OSHA Shipyard/Maritime Chemical Hazards & Toxic Substances

Governing regulations

OSHA has drawn certain regulations which are applicable to industries dealing with chemical hazards and toxic substances:
29 CFR 1915 – Shipyard; 29 CFR 1915 Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances; 29 CFR 1917 – Marine Terminals; 29 CFR 1917.22-25 – Hazardous Cargo; 29 CFR 1917.28 – Hazard Communication; 29 CFR 1917.152-153 – Welding, Cutting, and Heating; 29 CFR 1918 – Longshoring; 29 CFR 1918.90 – Hazard Communication; 29 CFR 1918.93 – Hazardous Atmospheres and Substances; 29 CFR 1918.94 – Ventilation and Atmospheric Conditions.

Course Overview

This online safety course offers basic safety training to participants about toxic substances and chemical hazards present in the maritime industry. Students get to know the compliance procedures for employers and responsibilities for workers, kinds of health hazards due to dangerous chemicals and toxic substances, how to control hazards and safety regulations to contain risks and dangers at workplaces. The course has been made to provide greater understanding with regard to chemical hazards in Shipyard/maritime industrial work environments, how to safeguard one from such hazards, training procedures, and safe practices. The course will cover some of the most common chemical hazards and toxic items exist at workplaces such as asbestos, lead and chromium.

Who Must Take this Course?

As employers are responsible for workers’ safety, it is important the enterprises educate their workers about the impending dangers, hazards and operational risks in their daily work schedules or assigned works. Hence all employees who face such hazards on a daily basis or when assigned to work at risk-filled environments, must take this online safety course to know how to manage risks and hazards and also to enhance their career prospects.

Course Format

Our online OSHA training course to address Chemical Hazards & Toxic Substances in Maritime/Shipyard Industry will provide students expert-prepared content, important case studies, graphical and audio clippings and self-test questions to get best results in the final exam.

Upon completion of the course successfully each participant will get a Hard copy of certificate and a wallet card.

Continuing education credits?

Each candidate will be receiving 0.2 CEUs (or 2 CMEs) after the completion of the course.

Topics Covered