities »
March 09, 2004 |  Draft Aquatic Life Criteria Document for Copper »
March 09, 2004 |  National Coastal Condition Report II Draft »
March 02, 2004 |  Approval Of Rule Revision to Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) »
February 27, 2004 |  Control of Emissions From New Marine Diesel Compression-Ignition Engines »
February 17, 2004 |  Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Meeting Notice - March 24, 2004 »
February 13, 2004 |  Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule »
February 12, 2004 |  Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan for 2004/2005 »
January 05, 2004 |  Notice of Availability of Final Aquatic Life Criteria Document for Tributyltin (TBT) »
December 29, 2003 |  Correction - National Emission Standards for HAPs - Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing »
December 22, 2003 |  EPA Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda 12-03 »
December 11, 2003 |  National Emission Standards for HAPs - Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing »
November 17, 2003 |  Proposed Reissuance of the NPDES General Permit for the Territorial Seas of Texas »
November 14, 2003 |  Revisions to Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) »
May 27, 2003 |  EPA Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda 05-03 »

CURRENT OSHA NEWS

May 07, 2008 |  OSHA Region IV Office Creates 30 Hour Environmental Health and Safety Training Course »
February 07, 2008 |  OSHA Maritime Alliance Participants Complete Safety Alert for Electrocution and Shock Hazards in Shipyard Employment »
January 02, 2008 |  OSHA Issues New Proposed Rule: General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment* »
October 01, 2007 |  OSHA Issues Draft Ergonomics Guidelines on Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries in Shipyards »
February 09, 2007 |  OSHA Issues Guidance Document on Pandemic Flu »
January 25, 2007 |  SCA Partners With ASSE To Promote NAOSH Week »
January 24, 2007 |  Maritime Safety Advisory Committee Schedules February Meeting In Baltimore »
December 19, 2006 |  Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Hexavalent Chromium Standards »
July 25, 2006 |  Safety Alert: Shipyard Sewage and Hydrogen Sulfide.  »
June 21, 2006 |  2006 SCA Fall Safety Seminar Registration Form »
May 22, 2006 |  Bay Shipbuilding To Host Next SCA Safety Seminar  »
May 22, 2006 |  Fire Watch Pre Operation Checklist »
May 18, 2006 |  Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program »
May 16, 2006 |  Sample Shipyard Fire Protection Plan #1 »
May 16, 2006 |  Sample Shipyard Fire Protection Plan #2 »
May 16, 2006 |  Sample Shipyard Fire Protection Plan #3 »
April 11, 2006 |  SCA Letter of Interpretation to OSHA on Subpart P: Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment »
March 30, 2006 |  SCA-OSHA Hazard Awareness PP Training Presentation »
August 01, 2005 |  SCA Member Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. Teams With Local OSHA Office to Promote Safety and Health Excellence »
June 28, 2005 |  OSHA Shipyard Employment eTool to Benefit Entire Industry »
May 04, 2005 |  Survey of Automatic External Defribrillator Use in Occupational Settings »
December 07, 2004 |  NSRP-SHAC Meets in Norfolk, VA »
November 19, 2004 |  Ergonomics Advisory Committee Meets in Washington, DC »
November 16, 2004 |  VPP Information Collection Requirements »
November 08, 2004 |  Full Week of Maritime Meetings Scheduled for December 2004 »
October 28, 2004 |  LO/TO Matrix Program Developed Through The SCA-OSHA Region X Alliance »
October 01, 2004 |  OSHA Announces Hexavalent Chromium PEL »
September 23, 2004 |  Information Request for Cranes and Derricks Standard On Recording Tests for Toxic Gases and Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres in Enclosed Spaces »
September 15, 2004 |  Subpart P Fire Protection Final Rule »
September 03, 2004 |  Submission For OMB Review: Comment Request on Bloodborne Pathogens »
August 04, 2004 |  Controlled Negative Pressure REDON Fit Testing Protocol »
July 28, 2004 |  OSHA Cranes and Derricks Standard for Construction OMB Information Collection »
July 27, 2004 |  National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Meeting  »
July 19, 2004 |  Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes: Information Collection »
July 19, 2004 |  Standard on Manlifts: Extension of OMB Paperwork Requirements »
July 15, 2004 |  Steel Erection: Slip Resistance of Skeletal Structural Steel »
July 14, 2004 |  Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses »
July 08, 2004 |  Employer Payment for PPE »
June 18, 2004 |  OSHA Crane Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting Notice »
June 18, 2004 |  SCA Submits Application For OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grant »
May 18, 2004 |  FY 2004 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program »
May 07, 2004 |  Bloodborne Pathogens Standard: Extension of the OMB Approval of Information-Collection Requirements »
May 06, 2004 |  Nationwide Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Program »
April 28, 2004 |  National Advisory Committee On Ergonomics To Meet »
April 13, 2004 |  OSHA Longshoring and Marine Terminals: Vertical Tandem Lifts »
April 12, 2004 |  OSHA Announces Targeted Inspection Plan For 2004 »
April 06, 2004 |  Comments Requested for Welding, Cutting and Brazing Standard »
April 05, 2004 |  Subpart S of 29 CFR 1910: Electrical Standard »
March 30, 2004 |  Extension of Comment Period Deadline for Assigned Protection Factors Hearing  »
March 22, 2004 |  Office of Compliance Assistance Policy: Establishment of the DOL Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP) »
March 11, 2004 |  Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout Standard) »
March 02, 2004 |  Extension of Information Collection Requirements for Gantry and Overhead Cranes »
February 13, 2004 |  Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) Meeting Notice - March 2-4 »
February 05, 2004 |  Approval of Information-Collection Requirements for Asbestos »
January 08, 2004 |  OSHA Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting Notice - March 3-5, March 29-31 »
December 31, 2003 |  Notice of Revocation of Respiratory Protection for Tuberculosis »
December 22, 2003 |  OSHA Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda 12-03 »
December 08, 2003 |  Revisions To Voluntary Protection Program »
November 18, 2003 |  OSHA 2003 Enforcement Statistics »
November 12, 2003 |  Assigned Protection Factors – Notice of Hearing on Proposed Rule »
October 02, 2003 |  OSHA Posts Revised OSHA 300 Log »
June 02, 2003 |  Susan Harwood Training Grant Program »
May 02, 2003 |  Walking and Working Surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems); Proposed Rule »
December 17, 2002 |  Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements »
December 11, 2002 |  Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment; Proposed Rule »

CURRENT GENERAL NEWS

April 07, 2008 |  SCA Spring General Membership Meeting »
March 26, 2008 |  SCA Spring Health and Safety Seminar 2008 »
February 26, 2008 |  National Ship Repair Industry Conference »
May 30, 2007 |  Atlantic Marine LLC Wins National Safety Award »
May 02, 2007 |  Business.gov White Paper »
May 02, 2007 |  SCA Joins Small Business Administration In Promoting Online Resources »
January 30, 2007 |  2007 SCA Spring Safety Seminar Registration Form »
January 23, 2007 |  SCA Secures Grant To Aid Hispanic Worker Safety »
January 22, 2007 |  Bollinger to Host Spring Safety Seminar »
January 04, 2007 |  BLS Releases Injury and Illness Rates »
November 16, 2006 |  SCA 2007 Winter Meeting »
September 08, 2006 |  Todd Pacific Shipyards Presented With AGC and Coast Guard Environmental Excellence Awards »
August 18, 2006 |  SCA 2006 Fall Meeting »
May 03, 2006 |  White House Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza  »
March 02, 2006 |  SCA Brochure »
February 27, 2006 |  SCA 2006 Spring Meeting »
February 21, 2006 |  2006 SCA Spring Safety Seminar Registration Form »
December 07, 2005 |  SCA 2006 Winter Meeting »
November 29, 2005 |  Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. to Host 2006 SCA Spring Safety Seminar »
September 30, 2005 |  Pictures From SCA Fall Meeting at Amelia Island, FL »
September 27, 2005 |  SENESCO MARINE Hosts Fall Safety Seminar »
July 08, 2005 |  2005 SCA Fall Safety Seminar Registration Form »
July 06, 2005 |  2005 SCA Fall Meeting »
June 27, 2005 |  2005 SCA Fall Safety Seminar Scheduled for September at SENESCO Marine  »
April 12, 2005 |  SCA Spring Meeting  »
March 24, 2005 |  Conrad Employee To Celebrate 40th Anniversary At Shipyard »
March 10, 2005 |  Photos From Tour of Atlantic Marine, Inc. and Barge eTool Meeting »
March 09, 2005 |  2005 SCA Spring Safety Seminar »
March 08, 2005 |  SCA Workforce Development/Training Summit »
February 23, 2005 |  2005 SCA Spring Safety Seminar Registration Form »
