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(GST) program. To build that program, PMA applied content from the classroom curriculum and translated it into an online format. Boosting Equipment Training The pandemic-induced second-quarter cargo drop was followed by an unprecedented and sustained cargo surge beginning in the third quarter. Nowhere was the spike in cargo volume greater than at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. To meet the record-breaking volume and related demand for labor, PMA and the ILWU came to an agreement to ramp up equipment training in Southern California to a huge degree, with increases in Northern California as well. We took an all-hands approach on the waterfront to get the job done. Employers made equipment available, and PMA provided the staff resources to move this monumental training effort forward. The training proved critical in helping to move record cargo volumes in the latter half of the year. Foremen Fall Protection Training The PMA activated a new fall protection training course for foremen following a lengthy pursuit of a vendor to teach the curriculum that was specifically designed for the longshore industry. The effort includes an 8-hour course for new foremen and a four-hour course for the retraining of veteran foremen. 2020 | THE YEAR IN REVIEW A Pause on Safety Banquets Due to social-distancing requirements, PMA canceled three of its four in-person safety awards banquets in 2020 (although winners were still named). These events recognize member companies' and the ILWU's achievements in keeping employees safe. Despite being unable to join together to honor this important work for much of 2020, we look forward to resuming in-person ceremonies as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. A longshore worker waits to install a locking cone at YTI Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. Socially distanced training class at the Oakland PMA training center. 23 23 PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION