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27 JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE 2017: ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWTH FOR THE JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE (JSC) The JSC, since its inception in 2011, has continued to support the OSH agenda for all ports from Maine to Texas. In 2014, the ILA–USMX Joint Resolu on on Port Safety and Health was created by the Chairman of USMX and the President of the ILA to empower the committee to carry out its mission. The committee travels to as many places as possible, to assist management and the rank-and-file in all safety-related matters. The message is clear—the JSC is here to stay and will continue to attend national safety meetings, visit union halls, attend local port safety meetings and work with management and local officials to conduct safety audits, to fulfill its mandate of reducing accidents, injuries and fatalities in the workplace. JSC Guidance and Interpreta on One of the daily responsibilities of the JSC is to provide guidance and interpretation of OSH-related issues that are brought up by USMX member companies and by the ILA, while attempting to be as prompt, fair and accurate as possible with each of its responses. As was the case in 2016, 2017 was a very busy year of requests for JSC guidance and interpretation. Some of the most frequently-requested topics fielded by the Committee last year and this year were the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); OSHA Rules on electronic reporting of accident and Illnesses; gangway safety; PIT training; high-visibility reflective vests; crane operation in high wind; work station ergonomics, and post-accident drug testing, to name a few. Commi ee Ac vi es in 2017 In furtherance of its mission, the JSC continues to spread its message of safety awareness along the East and Gulf coasts, completing the following tasks: • Preparation of quarterly Committee Activity Reports • Development and distribution of 12 OSH safety bulletins, along with 10 supple- mental urgent OSH safety alerts • Attendance at safety meetings in NY/NJ, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, New Orleans and Savannah • JSC Presentations at ILA and ACD Executive Board meetings in Tampa; Blue Rib- bon Safety Panel meetings in San Antonio; and Dock & Marine Council Meetings in Atlanta • Attendance at all four NMSA Technical Committee Meetings in Norfolk and New Orleans and the NMSA Annual Meeting in Charleston • Discussions with DuPont/Coastal regarding expansion of the JSC OSH bulletins via info graphs and posters • Investigation of two unfortunate fatalities (in Houston and Philadelphia) were conducted in 2017. JSC members make it a point to spend time with the families of the victims.

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