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Archive: March, 2017

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard rigger shares Seabee memories
March 2, 2017 — Before working at the Shipyard, Ed Stein, a rigger in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Lifting and Handling Department, spent two years, from 1973 to 1975... MORE

Ed Stein, a rigger in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Lifting and
Handling Department, and his daughter, Shylo Shorthouse, a
structural engineer at the Shipyard. (Photo by Zack Frank, PSNS & IMF photographer)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Makes Electrical Breaker Servicing Safer, More Efficient
March 2, 2017 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Rapid Prototype Lab (RPL) has developed a molded case breaker assembly test stand that creates a safer environment for electrical mechanics... MORE

Electrical mechanic Nolan Lloyd secures a molded case circuit breaker to a newly-designed test stand. The new test stand design improves worker safety and reduces the number of workers needed to conduct testing.

Norfolk Shipyard Employee Innovates to Reduce Hearing Risk
March 2, 2017 — A Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) employee's idea has cut the noise generated by a common piece of shipyard industrial equipment, reducing risk to his coworkers and potentially workers at other shipyards. ... MORE

Norfolk Naval Shipyard employee Paul Foster works on a noise attenuator he designed for drying towers used to create freeze seals. The attenuator has reduced noise levels in the work area from 108 decibels to 84 decibels, reducing the risk of hearing loss by workers and eliminating the need for double hearing protection.

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