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26 june 2015 FOGHORN By Eric Christensen Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management safety Security MATTERS Quality Partnership Two New Working Groups Chartered A t the April 30 2015 Quality P a r t n e r s h i p m e e t i n g between senior PVA and U.S. Coast Guard leadership in Alexandria VA two new working groups were chartered to address issues of mutual concern to both PVA and the Coast Guard. Established in 1996 under the Coast Guards Prevention through People initiative the Quality Partnership brings together PVA senior leadership as well as technical experts with senior leadership within the Coast Guards Prevention think marine safety and waterways man- agement Directorate to frankly and openly discuss areas of mutual interest and concern. Partnerships seek non-regulatory solutions to problems identified by the group at semiannual meetings. The partner- ship has tackled numerous issues over the past 19 years related to marine safety security and envi- ronmental protection. Successes stemming from the partner- ship include the PVA Risk Guide Maritime Transportation Security Act MTSA Alternate Security Program manning on high-speed craft amphibious vessel inspec- tion and maintenance increased PVA participation in the Coast Guards Industry Training Program and access to the marine inspector training course in Yorktown. Current ongoing projects of the partnership include transient fire loads NVIC 9-97 Change 1 and safety manage- ment systems FLAGSHIP. The access afforded by the part- nership has helped PVA members and staff address countless other compliance issues quickly and effi- ciently. Slips Trips and Falls PVA and the Coast Guard are committed to increasing the level of safety in the operation of domestic passenger vessels. Slips trips and falls account for over 50 percent of the reportable marine casualties on board domestic passenger vessels. We know many more incidents occur that are below the reportable threshold. PVA and the Coast Guard seek to identify the causes of slips trips and falls and determine appro- priate measures both technical and from a human factors standpoint to reduce the number and severity of incidents. The working group is tasked through the charter to produce the following A White Paper on the current state of the industry casualties near misses and the impact slips trips and falls has on the industry from a cost and lost time standpoint A guide that discusses mitigation strategies and Recommendations to the Coast PVA President Dave Anderson signs SlipsTrips and Falls Working Group Charter at the Quality Partnership Meeting on April 30 2015 while CAPTJon Burton Coast Guard Director of Inspections and Compliance looks on.