SAFETY AND TRAINING
ON THE WATERFRONT
2019 was the safest year on record at West Coast ports, and brought an
increase in training for ILWU workers coastwide.
Loss Time Incident Rate Compared
to Man-Hours
In 2019, the Coastwise Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR)
continued its downward trend to a record low. Since
2012, the LTIR has fallen by nearly two-thirds even
as registered longshore workers, clerks and foremen
have increased the hours worked at the terminals.
Importantly, the LTIR for the three work classifications
were reduced from 2018, which had been the
safest year on record. The three largest regions –
Northern California, Southern California, Washington
– experienced LTIR reductions, while there was an
uptick in Oregon.
In 2019, the PMA initiated and updated many safety
programs, including:
• Fully updated the General Safety Training (GST)
courseware of printed materials and slides
• Deployed new fall prevention awareness
courseware for GST
• Developed dock signaling courseware
• Initiated mechanics safety video series
• Conducted a Train the Trainer program for PMA
area training staff
• Developed a 4-8 hour fall prevention training program
• Developed line handling courseware
• Developed 3-day holdman pilot curriculum
• Updated watchman security courseware
• Developed Joint Accident Prevention Committee
initiative in Southern California to pilot test
new hardhats
Operations at the Port of Los Angeles.
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