I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
October 10, 2002
Dates Renewed
April 23, 2004
July 6, 2006
Evaluation Period
October 10, 2006 – October 9, 2007
Overview
The OSHA and AIHA Alliance focuses on providing AIHA members and others with information, guidance
and access to training resources to help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in
addressing ergonomic and hazard communication issues.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA |
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Brett Besser
Todd Briggs |
Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances |
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| AIHA |
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Kermit Davis
Peter O'Neil |
Chair, AIHA Ergonomics Committee
Assistant Executive Director |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
December 12, 2006
April 12, 2007
May 7, 2007
September 20, 2007 |
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting |
III. Results
- Events and Products
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 the AIHA's Web sites)
to employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
AIHA representatives review and update many of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages. The following
representatives from AIHA serve on the editorial boards of the following 28 OSHA Safety and Health
Topics pages:
- Brownfields
- Mark McGowan, CSP, CIH, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; White Plains, NY
- Confined Space
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- George Hutcheson, MS, CIH, John Deere Waterloo Works; Cedar Falls, IA
- Construction – Laser Hazards
- Tim Hitchcock, LightRay Consulting; Cary, NC
- Construction – Motor Vehicle Safety
- Dan Napier, CIH, CSP, DNA Industrial Hygiene Hawthorne, CA
- Construction – Noise and Hearing Conservation
- Elliott Berger, Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, E-A-R/Aearo Company; Indianapolis, IN
- John Earshen, Angevine Acoustical Consultants, Inc.; East Aurora, NY
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Scott Phillips, MD, FACP, FACMT, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center; Denver, CO
- Extremely Low Frequency Radiation
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Hazardous Waste
- Mark McGowan, CSP, CIH, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; White Plains, NY
- Indoor Air Quality
- Ellen Gunderson, Advanced Micro Devices; Sunnyvale, CA
- Ionizing Radiation
- Norris D. Johnson, CIH, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.; Aiken, SC
- Irene F. Patrek, Beckman Coulter; Chaska, MN
- Laboratories
- Mike Austin, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Environmental Health and Safety; Minneapolis, MN
- David Lumby, Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Park, IL
- Joseph Passante, University of Pennsylvania, Environmental Health and Radiation Office, University
of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
- Laser Hazards
- Tim Hitchcock, LightRay Consulting; Raleigh, NC
- Laser/Electrosurgery Plume
- Tim Hitchcock, LightRay Consulting; Cary, NC
- Machine Guarding
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- Making the Business Case for Safety and Health
- Charyln Peart, Senior Project Engineer, Merck & Co, Inc., West Point, PA
- Motor Vehicle Safety
- Dan Napier, CIH, CSP, DNA Industrial Hygiene; Lawndale, CA
- Noise and Hearing Conservation
- Elliott Berger, Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, E-A-R/Aearo Company; Indianapolis, IN
- John Earshen, Angevine Acoustical Consultants, Inc.; East Aurora, NY
- Edward Hermann, CE, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois; Chicago, IL
- Non-Ionizing Radiation
- Bart Dawson, Earth Tech; Brooks City, TX
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
Robert E. Johnson, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), L-3 Communications; Hauppauge, NY
- Shari McMahan, PhD, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Cal State University;
Fullerton, CA
- Occupational Epidemiology
- Joseph B. Coble, ScD, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), National Cancer Institute;
Rockville, MD
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Allen W. Lilly, CIH, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, Fluor Hanford; Richland, WA
- Wendy McDowell, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, Occidental Chemical Corp.; Dallas, TX
- Andry Nowosiwsky, CIH, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, ExxonMobil Corp.; Baton Rouge, LA
- Ron Zanoni, CIH, CSP, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, ATOFINA Chemicals Inc.;
Philadelphia, PA
- John G. Zvetan, CIH, CSP, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, New Paradigms; Marietta, GA
- Radiation
- Bart Dawson, Earth Tech; Brooks City, TX
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Robert E. Johnson, L-3 Communications; Hauppauge, NY
- Shari McMahan, PhD, Cal State University; Fullerton, CA
- Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD) Dirty Bombs
- Scott Phillips, MD, FACP, FACMT, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center; Denver, CO
- Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation
- Bart Dawson, Earth Tech; Brooks City, TX
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Robert E. Johnson, L-3 Communications; Hauppauge, NY
- Shari McMahan, PhD, Cal State University; Fullerton, CA
- Safety and Health Programs
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- Sampling and Analysis
- W.H. (Billy) Bullock, Arizona Chemical; Jacksonville, FL
- Allen Iske Jr., PhD, CIH, CSP, Quintiles Transnational; Kansas City, MO
- Pam Kostle, CIH, University Hygienic Laboratory; Iowa City, IA
OSHA eTools
The following AIHA representatives serve on the editorial board of OSHA's Noise and Conservation
Hearing eTool:
- Elliott Berger, Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, E-A-R/Aearo Company; Indianapolis, IN
- John Earshen, Angevine Acoustical Consultants, Inc.; East Aurora, NY
OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web Page
The OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site continues to be updated and includes
links to the OSHA and AIHA Alliance agreement, renewal agreements, related documents, activities and
events, and milestones and successes. For more information on the number of visits to the OSHA and
AIHA Alliance Web page, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
AIHA Chapter List
AIHA provided OSHA with a contact list of its Chapters and posted the list to the OSHA and AIHA
Alliance Intranet Web page. OSHA also sent an e-mail announcing the list's availability to OSHA's
National and Regional Offices. OSHA staff can use the list to contact AIHA Chapters if they are
looking for training information or instructors in a specific safety and health topic area.
AIHA's Web Site
AIHA continues to update the Ergonomics Topics page on the association's Web site that is devoted to
ergonomics with links to a number of resources, including the OSHA and AIHA Alliance and the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Web pages, the OSHA Ergonomics Safety and
Health Topics page, and other ergonomic-related resources.
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA and AIHA Alliance appeared in a number of print and online publications,
including: Yahoo News and Occupational Hazards Magazine. In addition,
AIHA includes information on OSHA's compliance assistance resources in its Happenings From The Hill.
For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA's or AIHA's conferences, local meetings or other events.
Events
AIHce 2007 Expo, June 2-7, 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A number of OSHA's executives from the Agency's National Office delivered numerous presentations
during the AIHce 2007 Expo's plenary and workshop sessions focusing on multiple safety and health
topics, including an OSHA compliance assistance and cooperative program update. Representatives from
OSHA's Area Offices also delivered presentations focusing on occupational safety and health issues,
including OSHA health cases from 2004-2006. OSHA staff members made the following presentations
during the Expo:
- Dr. Donald Wright, then Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science,
Technology and Medicine (DSTM), USDOL-OSHA; Atkinson Longmire, Medical Officer, Office of
Occupational Medicine, DSTM, USDOL-OSHA; Dr. Minda Nieblas, Occupational Medicine Physician, Office
of Occupational Medicine, DSTM, USDOL-OSHA; and Robert Bak, Industrial Hygienist, Region I,
Springfield, Massachusetts Area Office, USDOL-OSHA; presented "Most Interesting DOL/OSHA Health
Cases 2004-2006" to 125 attendees on June 4, 2007.
- Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs; Ruth McCully, Director,
DSTM; Richard Fairfax, Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs; Dorothy Dougherty, Director,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance; and Keith Motley, Division Director, Salt Lake Technical
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; gave an OSHA update to 130 attendees on June 5, 2007.
- Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, participated in the "AIHce Morning Show"
with Dr. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to
2,500 people on June 6, 2007.
- Patricia Clark, Administrator, Region II, New York, New York, USDOL-OSHA; Phil Peist, Director,
Region II, Parsippany, New Jersey Area Office, USDOL-OSHA; presented "The OSHA Region II Alliance
Program" to 35 attendees on June 6, 2007.
- Additionally, OSHA representatives staffed an Agency exhibit booth throughout the AIHce 2007 Expo.
AIHA Ergonomics Committee, June 3, 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Through the Alliance, Brett Besser and Todd Briggs are participating as ad hoc members on AIHA's
Ergonomics Committee to facilitate communication between the two organizations and to address and
jointly discuss ergonomics-related issues that arise. Todd Briggs participated in AIHA's Ergonomics
Committee meeting on June 3, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and delivered a presentation to 30
attendees focusing on ergonomic-related outreach products developed through the OSHA Alliance
Program.
- Promote and encourage AIHA 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 Recognition Program.
During this reporting period, OSHA and AIHA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on ergonomics and hazard
communication that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Events
2007 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 6-12, 2007
AIHA helped to support and promote 2007 NAOSH Week, which was May 6-12, 2007. NAOSH Week is
sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), another Alliance Program participant,
and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE). Mary Ann Latko, Director, Science and
Technical Initiatives; Aaron Trippler, Director, Government Affairs; and Melissa Hurley,
Communications Specialist, represented AIHA at the May 7, 2007, kick-off event at the Department of
Labor.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on ergonomics
and hazard communication issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide
input on health and safety issues.
During this reporting period, OSHA and AIHA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
OSHA and AIHA are continuing to work to reduce and prevent employee exposure to ergonomic hazards
and hazard communication issues in the workplace.
Through the agreement, the organizations have pursued a number of projects and activities addressing
occupational safety and health issues. For example, the OSHA and AIHA Alliance maintain several
resources with information about the Alliance, ergonomics, and other safety and health materials.
The OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page features links to the Alliance agreement, renewal agreements,
related documents, activities and events, and milestones and successes. OSHA posts AIHA's Chapter
List on the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Intranet Web page as a resource for Agency staff. In addition,
the AIHA Web site features an Ergonomics Topics page that provides AIHA members and other visitors
to the site with resources for addressing ergonomics hazards, including OSHA's Ergonomics Safety and
Health Topics page. AIHA members review and revise many of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages and
eTools covering such issues as motor vehicle safety, machine guarding, and making the business case
for safety and health by serving on the tools' editorial boards.
The Alliance implementation team also helped to identify speakers to share information on safety and
health issues. For example, members of the OSHA and AIHA Alliance and other representatives from
OSHA, made presentations and exhibited at the AIHce 2007, June 2-7, 2007 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA and Dr. John Howard, Director,
NIOSH, participated in the "AIHce Morning Show" which attracted more than 2,500 people. Other OSHA
representatives spoke on a number of safety and health issues, including OSHA health cases and an
OSHA enforcement, regulatory and compliance assistance update. In addition, Agency representatives
staffed an exhibit booth in the Expo.
Further, AIHA worked with other Alliance Program participants to promote workplace safety and health
issues. AIHA supported and participated in the 2007 NAOSH Week, which is sponsored by ASSE and CSSE.
The 2007 event was held May 6-12, 2007 and Mary Ann Latko, Director, Science and Technical
Initiatives; Aaron Trippler, Director, Government Affairs; and Melissa Hurley, Communications
Specialist, represented AIHA at the May 7, 2007, kick-off event at the Department of Labor.
- Alliance Program Reach
Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print
and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or Trained |
October 11, 2006: "OSHA Topics Page Makes the
Business Case for Occupational Safety and Health"
Occupational Hazards Magazine |
Data Not Available |
October 12, 2006: "OSHA Makes the Business Case for
Safety and Health: Agency Unveils New Safety and Health Topics Page
eNews (Center for Education and Training) |
Data Not Available |
November 22, 2006: "OSHA and Alliance Launch Safety
and Health Web Page"
Cleanlink |
Data Not Available |
November 2006: "OSHA Makes the Business Case for
Safety and Health"
Legislative and Regulatory Update |
Data Not Available |
November/December 2006: "OSHA Makes the Business Case
for Safety and Health"
ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Update |
Data Not Available |
December 12, 2006: "A Talk with Ed Foulke"
Occupational Hazards Magazine |
Data Not Available |
April 24, 2007: "OSHA, American Society of Safety
Engineers Note Major Growth In May's North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Support"
Yahoo News |
Data Not Available |
June 2-7, 2007: AIHce 2007, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
OSHA Exhibit |
326 |
June 3, 2007: AIHA Ergonomics Committee,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Todd Briggs, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA |
30 |
June 4, 2007: "Most Interesting DOL/OSHA Health Cases
2004-2006," AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Dr. Donald Wright, then Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science,
Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA
- Atkinson Longmire, Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Medicine, DSTM, USDOL-OSHA
- Dr. Minda Nieblas, Occupational Medicine Physician, Office of Occupational Medicine, DSTM,
USDOL-OSHA
- Robert Bak, Industrial Hygienist, Region I, Springfield, Massachusetts Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA
|
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125 |
June 5, 2007: "OSHA Update," AIHce 2007,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Paula White, Director, DCSP
