The CDMCS convened on November 14 in Washington, DC on the heels of the Pipeline Task Force Meeting and the Safety Awards Dinner to discuss best practices, leading indicators in safety, lockout/tagout protocols, emergency response procedures like abandon ship, man overboard, and crew accountability; OSHA regulatory actions, and a regional review of safety progress/challenges across […]
The CDMCS is pleased to announce that its Hand Safety Training Video is now available at no cost on YouTube and directly from the CDMCS website in an effort to drive down hand injuries in the industry through the greatest level of public distribution possible. Hand injuries are the second most common injury on the job, […]
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) convened this week in Washington, DC on the heels of its Pipeline Task Force Meeting to discuss OSHA regulatory updates, best practices for employee training documentation, opioid identification and prevention, and incident/injury trends in the industry. Representatives from The Dutra Group, Inland Dredging, Great Lakes Dredge […]
This week in Washington, DC, the Pipeline Task Force of the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) huddled for several hours discussing a path forward for eliminating underwater pipeline incidents during dredging activities. The dredging workload in U.S. ports and waterways is increasing. Ports and waterways along the East and Gulf Coasts are […]
Mark your calendar. From June 25-28 in Norfolk, Virginia, the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety will be exhibiting at the Dredging Summit and Expo hosted by the Western Dredging Association at Hilton Norfolk the Main. We will be happy to talk with any prospective dredging or marine construction contractor about membership in the […]
