Advisory Council

The purpose of NSRP Project 3-96-4 was to evaluate the productivity of and areas of hydroblast (water-jetting) removal of coatings on representative areas of a ship, such as the hull, non-skid decking areas, tanks, complex geometry using open and closed loop systems. These procedures include surface cleanliness, surface contamination, coating removal rates, visual appearance, flash […]

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·Atlantic Marine Holding Company – (Prime Contractor) Will contribute shipyard resources and shipyard facility. · Worker fatigue induced by activities involving prolonged and repetitive use of heavy tools and equipment ·Discharge of water (process and storm water) contaminated with heavy metals into adjacent waterways and onto adjacent property via storm drains and into the ground […]

The project team will strive to achieve a 50% reduction in total costs associated with the UHP Water Blasting Process through industrial engineering methods, ergonomic analysis, and environmental engineering efforts. ·18 shipyards responded to survey (374 surveys mailed) ·38% of responses indicated that they use UHP Waterblasting for surface preparation ·The respondents indicated that most […]

Few safety departments have systems in place to verify these statements, however. Furthermore, companies which use verification systems that simply capture cash costs are missing a significant piece of the true incident cost puzzle. If the department does not understand an organization’s true financial loss, senior management will find it difficult to see what financial […]

Because of the inherent types of operations, processes and some of the materials utilized in the shipbuilding and ship repair business, these facility are subject to regulatory oversight, specifically in this case, environmental regulation. Conventional stormwater management activities that are effective at other types of facilities may not necessarily be effectively implemented at a shipyard. […]