Events

Emergency First Response (Jul 1) (Cancelled)

Emergency First Response training is OSHA approved and internationally accepted.  This course meets the OSHA Guidelines CFR 1910.151 compliance standards for workplace safety.

Security Committee Meeting

The Security Committee meets the first Tuesday of every odd month at 10:00 a.m. at the VSRA Office, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

Emergency First Response REFRESHER (Jul 2) (cancelled)

This is a 1/2 a day refresher course from 7:30am to 11:30am. The EFR Refresher course meets OSHA Guidelines 29CFR 1910.151 compliance standards for workplace safety.

Human Resources Committee Meeting

The Human Resources Committee meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m., at the VSRA Office, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

Contracts Committee Meeting

The Contracts Committee will meet the first Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m., at the VSRA Offices, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

Independence Day (VSRA Office Closed)

The VSRA office is closed today in observance of Independence Day.

7th International RoboBoat Competition

NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector Course PREP (Jul 8-10) (Cancelled)

This is perfect for workers who are going to attend the NBPI certification class or who need to retake the course/exam.

Quality Management Board (QMB) Meeting

The QMB / Quality Assurance Committee  combined meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of every ODD month starting at 9:00 a.m., at the VSRA Offices, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

The combined QMB & Quality Assurance Committee Meeting Minutes are now being posted on the Quality Assurance Committee webpage.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

Quality Assurance Committee Meeting

The QMB / Quality Assurance Committee  combined meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of every ODD month starting at 9:00 a.m., at the VSRA Offices, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

Safety and Environmental Committee Meeting

The Safety & Environmental Committee meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of every ODD month at 9:00 a.m. at the VSRA Office, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

VSRA General Membership Luncheon Meeting

VSRA Board of Directors meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, followed by a lunch meeting with the general membership. The Chairman of the VSRA Board and the VSRA committee chairs report to the general membership at the monthly meeting, followed by a guest speaker's presentation. Each member company may have its designated representatives present at the general membership monthly luncheon meeting and is welcome to invite company guests.

Communications Committee Meeting

The Communications Committee meets the 4^th Wednesday of the EVEN months, at 9:30 a.m., at the VSRA Office, 101 W. Main Street, Suite 5500 (5th Floor East), Norfolk, VA  23510.  We are located in the World Trade Center building.

Parking is available in the Town Point Parking Garage on Main Street directly across the street from the World Trade Center building.  Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

OSHA 10 Hour Maritime Course #7615 (Jul 18-21)

The OSHA-10 hour course awards the 10-hour certification card and meets all of the mandated regulations for  Maritime Industry (OSHA Code of Federal Regulations 29 CFR 1915) course 7615 in a format that specifically addresses the challenges and enviromental conditions specific to the shipyards. In addition, ship yard specific regulations and issues are covered in depth. Instructos are authorized by OSHA endorsed certification programs. The completion card is valid for 5 years at which time the course must be repeated. Our instructors an OSHA accepted certified to conduct this class and grany the award of certification cards. Cards are issued through the Instructor's certifying body. All book, material and certification costs are covered in the course fee.

NAVSEA Cableway (July 21-25)

This course is under the oversight of AMSEC and upon successful completion attendees will receive a NAVSEA Cableway Certification card. The cableway program provides NAVSEA Cableway training and certification to students.

Navsea Basic Paint Inspector Certification (Jul 21-25)

VSRA is one of the few organizations authorized to instruct this very specialized course.

Standard Items (Jul 24-25)

This 2 day course covers all pertinent  Standard Items as well as changes, areas that are frequently cited or misunderstood, how to source information and what can be expected in future changes. This course is often cited by students as being very applicable to their jobs and contains information they will use immediately upon return to the wok site.

How to Grow Your Business and Your Profit Margins (July 24)

VATIE Shipyard Quality Weld Demonstration

VSRA will be hosting a demonstration of quality standards in Navy ship welding for Virginia Technical School Instructors on July 31, 2014. This session is limited to the attendees of the VATIE Conference, however our member companies interested in networking with these instructors may email Michelle Tomaszewski for presentation details.