- Alliance Background
Date Signed
February 22, 2005
Date Renewed
March 29, 2007
Evaluation Period
February 22, 2008 – February 21, 2009
Overview
The OSHA and ADSC Alliance is providing ADSC members and others in the
foundation drilling industry, including small businesses and non-English or
limited English speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to
training resources to help them protect employees’ health and safety. The
Alliance focuses on safety and health issues including fall, silica, pinch-point
and equipment operation hazards.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Michael Buchet
Joe Hajdusiewicz
Robert Ibarra*
Eric Lahaie
Rob Swick
Danezza Quintero
Elizabeth (Bea) Way |
Office of
Construction Services (OCS)
OCS
OCS
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA
OCS
OOSA
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| *Robert
Ibarra served on the Implementation Team until June 25, 2008 |
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| ADSC: |
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S. Scot Litke
Mike Moore
Richard Marshall |
Executive Director
Assistant Executive Director
Chairman, Safety Committee |
- Implementation Team Meetings
July 16, 2008 Implementation Team Meeting
December 18, 2008 Implementation Team Meeting
- Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs
for small businesses and non-English or limited English speaking employees
regarding fall protection, silica, pinch-point and equipment operation hazards
and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and
employees in the industry.
Products
ADSC Job Site Analysis Presentation
Through the OSHA and ADSC Alliance, ADSC developed a draft Job Site Analysis (JSA)
Presentation. The draft presentation describes how to perform a JSA for drilled
shaft rig, anchor and micropile drill rig operations and grout mixing and
pumping operations. ADSC shared the draft presentation with OSHA for review and
comment. The ADSC JSA Presentation is expected to be completed by summer 2009.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health
curricula for small businesses and non-English or limited English speaking
employees on silica, pinch-point and equipment operation hazards.
During this reporting period, the OSHA and ADSC Alliance Implementation Team did
not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the
recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in
developing ways of communicating such information (e.g. print and electronic
media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’S and ADSC’s Web sites) to employers
and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and ADSC Alliance Web site
OSHA is continuing to update and maintain the OSHA and ADSC Alliance Web page
that is posted on the OSHA Web site. The page includes the OSHA and ADSC
Alliance agreement, renewal agreement, annual reports, news releases,
information on activities and events, and links to resources developed by ADSC
through the Alliance Program.
ADSC Web site
ADSC maintains an OSHA and ADSC Alliance Web page on its Web site. The page has
information on the OSHA and ADSC Alliance and links to the OSHA Web site. In
addition, the page features links to resources developed by ADSC through the
Alliance Program including an "Anchored Earth Retention and Micropile Safety
Tips" and a "Drilled Shaft Installation Safety" presentation.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
The following ADSC representatives are continuing to serve on the editorial
boards for the OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages that address foundation
drilling-industry hazards:
- Richard Marshall, Safety Director, Richard Goettle, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
- Colin Perkins, Corporate Safety Director, Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc.,
Oakland, CA
- John Roe, Vice President, Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc., San Francisco, CA
- Jason M. Timmons, Field Safety Manager, Nicholson Construction Co., Cuddy, PA
The ADSC representatives serve on the following OSHA Safety and Health Topics
pages:
- Confined Spaces
- Crane, Derrick, and Hoist
- Fall Protection
- Motor Vehicle Safety-Construction
- Noise and Hearing Conservation-Construction
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Silica, Crystalline
- Trenching and Excavation-Construction
- Welding, Cutting and Brazing
Publications and Newsletters
During the reporting period, information on the OSHA and ADSC Alliance
activities appeared in foundation drilling-industry print and online media
including, Foundation Drilling and The Hole Story. For more information on the
articles, see "Alliance Program Reach" table.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or ADSC’s conferences, local meetings or
other events such as the ADSC General Membership meeting.
Drill Rig Conference, September 11, 2008, Middletown, Connecticut
On September 11m 2008 Sean Henrickson, Safety & Occupational Health Specialist,
Bridgeport, Connecticut Area Office; Marianne Bonito, Safety & Occupational
Health Specialist, Bridgeport, Connecticut Area Office; Jeffery Ritter, Safety &
Occupational Health Specialist, Bridgeport, Connecticut Area Office, and Thomas
Retano, Construction Safety Consultant, Connecticut Department of Labor Division
of Occupational Safety and Health attended the Drill Rig Conference at the State
of Connecticut Public Safety Building in Middletown, Connecticut. At the
conference, which was also co-sponsored by the Connecticut Crane Board, ADSC
provided the OSHA participants training that addresses drill rig issues.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health
professionals regarding ADSC’s best practices or effective approaches and
publicize results through outreach by ADSC and through OSHA – or ADSC’s
developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or
any other applicable forum).
During this reporting period, the OSHA and ADSC Alliance Implementation Team did
not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.
- Promote and encourage ADSC members’ or worksites’ participation in OSHA’s
cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection
Programs, and the Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program.
During this reporting period, the OSHA and ADSC Alliance Implementation Team did
not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects related
to foundation drilling including, fall protection, silica, pinch-point and
equipment operation hazards that are addressed and developed through the
Alliance Program.
