Every 24 seconds, a fire department across the United States responds to some sort of fire, according to the National Fire Protection Association. While it’s unclear how many of those are exactly shipyard fires, [...]

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Following the guidelines set by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration is an incredibly important step for ship repairers to take that ensures nothing bad happens on the job. There was 5,147 worker fatalities [...]

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Ship repairers have a lot of legal liabilities for a multitude of reasons. Whether they are located in a shipyard or not, they are the ones in charge of taking care of boats when [...]

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Environmental pollution is a large concern for the marine repair industry. As many of their operations include the use and discarding of toxic chemicals, they must take extreme precaution to prevent polluting the surrounding [...]

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