b'FIGURE 2PARTY RELATIONSHIPTO THE VESSELSAFETY Passenger 80%Contractor Employee 0%Operator 0%Owner 0%Employee 1 %Master 2%Crew Member 17%cording to the United States BureauawarenesswastheprimaryinitiatingThe challenge for operators is to elim-of Labor Statistics, worker STF acci- event for over 50 percent of all incidentsinate as many STF hazards as possible, dents in the United States make up 20and 100 percent of the 2021 incidents.minimize those that cant be eliminat-percent of all loss time injuries in theAdditionally,crewfallingthroughed, and educate both passengers and country 1 . Therefore, domestic passen- hatches was identified as a concern thatcrewmembers as to the potential risks gervesselemployeeincidentsareonneeds to be addressed by vessel oper- that exist while still balancing the need par with the national average.ators.Whilefallingthroughhatchesfor guest service and vessel aesthetics.accounted for three percent of the pas-Regarding reportable casualties involv- senger STF incidents, it accounted forFINDINGS AND MITIGATIONingcrewmembers,lossofsituationalseven percent of crew incidents.ThroughtheanalysisofSTFsfrom 2015 to 2021 the working group iden-tified gangways and boarding ramps, outer decks exposed to the elements, andstairwaysasthemostcommon areas on passenger vessels for STFs to occur. Please keep in mind the work-inggrouponlyanalyzedreportable marine casualty data collected by the Coast Guard. Increased focus in the following areas can help mitigate po-tential hazards: MaintenanceNon-Skid, clear/clean decks Hazard Identification Contrasting paint, signage, crew engagementFOGHORN 40'