OSHA 10 Maritime study plan

Define the purpose and scope of the OSH Act and explain how it applies to maritime employers and workers

Identify the four core worker rights under the Act (inspection, participation, hazard reporting, anti-retaliation) and state where each appears in the regulation

Distinguish OSHA's role from the roles of the USCG and state plans in maritime workplaces

List the recordkeeping thresholds and the types of injuries that must be logged on the OSHA 300 form

Trace the inspection process from opening conference through walkaround to closing conference

Describe the difference between willful, serious, repeated, and other-than-serious violations and the penalty tiers for each

Explain the employer's abatement obligations and the deadlines that attach to citations

Outline the appeal path from informal conference to the Review Commission and beyond

Summarize the anti-retaliation protections and how a worker files a timely complaint

Explain how the general industry, construction, and maritime standards interact and which parts of 29 CFR 1915, 1917, and 1918 cover shipyard employment, marine terminals, and longshoring

Identify the standards that trigger a maritime-specific hazard analysis versus those that borrow general industry rules

Describe the hierarchy of controls and apply it to a maritime task of your choice

Locate the Hazard Communication requirements and list the labeling and SDS obligations for a shipyard chemical

Identify the hazards of confined and enclosed spaces on vessels and the atmospheric testing that must precede entry

List the elements of a permit-required confined space program, including attendant duties and rescue provisions

Describe lockout/tagout requirements for shipyard machinery and energy-isolating devices

Explain how hot work permits, fire watches, and combustible-material clearance work together during welding or cutting

Recognize the fall hazards created by scaffolds, ladders, and open deck edges and the guardrail and fall-protection thresholds that apply

Describe the hazards of cargo handling, including sling and rigging inspection, load limits, and the consequences of shock loading

Explain the requirements for crane and derrick operation, including signalperson duties and the exclusion zone under a suspended load

Identify electrical hazards in wet and saltwater environments and the GFCI and grounding practices that mitigate them

List the PPE required for common longshoring and shipyard tasks and the employer's duty to furnish it at no cost

Recognize the hazards of noise, heat, and vibration in maritime work and the exposure limits that trigger controls

Explain the hazards of falls overboard, drowning, and cold-water immersion and the rescue equipment and man-overboard procedures that address them

Describe the requirements for gangways, staging, and access between vessel and shore

Identify the hazards of working around barges and mooring lines, including snap-back zones and line-handling procedures

List the training and certification obligations that attach to maritime tasks such as rigging, crane operation, and confined-space entry

Explain how to report a hazard or injury internally and what to expect from an OSHA inspection triggered by a complaint

Re-derive the penalty tiers and inspection steps from memory without notes

Match twenty mixed scenarios to the correct maritime subpart or general industry standard

Identify and correct your three weakest hazard categories from the week 5 and 6 registers

Explain how a supervisor's failure to abate a hazard escalates liability and how to document abatement

Practice explaining a worker right and a hazard control aloud in under two minutes each, as you would on the job

Complete two full-length timed practice sets and review every wrong answer against the standard text

Consolidate the citation sheet, permit samples, hazard register, and emergency card into a single indexed study packet

Recite the four worker rights, the inspection sequence, and the confined-space entry steps from memory

Write a personal 10-point safety checklist you would actually use on a vessel or terminal