commitment to safety

Safety is the number one priority for AWO. The industry’s safety challenges are addressed through the AWO Responsible Carrier Program, the Coast Guard-AWO Safety Partnership, and the work of the AWO Safety Committees. Please click on the links below to learn more.

Responsible Carrier Program

• About the Responsible Carrier Program
• Responsible Carrier Program - Updated 2010  ( PDF)
• What Others Are Saying About AWO's Responsible Carrier Program
• RCP Auditor List ( PDF)
• Updated Audit Check List
• New Auditor Application ( PDF)
• Barge Assessment Complement ( PDF)
• 2010 RCP Puzzler ( PDF)

U.S. Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership

• U.S. Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership National Quality Steering Committee
  Towing Industry Safety Statistics 1994-2009
• Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership Initiatives Completed or Underway
• Coast Guard - AWO Safety Partnership Overview ( PDF)
• U.S. Coast Guard Web Page on Coast Guard-AWO Safety Partnership
• Coast Guard-AWO Safety Partnership National QSC releases Towing Industry Safety Statistics from 1994 to 2008
• The AWO-Coast Guard Bridging and Implementation Team Quality Action Team Completes the Towing Vessel Bridging Program Workbook for Coast Guard Examiners

Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS)

• Coast Guard NVIC 02-08: Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS) Implementation
  ( PDF)
• Crew Endurance Management:  Getting Started, Making it Work (Manual) ( PDF)
• Crew Endurance Management System Manual Order Form ( PDF)
• Crew Endurance Management:  The System (pamphlet) ( PDF)
• U.S. Coast Guard CEMS Web Page
• CEMS: A Real World Solution ( PDF)
• CEMS in a Nutshell ( PDF)
• CEMS: "Ask the Pioneers" ( PDF)
• Stay Alert for Safety Brochure ( PDF)
• Stay Alert for Safety Brochure Lesson Plan ( PDF)

Safety Committee Meetings

• 2010 Spring Joint Safety Committee Meeting



• Meeting Minutes ( PDF)
• Marine Engine Emissions ( PDF)
• Investigating Fatigue and Other Marine Safety Issues ( PDF)
• Inseparable, Safety Excellence and Employee Engagement ( PDF)
• Northwestern University Sleep Research ( PDF)
• TMSA 2 Overview ( PDF)
• 2010 Spring Interregion Safety Committee Meeting



• Meeting Minutes ( PDF)
• AEP RIver Operations Fall Overboard Video Project ( PDF)
• AWO-RCP Recertification Training: CEMS ( PDF)
• Recent RCP and Audit Changes ( PDF)
• Towing Vessel Inspection: From Vision to Implementation ( PDF)
• New Federal Regulations ( PDF)
• 2009 Fall Interregion Safety Committee Meeting



• Meeting Minutes ( PDF)
• Attendance List ( PDF)
• Strategic Planning Questionnaire ( PDF)
• H¹N¹ Presentation ( PDF)
• YoYo Winch ( PDF)
• Fall Overboard Prevention Presentation ( PDF)
• Moxie Media Crew Training Presentation ( PDF)
• CEMS Survey Presentation ( PDF)
• National QSC Presentation ( PDF)
• Coast Guard Safety Statistics Presentation ( PDF)
• ARTCO Safety Alert ( PDF)
   
• 2009 Spring/Summer Coastal Safety Committee Meeting



• Meeting Minutes ( PDF)
• Attendance List ( PDF)
• 2009 Action Items ( PDF)
• AWO Crew Endurance Management Survey Results ( PDF)
• What Is Our Future? ( PDF)
• Fire Safety ( PDF)
• RCP and Audit Changes ( PDF)
 
• 2009 Interregion Safety Committee Meeting



• Meeting Minutes ( PDF)
• Attendance List ( PDF)
• RCP and Audit Changes ( PDF)
• Audit Types ( PDF)
• Coast Guard - AWO Crew Endurance Management Survey Results ( PDF)
• NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( PDF)
• Flip Chart Pages and Notes ( PDF)
• Improving Marine Workplace Safety and Chances of Survival in MOB Incidents ( PDF)
• Mobilarm Crewsafe Web Brochure ( PDF)
• Mobilearm V100 Brochure ( PDF)
 
• 2009 Spring Joint Safety Committee Meeting



• Meeting Minutes ( PDF)
• Attendance List ( PDF)
• Crew Alertness Subcommittee ( PDF)
• Data Collection Systems Based Upon Experience As AWO RCP Auditor ( PDF)
• Fall Overboard Prevention Subcommittee ( PDF)
• Fall Overboard Questionaire ( PDF)
• AWO Safety Statics 2008 Status Report ( PDF)
• Access Control, TWIC Readers, & Demo ( PDF)
• AWO Safety Statistics Program 2008 Graphs and Trends ( PDF)
• Simulator Assessments ( PDF)
• Realistic Vessel Motions ( PDF
 
• ARCHIVES
  

Safety Statistics

• What You Should Know About the Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry's Safety Record
  ( PDF)
• Industry Safety Statistics

Safety Tools

• Safety Tools/Documents Library
• Coast Guard-Accepted Towing Vessel Mate/Pilot Training Program ( PDF)
• 2009 Safety Calendar ( PDF)

Outreach to Recreational Boaters

• "LIFELINES" Brochure ( PDF)