Download or read book The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Ship Breaking: Environmental Health and Safety Regulatory Overview written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When ships reach the end of their useful lives, the U.S. Government must find ways to dispose of them. Although several options exist, the most prevalent disposal option is to salvage the ships for scrap. Because ships often contain a variety of hazardous substances, ship scrapping can, if done improperly, pose dangers to human health and the environment. Indeed, safety issues have recently risen to the forefront of a national debate concerning the United States' public policy on ship scrapping.