Current Status of Current Status of Shipyard Competent Shipyard Competent Person Programs in Person Programs in Louisiana and Texas Louisiana and Texas Laura Hartline Weems Laura Hartline Weems United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard Safety and Environmental Safety and Environmental Health Officer Health Officer
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Current Status of Shipyard Current Status of Shipyard Competent Person Programs in Competent Person Programs in Louisiana and TexasLouisiana and Texas
Laura Hartline WeemsLaura Hartline Weems
United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast Guard
Safety and Environmental Health Safety and Environmental Health OfficerOfficer
What do you think of when you What do you think of when you think of the South?think of the South?
Perhaps...Perhaps...
POPEYES
Fried
Chicken
Winn-Dixie Supermarket
Drive through Package Stores
Or maybe you think of the Or maybe you think of the boats...boats...
Objective of researchObjective of research
Evaluate Shipyard Competent Person programs and facility safety programs
16. What is the normal atmospheric level of oxygen? _______%
20. What does it mean to visually inspect a space? _____________
30. How often do you zero your instrument(s)? ______________
Research MethodsResearch Methods
Pilot administration in Rhode Island• 2 SCPs at 2 shipyards
Revisions made Over 3 weeks, visited 46 SCPs in 24
shipyards in New Orleans, Morgan City and Houston
Research MethodsResearch Methods
Port No. No.
SCPs Shipyards
New Orleans 22 10
Morgan City 17 9
Houston 7 5
Research ResultsResearch Results
35 of the questions had point values of 0-4 pts for total possible score of 140 pts.• Lowest: 55 pts• Highest: 125 pts• Mean: 95 pts
Very broad distribution of scores
Comparison of zone scoresComparison of zone scores
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Morgan City New Orleans Houston
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Project Results- DistributionProject Results- Distribution
The distribution of scores was determined. Surprising results:• 40% knew term Lower Explosive Limit• 30% knew term Adjacent Space• 75% knew what normal atmospheric level
of oxygen was• 65% knew what results constituted safe