February 07, 2005 |  2005 SCA Spring Safety Seminar To Be Held At Atlantic Marine In Mobile, AL - Workforce Development/Training Summit To Be Held In Conjunction »
December 21, 2004 |  Full Week of Maritime Events Scheduled for March 2005 »
December 07, 2004 |  SCA Winter 2005 Registration Form »
November 30, 2004 |  SCA Announces Record Low Safety Rates In Quarterly Survey »
November 12, 2004 |  Security Zone: Port of Mobile, Mobile Ship Channel, Mobile, AL »
September 28, 2004 |  Conrad Industries, Inc. Hosts 2004 SCA Fall Safety Seminar »
September 27, 2004 |  Discharge of Dry Cargo Residues in the Great Lakes »
September 24, 2004 |  Statutory Monetary Civil Penalty Increase for Bridge Violations »
September 08, 2004 |  Security and Safety Zone: Protection of Large Passenger Vessels, Portland, OR »
August 18, 2004 |  Notice of Arrival in US Ports of Certian Dangerous Cargoes »
August 10, 2004 |  2004 SCA Fall Safety Seminar Registration Form »
August 10, 2004 |  2004 SCA Fall Meeting Registration Form »
August 05, 2004 |  Approval of Ballast Water Treatment Systems »
August 05, 2004 |  Altermative Hull Examinations Program for Certain Passenger Vessels »
August 04, 2004 |  2004 Fall Safety Seminar to be Held at Conrad Industries, Inc. »
August 04, 2004 |  Drawbridge Operation Regulation Gulf Intracoastal Waterway »
July 28, 2004 |  Mandatory Ballast Water Management Program for US Waters »
July 27, 2004 |  Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee Nominations »
July 20, 2004 |  Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program »
July 07, 2004 |  Penalties for Non-Submission of Ballast Water Management Reports »
June 30, 2004 |  Review and Update of Standards for Marine Equipment »
June 21, 2004 |  Coast Guard Enforcement of SOLAS Requirements »
June 18, 2004 |  Coast Guard Fire-Suppression Systems and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels »
June 14, 2004 |  Penalties for Non-Submission of Ballast Water Management Reports »
June 09, 2004 |  Coast Guard Information Collection Request »
May 27, 2004 |  Williamette River Security Zone: Portland Rose Festival »
May 12, 2004 |  Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee Meeting »
May 04, 2004 |  Security Zone: Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA »
April 19, 2004 |  Coast Guard Collection of Information Under Review by OMB »
April 19, 2004 |  Department of Labor Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Notice of Incentive Funding Availability for Program Year 2002 Performance »
April 16, 2004 |  Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee »
April 16, 2004 |  MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations »
April 13, 2004 |  Drawbridge Operation: Regulations Gulf Intracoastal Waterway - Bayou Boeuf, Amelia, LA »
April 07, 2004 |  Interpretation of International Voyage for Security Regulations »
April 07, 2004 |  Bureau of Labor Statistics Proposed Collection, Comment Request »
March 18, 2004 |  Coast Guard Small Business Non-Retaliation Policy »
March 15, 2004 |  Revisions to Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act »
March 11, 2004 |  Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the Coastwise Trade »
March 11, 2004 |  Texas Air Pollution Permits for New Sources and Modifications Including Incorporation of Marine Vessel Emissions in Applicability Determinations »
March 10, 2004 |  Coast Guard Tank Barge Certificate Of Inspection (COI) Pilot Program »
March 10, 2004 |  Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes Standard »
March 02, 2004 |  Changes In Information Distribution Methods To Local Mariners »
February 27, 2004 |  SOLAS Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) Request for Information »
February 24, 2004 |  Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) Charter Renewal »
February 20, 2004 |  Maritime Security Act of 2003 - National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Assistance »
February 19, 2004 |  Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) Meeting Scheduled - March 8-9 »
February 13, 2004 |  National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) Meeting Scheduled - April 1, 2004 »
January 29, 2004 |  Handling of Class 1 (Explosive) Materials or Other Dangerous Cargoes Within or Contiguous to Waterfront Facilities »
December 15, 2003 |  USCG Publishes Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC's) »
December 10, 2003 |  Department of Homeland Security Announces Port Security Grants »
March 26, 2003 |  SCA Opposes CDS Waiver »