The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the American Dental Association (ADA) recognize the value of continuing
their collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American
workplaces. OSHA and ADA hereby renew their Alliance originally signed on April
12, 2004 and renewed May 18, 2006, to provide ADA members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them
protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing
exposure to ergonomic hazards. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and ADA recognize
that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral
part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and ADA will work together to achieve the following outreach and
communication goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the
recognition and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, and to provide
expertise in developing ways of communicating such information (e.g. print and
electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and the ADA’s Web
sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or ADA’s conferences, local
meetings, or other events, such as the ADA Annual Session, and meetings of the
Council on Dental Practice.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health
professionals regarding ADA’s best practices or effective approaches and
publicize results through outreach by ADA and through OSHA- or ADA-developed
materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other
applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on
ergonomics that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
OSHA and ADA will work together to achieve the following
goal related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of
safety and health and publicize their results.
OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to
participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such
as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national
dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have proved to be
valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an
Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing any of that party’s products or
services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of
promoting a particular party’s products or services.
The information provided by ADA and/or its members is for the purpose of
contributing to informed decision-making by the Agency and any other recipients
of this information. Information provided by ADA does not constitute an official
statement or position by ADA and is not intended by the parties to create any
legal obligations for ADA or its individual members. Information provided
pursuant to this Alliance Agreement is not intended as a legally binding
standard or guideline.
An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will
continue to meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and
identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they
will meet at least three times per year to track and share information on
activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. Team members will
include representatives of OSHA’s Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs
and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States’ and
OSHA Consultation Projects’ participation on the team.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may
terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written
notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of both
signatories.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
Occupational Health and
Safety Administration |
Date |
Mark J. Feldman, D.M.D
President
American Dental Association |
Date |
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