AUGUST 2018 • FOGHORN 11 FOGHORNFOCUS: SAFETY IMTRA COLORS 2016 Primary Use Secondary Use Blue Pantone 647 96C 54M 5Y 27K Pantone Cool Gray 7 20C 14M 12Y 40K Pantone Cool Gray 2 5C 3M 5Y 11K Black 0C 0M 0Y 100K Pantone 368 65C 0M 100Y 0K Pantone 629 36C 0M 9Y 0K The Trusted Source for Advanced LED Lighting NAVIGATION LIGHTS • DECK LIGHTING • ENGINE ROOM LIGHTS • SEARCHLIGHTS • CABIN LIGHTING 508.995.7000 LED www.imtra.com of their respective jurisdictions to require owners of inspected vessels to keep records concerning occupational injuries and illnesses. OSHA Reporting Requirement for Inspected Vessels Even though OSHA is absent from inspection and enforcement of workplace safety aboard an inspected passenger vessel, the agency does have some authority dealing with recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses aboard such vessels. Records of injuries and illnesses are necessary for carrying out the purposes of the OSH Act. They provide a basis for a statistical program that produces injury and illness data used by OSHA to measure and direct the agency’s efforts. These records are also helpful to employers and employees in iden- tifying many of the factors that cause injuries or illnesses in the workplace. Most employers (even those that operate Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessels) are required to maintain a log documenting serious workplace injuries and illnesses. A key exemption exists for an employer that hires no more than 10 employees at any one time during the previous calendar year. It is OSHA Form 300 that is used as the Injury/Illness Log. Also, at the end of the calendar year, a covered employer is to use Form 300A to create a Summary of work-related injuries and illnesses. The Summary must be posted in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted. Passenger vessel operators are quite familiar with the Coast Guard’s Form 2692 which is used for reporting casu- alties and accidents regarding vessels; this can cover employee injuries and deaths. The Form 2692 may trigger a Coast Guard inspection. In contrast, the somewhat similar OSHA Form 300 is used for statistical purposes. OSHA and other Maritime Industry Workplaces In contrast to the situation with Coast Guard-inspected vessels, OSHA most definitely has authority to and 29 CFR 1903 Inspections, Citations & Proposed Penalties CPL-02-00-111 Citation Policy for paperwork & Written Program CPL-02-00-157 Shipyard Employment Tool Bag CPL-02-00-160 (Field Operation Manual) CPL-02-01-047 Maritime http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ shipyard/index.html OSH Act 1970 USCG Marine Safety Manual VI 11.A.7 www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/ articles/11995-preparing-for-an-osha- inspection LEARN MORE BY REVIEWING THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES: