(OSHA) OSHA issues shipyard “Tool Bag” Directive

OSHA has recently issued a Shipyard Employment “Tool Bag” Directive. The Directive provides compliance guidance to Compliance Safety & Health Officers for inspections of shipyard employers and also provides guidance to covered employers.  The Directive is a source of information on how OSHA interprets various requirements and provides answers to commonly asked questions relating to the shipyard industry.

A significant portion of the Directive covers the relatively new requirements in Part 1915, Subpart F – General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment. On August 1, 2011, OSHA issued a final standard for General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment, which set out requirements in the following areas:

Housekeeping, Lighting, and Working Alone Medical Services/First Aid and Sanitation Lockout/Tags-Plus (control of hazardous energy) Motor Vehicles

Many of the revisions in the new rule are simply updates to existing requirements; however, it is the first time that OSHA has established requirements for the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) in the shipyard industry. The new Directive provides guidance, including answers and questions regarding the application of lockout/tags plus in the shipyard industry.

A copy of the Directive can be found here:

• Record Type:	Instruction
• Directive Number:	CPL 02-00-156
• Title:	Shipyard Employment "Tool Bag" Directive
• Information Date:	02/06/2014
• Standard Number:	1915

This file is currently available in PDF