Events
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 4-10, 2008,
Washington, DC
ADSC joined with more than 50 other Alliance Program participants to support
2008 NAOSH Week. NAOSH Week, sponsored by the American Society of Safety
Engineers, an Alliance Program participant, focuses on increasing the
understanding of the positive benefits of investing in occupational safety,
health and environmental programs among employers, employees and the public;
raising awareness of the role and contribution of safety, health and
environmental professionals; and reducing workplace injuries and illness by
encouraging new safety and health activities at all companies and organizations.
The theme for the 2008 NAOSH Week was "Safety is Good Business." In support of
NAOSH Week, ADSC posted information regarding 2008 NAOSH Week on the ADSC and
OSHA Alliance Web page on the ADSC Web site.
- Encourage ADSC chapters to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area
Offices to address health and safety issues, including fall protection, silica,
pinch-point and equipment operation hazards.
OSHA and ADSC Regional, Area Office and State Plan State Alliances
The following OSHA Regional or Area Office and ADSC Chapter Alliances were
signed or renewed during the current reporting period:
- OSHA Region VI and ADSC: International Association of Foundation Drilling
South Central Chapter (SCC), signed February 9, 2006, renewed January 26, 2009.
Through the Alliance, OSHA and SCC are focusing on safety and health issues
including, fall protection, silica, pinch-point and equipment operation hazards.
- California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety
and Health (CAL-OSHA) and ADSC: International Association of Foundation Drilling
West Coast Chapter (WCC) signed September 2, 2008. Through the Alliance,
CAL-OSHA and WCC are focusing on safety and health issues including fall
protection, silica, pinch-point and equipment operation hazards, and natural gas
associated with drilling and tunneling.
In addition, the following OSHA Area Office and ADSC Chapter Alliances continued
to operate during the current reporting period:
- OSHA Region VIII Denver and Englewood Area Offices and ADSC: International
Association of Foundation Drilling Rocky Mountain Chapter (RMC) signed February
1, 2008. Through the Alliance, OSHA and RMC are focusing on fall protection,
silica, pinch-point and equipment operation hazards.
- OSHA Region X and the International Association of Foundation Drilling, West
Coast Chapter (WCC) signed October 21, 2005, renewed January 19, 2008. Through
the Alliance, OSHA and WCC are focusing on fall protection, silica, pinch-point
and equipment operation hazards.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace
safety and health whenever ADSC leaders address groups.
The OSHA and ADSC Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs
or projects to address this goal.
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety
and health and publicize their results.
The OSHA and ADSC Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs
or projects to address this goal.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder
meetings on foundation drilling issues such as fall protection, silica,
pinch-point and equipment operation hazards, to help forge innovative solutions
in the workplace.
The OSHA and ADSC Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs
or projects to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the reporting period, OSHA and ADSC continued to work together to share
information regarding the foundation drilling industry along with OSHA’s
compliance assistance activities and cooperative programs. As a result of the
OSHA and ADSC Alliance, ADSC developed a draft JSA Presentation. The draft
presentation describes how to perform a JSA for drilled shaft rig, anchor and
micropile drill rig operations and grout mixing and pumping operations. ADSC
shared the draft presentation with OSHA for review and comment. The ADSC JSA
Presentation is expected to be completed by summer 2009.
Further, OSHA Region VI and ADSC renewed its Alliance on January 26, 2009 to
focus on safety and health issues including, fall, silica, pinch-point and
equipment operation hazards. In addition, CAL-OSHA and ADSC signed an Alliance
September 2, 2008 to focus on safety and health issues including fall, silica,
pinch-point and equipment operation hazards, and natural gas associated with
drilling and tunneling. Moreover, ADSC is continuing to work with OSHA Regions
VIII and X to reduce fall, silica, pinch-point and equipment operation hazards.
Finally, ADSC supported 2008 NAOSH Week.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and ADSC
Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site |
14,980 |
| OSHA Confined Spaces
Safety and Health Topics Page |
68,258 |
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OSHA Crane, Derrick, and Hoist Safety Spaces Safety and Health Topics Page |
29,190 |
| OSHA Fall Protection
Safety and Health Topics Page |
63,828 |
| OSHA Motor Vehicle
Safety-Construction Safety and Health Topics Page |
2,522 |
| OSHA Noise and
Hearing Conservation-Construction Safety and Health Topics Page |
5,347 |
| OSHA Personal
Protective Equipment Safety and Health Topics Page |
111,463 |
| OSHA Silica,
Crystalline Safety and Health Topics Page |
28,061 |
| OSHA Trenching and
Excavation-Construction Safety and Health Topics Page |
6,442 |
| OSHA Welding,
Cutting and Brazing Safety and Health Topics Page |
22,827 |
| ADSC Web site – OSHA
and ADSC Alliance Web page |
3,500 |
| May 2008:
"OSHA Report," Foundation Drilling |
8,500 |
| August 2008:
"OSHA Alliance," The Hole Story |
1,000 |
| September 2008:
"Why
Drill Rigs are not Cranes: ADSC Delegation Meets with Connecticut Crane
Board," Foundation Drilling |
8,500 |
| January 2009:
"Spotlight on IFCEE ’09 Technical Program and Exhibitors," Foundation
Drilling |
8,500 |
- Upcoming Milestones
Based on discussions regarding the future of the Alliance, OSHA and ADSC agreed
to conclude the Alliance as of February 22, 2009.
Report prepared by: Rob Swick, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and
Alliances, March 9, 2009.
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