The Blueoceana Company Inc Information

The Blueoceana Company, Inc. was founded in 2000 by its president, Ron Signorino. In the ten year period that preceded the launching of the firm, Mr. Signorino was Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Maersk organization in North America. In that position, his principal business responsibilities centered on all aspects of Federal and State regulatory compliance and in the molding of enabling legislation in Washington, D.C. and at various State Capitols. Prior to his assignment with Maersk, he headed the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) Office of Maritime Standards at the agency's Washington, D.C. headquarters. Mr. Signorino's professional career with OSHA spanned a fifteen year period. He is the principal author of 29 CFR Part 1917 (OSHA's regulations for marine terminals) and 29 CFR Part 1918 (OSHA's regulations for longshoring aboard vessels). Prior to his civil service career, he held managerial positions with several ocean carriers, stevedores and marine terminal operators. Mr. Signorino began work in the marine cargo handling industry in 1969, as a rank and file member of the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, in Brooklyn, New York.