WorkingintheShipyardIndustryWorkingintheShipyardIndustrySHIPSAFETYEALTHNJURYREVENTIONHEETSandRiggingRiggingProcessProcessC-1OccupationalSafety&HealthAdministrationU.S.DepartmentofLaborHAZARD/PROCESSFallsBurns/ShocksOver-exposureTraumatic/AcuteInjuriesEyeInjuriesHeatStressHotWork:Welding,Cutting,andBrazingShipFitting/UnitAssemblyB-2B-6B-11B-14B-18B-21RiggingC-9C-12C-13ShipboardElectrical:(nextinlinetobedeveloped)ShipboardMachiningShipboardMaterialsHandlingSurfacePreparation:AbrasiveBlastingandPaintingHousekeepingMaterialsHandling:ShopInsulation/LaggingInstallationTankCleaningSheetMetalPipeFittingSupportServicesC-2MatrixOccupationalSafety&HealthAdministrationU.S.DepartmentofLaborThisdocumentdoesnotaddressergonomicexposures.Extensiveresearchonergonomicexposuresandpossiblesolutionsinshipyardemploymentcanbefoundathttp://www.osha.gov/dts/maritime/index.htmlThisdocumentdoesalsonotaddressexposuresthatoccurduringconstructionwork,includingconstructionworkperformedinshipyardsorothermaritimejobsites.Forconstructionactivityrequirements,pleasesee29CFR1926.AdditionalinformationisavailablefromtheNationalInstituteforOccupationalSafetyandHealth(NIOSH)andtheNationalShipbuildingResearchProgram(NSRP)at:NIOSH:http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomicsNSRP:http://www.nsrp.orgOSHA:29CFR1915,SubpartG–GearandEquipmentforRiggingandMaterialsHandling.OSHA:http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/slings/nat-synth-fiber.htmlOSHA:GuidanceonSafeSlingUse.https://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/slings/index.htmlASMEB30.9-OperatingPracticesforSlings.ASMEB30.26-InspectionFrequencyofRiggingHardware.ResourceMaterialsResourceMaterialsC-3INTRODUCTIONThisguidesheetisdesignedtohighlightsafetyandhealthhazardsassociatedwithriggingworkinshipyardemployment.Informationcollectedwasobtainedprimarilyfromshipyardpersonnelandreflectsactualshipyardexperiences.Employersandworkersareencouragedtocommunicateandshareexperiencestoensureasafeandhealthyworkenvironmentforallworkers.Process:RiggingProcess:RiggingDescriptionofrigginghazardsthatcanresultinseriousinjuriesorfatalities.FallHazardscreatedby:Unevenworkingsurfaces.Wetandslipperyworkingsurfaces.Workingsurfacesnotclearedofobstructions.Improperuseofportableladder.Unprotectedsides,bulkheadopenings,deckholesmorethan5ft.Struck-byandCrushingHazardscreatedby:Gearandequipmentnotproperlyinspected.Defectivegearandequipment.Movingpartsandequipment.Loadsnotsafelyriggedbeforebeinghoisted.Improperuseoftaglineallowinghoistingmaterialtoswingoutofcontrol.Loadsswungorsuspendedoverhead.Hazardouslocationsbetweenaswingingloadandfixedobject.ElectricalHazardscreatedby:Useofhoistingandhaulingequipmentnearenergizedlines.Toolsandequipmentnotproperlygrounded.Defectiveelectricaltools.Wornorfrayedelectriccables.C-4RiggingHazardsRiggingHazardsRigging:GeneralInformationonWhatRiggersNeedtoKnow.C-5Process:RiggingProcess:RiggingRiggingisacriticalpartofshipyardemployment.Riggersprepareships’equipment,componentsorsectionsforliftingbycranes,hoistsorothermaterialhandlingequipment.Riggersalsoactassignalman.Workersafetyisofutmostconcernwhenperformingriggingtasks.Improperriggingofaloadorariggingfailurecanexposeriggersandotherworkersnearbytoavarietyofpotentialhazards.Riggershavebeeninjuredorkilledwhenloadshaveslippedfromtherigging,orwhentherigginghasfailed.Thereforeallloadsmustbesafelyrigged,includingadequateweldsonpadeyes(page...