The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American
Pipeline Contractors Association (APCA) recognize the value of maintaining a
collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American
workplaces. OSHA and APCA hereby agree to renew the Alliance signed January 25,
2007 to continue to provide APCA members and others in the pipeline construction
industry, including small businesses and non-English and limited English
speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to training resources
that will help them protect employees’ health and safety. The organizations will
continue to focus on reducing and preventing exposure to equipment operation
(e.g. bulldozer, excavator and sideboom), trenching and excavation and
hydrostatic testing hazards. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and APCA recognize
that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral
part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and APCA will continue to work together to achieve the following training
and education goal:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education
programs for the pipeline construction industry, including small businesses and
non-English and limited English speaking employees regarding equipment
operation (e.g. bulldozer, excavator and sideboom), trenching and excavation
and hydrostatic testing hazards and to provide expertise in communicating such
information in both English and Spanish to employers and employees in the
industry.
OSHA and APCA will continue to work together to achieve the following outreach
and communication goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide the 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 APCA’s Web sites) to
employers and employees in the pipeline construction industry.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA’s or APCA’s conferences, local meetings or
other events such as the APCA Annual Meeting.
- Promote and encourage APCA’s members’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative
programs, such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and
the On-site Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects,
including trenching and excavation, which are addressed and developed through
the Alliance Program.
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.
An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will
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,
Directorate of Construction and any other appropriate office. OSHA will
encourage State Plan States’ and OSHA On-site 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.
Donald G. Shalhoub
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
Date |
J.D. Lormand
Executive Director
American Pipeline Contractors
Association |
Date |
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