- Ruth McCully, Director, DSTM
- Richard Fairfax, Director, DEP
- Dorothy Dougherty, Director, DSG
|
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130 |
June 6, 2007: "AIHce Morning Show," AIHce 2007,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA |
2,500 |
June 6, 2007: "The OSHA Region II Alliance Program,"
AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Patricia Clark, Administrator, Region II, New York, New York, USDOL-OSHA
- Phil Peist, Director, Region II, Parsippany, New Jersey Area Office, USDOL-OSHA
|
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35 |
| OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site |
8,114 |
| AIHA Ergonomics Resource Web page on the
Association's Web site |
Data not available |
| Brownfields Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Confined Space Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Construction – Laser Hazards Safety and Health Topics
page |
20,620 |
| Construction – Motor Vehicle Safety, Safety and
Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Construction – Noise and Hearing Safety and Health
Topics page |
20,620 |
| Conservation Safety and Health Topics page |
47,612 |
| Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Safety
and Health Topics page |
86,924 |
| ELF Radiation Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Emergency Preparedness and Response Safety and Health
Topics page |
120,956 |
| Ergonomics Safety and Health Topics page |
259,719 |
| Fire Safety, Safety and Health Topics page |
87,441 |
| Hazardous Waste Safety and Health Topics page |
37,752 |
| Indoor Air Quality Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Ionizing Radiation Safety and Health Topics page |
23,830 |
| Laboratories Safety and Health Topics page |
25,503 |
| Laser Hazards Safety and Health Topics page |
28,503 |
| Laser/Electrosurgery Plume Safety and Health Topics
page |
20,620 |
| Machine Guarding Safety and Health Topics page |
30,138 |
| Making the Business Case for Safety and Health,
Safety and Health Topics page |
38,991 |
| Motor Vehicle Safety, Safety and Health Topics page |
21,564 |
| Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health
Topics page |
47,612 |
| Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Occupational Epidemiology Safety and Health Topics
page |
20,620 |
| Personal Protective Equipment Safety and Health
Topics page |
111,24 |
| Radiation Safety and Health Topics page |
34,581 |
| Radiation: Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD) Dirty
Bombs Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation Safety and
Health Topics page |
29,847 |
| Safety and Health Programs Safety and Health Topics
page |
44,448 |
| Sampling and Analysis Safety and Health Topics page |
20,620 |
| Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool |
29,298 |
| TOTAL |
966,362 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
During the upcoming year, OSHA and AIHA will continue to provide information, guidance, and access
to training resources to protect employees' health and safety, particularly in the areas associated
with ergonomics and hazard communication. For example, the Alliance will provide resources for the
public on ergonomics through the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page and AIHA's Ergonomics Topics page
on the association's Web site. In addition, articles on the OSHA and AIHA Alliance and the Agency's
compliance assistance resources will continue to appear in a number of print and online
publications, including AIHA's Happenings From The Hill. For more information on the articles,
please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
Additionally, representatives from AIHA will continue to serve on the editorial boards of OSHA
Safety and Health Topics pages and eTools, providing expert input on a number of occupational safety
and health issues.
The Alliance implementation team will also work with other Alliance Program participants on projects
related to occupational safety and health issues. For example, AIHA is planning to support and
promote 2008 NAOSH Week, May 4-10, 2008, with ASSE and numerous other Alliance Program participants.
AIHA will also work collaboratively with the American Shipbuilding Association, the National
Shipbuilding Research Program, the Shipbuilders Council of America and ASSE to develop a Safety
Alert for employers and employees focusing on electrical hazards in shipyards.
Further, for example, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, will deliver a
compliance assistance and cooperative program update at AIHA's Carolinas Section Fall Conference and
PDC on October 19, 2007 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The Alliance implementation team will help to identify speakers to share information on safety and
health issues. Members of the OSHA and AIHA Alliance and other representatives from OSHA, will also
make presentations and OSHA will staff an exhibit booth at the AIHce 2008, May 31-June 5 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition, an OSHA representative will deliver a presentation focusing on
the Agency's ergonomic-related outreach activities at AIHA's Ergonomics Committee meeting at the
AIHce 2008 Expo.
Lastly, AIHA will provide OSHA with an updated Chapter List for posting on OSHA's Intranet Web page
to foster relationships with OSHA Regional and Area Offices and State Plan States.
Report prepared by: Todd Briggs, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
December 20, 2007
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