Tag: CDMCS

This week in Washington, DC, the Pipeline Task Force of the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) huddled for several hours discussing a path forward for eliminating underwater pipeline incidents during dredging activities. The dredging workload in U.S. ports and waterways is increasing. Ports and waterways along the East and Gulf Coasts are being dredged deeper and wider to allow transit of post-Panamax vessels. Dredging deeper calls…

All presentations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2018 National Dredging Meeting held on June 12 & 13 in Arlington, VA, will soon be available on the USACE Navigation Portal.  The safety talks given by the CDMCS, USACE, and Cottrell Contracting Corporation are available now.

CDMCS Activities and Best Practices

USACE Lessons-Learned in Safety

Cottrell Contracting Corporation’s Path to Zero

The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 7, with an excellent turnout from both the dredging industry and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The agenda was dynamic and forward leaning, addressing hot topics with a variety of key stakeholders, including the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the National Safety Council (NSC), the American Waterways Operators (AWO), and…