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SAFETY AND TRAINING ON THE WATERFRONT Enhanced safety measures and training continued in 2020 despite the challenges of COVID-19. The PMA, its members, and the ILWU collaborated and adapted to protect workers and keep ports thriving. Lost Time Injury Rate Compared to Man-Hours In 2020, the Coastwide Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) again fell to a new low, a recurring theme in recent years. On a coastwise basis, that rate fell to 3.28 in 2020. Looking at LTIR for registered longshore workers, clerks, and foremen: Southern California, Oregon, and Washington all experienced LTIR reductions, while Northern California experienced an uptick. However, COVID-19 dominated the safety and training arena in 2020. To keep operations flowing as smoothly as possible, the PMA and ILWU initiated the following protocols and measures: • Physical distancing • Enhanced cleaning protocols • Facial coverings • Safety signage and posters • ILWU-PMA safety tip flyers For details on these efforts, please refer to pages 14-15. Training Pause and Return The PMA put a hold on standard training operations for several months in the first half of the year amid COVID-19. Upon resuming the training programs, the PMA took extraordinary measures to get workers back into the classroom to gain the skills necessary to safely thrive in the workplace and to keep ports fully operational. Several precautions were taken to ensure the safety of the training participants and instructors. These efforts included taking temperatures to screen for symptomatic illness, setting up rooms to allow for appropriate social distancing, adding additional air filtration tools, and creating physical barriers throughout training rooms. Online Training Pilot To create more training opportunities after pausing classes due to the pandemic, the PMA and the ILWU moved to create a pilot for an online training alternative to the core General Safety Training A port pilot works at the Port of Los Angeles. 22 22 2020 ANNUAL REPORT