(left to right) Jim Norton, President, Association for High Technology Distribution, and OSHA's
Assistant Secretary, Edwin G. Foulke Jr., sign the Alliance renewal agreement on November 28, 2006.
(right to left) OSHA's then-Deputy Assistant Secretary, R. Davis Layne and AHTD President, Dan
O'Brien sign national Alliance on November 29, 2004.
(seated right to left) OSHA's then-Deputy Assistant Secretary, R. Davis Layne and AHTD President,
Dan O'Brien pose with AHTD Treasurer, Jim Norton and AHTD Executive Director, Trish Lilly after
the Alliance signing ceremony.
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The OSHA and AHTD Alliance will provide industrial workers, supervisors and
machine designers with information and guidance to raise their awareness of the importance of proper
selection, use, maintenance and installation of machine guarding equipment and the use of
lockout/tagout procedures. Goals of the Alliance include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing and disseminating information on machine
guarding equipment and lockout/tagout procedures, 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 AHTD's Web site to employers and employees in the industry.)
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's and AHTD's conferences, meetings or other events, such as
the AHTD Spring and Fall Meetings and regional safety conferences that AHTD member companies may
participate in.
- Work with other Alliance participants on projects to address safety and health issues in the
industrial workplace including machine safeguarding and lockout/tagout procedures.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Participate in stakeholder and other forums for providing input on machine safeguarding and
lockout/tagout issues in the workplace.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 29, 2008: Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar, Montpellier, Vermont. AHTD
past-President, Jim Norton, conducted the Machine Guarding Devices Technology Seminar for OSHA's
Region I and Division of Occupational Safety and Health Vermont Department of Labor and Industry
staff and representatives from Safety and Health Strategic Partnership Program sites at the North
East Regional Safety Academy - Vermont Capital Conference Center, Montpellier, Vermont. [More...]
- May 21, 2008: Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar, Wethersfield, Connecticut. AHTD
past-President, Jim Norton, conducted the Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar for OSHA's
Region I and Connecticut Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA)
staff at CONN-OSHA, 38 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, Connecticut. [More...]
- November 28, 2006: Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar, Washington, DC. AHTD
President, Jim Norton, conducted the Machine Guarding Devices Technology Seminar for OSHA's
National Office staff at the U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC. [More...]
- April 6, 2006: Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar, Millbury, Massachusetts. AHTD
President, Jim Norton, conducted the Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar for OSHA's
Region I and Onsite Consultation Program staff and representatives from Safety and Health
Strategic Partnership Program sites at Robert Marshall Carpenters Training Center, Millbury,
Massachusetts. [More...]
- May 10, 2006: Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar, Augusta, Maine. Jim Norton, AHTD
President, conducted the Machine Guarding Technology Training Seminar for OSHA's Region I and
Onsite Consultation Program staff at the Maine Bureau of Labor Standards, Augusta, Maine. [More...]
- September 12-17, 2005: 2005 Fall Meeting, Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- September 15, 2005: Woody Norwood, Compliance Assistance Specialist/State VPP Coordinator, and
Kathy Morino, Compliance Officer/VPP Coordinator, New Mexico Environment Department, Occupational
Safety and Health Bureau, staffed an OSHA/AHTD Alliance exhibit booth at the New Products Showcase,
distributed information and answered questions for approximately 200 registered attendees.
- April 6-9, 2005: 2005 Spring Meeting, Hilton Head Marriott Beach and Golf Resort, Hilton Head,
South Carolina.
- April 8, 2005: John J. Deifer, Director, Region V, Savannah Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a
presentation on OSHA's cooperative programs and the OSHA and AHTD Alliance to approximately 150
attendees.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
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Sample Safety Light Curtain Check-out Log [DOC*
- 125 KB]. Through the OSHA and Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD) Alliance, AHTD
developed a sample safety light curtain check-out log to assist employers and employees in
developing an actual procedure log for new light curtain machine guarding equipment being
installed at their facility.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
OSHA eTools
Additional Resources
Areas of Emphasis
*These files are provided for downloading only.
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and
State Programs at 202-693-2200 for assistance accessing DOC materials.
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