I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
October 3, 2002
Date Renewed
July 24, 2004
Evaluation Period
October 3, 2003 through October 2, 2004
Overview
The OSHA and CMAA Alliance is providing the association's members with information and guidance to
help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to
construction industry hazards and increasing access to construction industry safety and health
information and training resources.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Cathy Cronin
Ginger Henry
Jess McCluer
Lisa Ramber |
Office of Training and Education
Office of Construction Services
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA |
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| CMAA |
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Bruce D’Agostino
Ted Devens
Danelle Prezioso
Jim Tolliver |
Executive Director
Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services, Inc.
Deputy Executive Director
Director of Professional Development |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
November 19, 2003
April 29, 2004
July 8, 2004 |
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Construction Roundtable, OSHA, Washington, DC |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education
- Develop safety and health programs and guidelines to inform and educate CMAA members on the need
for implementing safety and health programs and processes in the workplace.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Organize and provide the necessary resources for the presentation of OSHA's construction courses
to CMAA members when OSHA and CMAA identify the need.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
Outreach and Communication
- Seek opportunities to jointly develop and disseminate guidance and information at conferences,
events, and/or through print and electronic media, including informational links from OSHA's and
CMAA's Web sites.
Products
OSHA Assistance for the Construction Management Industry Safety and Health Topics page Editorial
Board
The OSHA Assistance for the Construction Management Industry Safety and Health Topics page was
developed through the OSHA and CMAA Alliance and added to OSHA’s Web site. The following CMAA
members serve on editorial board:
- Bruce D'Agostino, Executive Director, CMAA; McLean, VA
- Ted Devens, CMAA, Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services, Inc.; Herndon, VA
OSHA and CMAA Webpages
The CMAA Webpage has a Safety-related links page titled, “CM Safety Page”, which includes links to
the Alliance Program Web page, safety and health regulatory agencies and associations and the
Construction Management Industry Safety and Health Topics page. Between both Webpages there were
3,841 Web visits. For more information on the number of hits to the OSHA and CMAA Web pages, please
see the Alliance Program Reach table on page 6.
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA and CMAA Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and online publications,
including: BNA Occupational Health and Safety Reporter, Facility Safety Management and OSHA
Institute. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table on page 6.
- Seek opportunities to speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events.
Events
Speakers
The OSHA and CMAA Alliance was promoted at the following event:
- CMAA National Conference and Trade Show, September 12-14, 2004, San Antonio, TX
September 13, 2004 - Ginger Henry, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, USDOL-OSHA, made a
presentation entitled "Safety is Everyone's Responsibility" to over 120 attendees.
Exhibiting
The OSHA and CMAA Alliance was promoted at the following event:
- CMAA National Conference and Trade Show: Jess McCluer, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
USDOL-OSHA and Ted Devens, CMAA staffed an Alliance Program exhibit at the CMAA National Conference
and Trade Show, September 12-14, San Antonio, TX.
- OSHA Compliance Assistance Training Sessions: Ted Devens and Danielle Prezioso staffed a CMAA
exhibit at OSHA Compliance Assistance Training Sessions, June 14-18, 2004, in Falls Church,
Virginia.
- Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health practitioners in construction management
best practices and/or effective approaches.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Promote and encourage CMAA members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation, and SHARP.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Raise awareness through speeches and appearances by CMAA leaders of positive and successful
worksite programs and their commitment to workplace safety and health.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Share information on best practices of CMAA members/worksites with others in the industry through
outreach by CMAA and through training programs and materials developed by OSHA, CMAA, and/or others.
Promote their implementation through print or electronic media, promotion at conferences, and/or
other means of reaching out to others in industry.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this particular Alliance goal.
- Convene or participate in forums and roundtable discussions on multi-employer worksite issues to
help forge innovative solutions to raising construction safety awareness in the workplace.
Construction Roundtable
CMAA participated in the Alliance Construction Roundtable for construction-related national
Alliances on July 8, 2004. The Roundtable participants discussed how the construction-related
national Alliances could work together to address issues such as ergonomics, silica and motor
vehicle safety. CMAA has representatives on the Design for Safety workgroup that were created at the
meeting.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and CMAA are working together to help increase the public’s
understanding of the safety and health impacts of construction management issues on a job site. This
positive relationship has led to the development of the many programs and projects that the team is
currently working on or has produced.
In its third year, OSHA and CMAA committed to continuing the Alliance and signed an Alliance renewal
agreement on July 24, 2004. In addition, CMAA members are continuing to serve on the editorial
boards for the Assistance for the Construction Management Industry Safety and Health Topics page
Editorial Board.
During 2004, the Alliance was promoted at OSHA’s Compliance Assistance Training Sessions, the
Alliance Construction Roundtable meeting and the CMAA National Conference and Trade Show, September
12-14, in San Antonio, TX.
Ted Devens and Danelle Prezioso, from CMAA, also staffed a CMAA exhibit at OSHA’s Compliance
Assistance Training Sessions, June 14-18, 2004, in Falls Church, Virginia.
CMAA participated in the Alliance Construction Roundtable for construction-related National
Alliances on July 8, 2004. The roundtable was designed for the construction-related National
Alliances to discuss how they can work together to address issues such as ergonomics, silica and
motor vehicle safety, which many Alliances are addressing individually through their agreements. A
number of work groups were developed during the roundtable. CMAA is participating in the Design for
Safety workgroup.
At the National Conference and Trade Show, Jess McCluer, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach
Services and Alliances, USDOL-OSHA and Ted Devens staffed an exhibit booth next to CMAA’s exhibit
booth. On September 13, Ginger Henry, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Office of
Construction Services, USDOL-OSHA, made a presentation, "Safety is Everyone's Responsibility" to
more than 120 attendees.
Finally, the Implementation Team discussed developing on-line courses, using CMAA’s web site. For
2005, CMAA would like to have specific courses on topics such as the Consultation Program. Through
the three-day Webinar, 4-5 sub-topics could be included on specific issues that OSHA speakers may
address.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and CMAA Alliance Web page on OSHA’s Webpage |
2917 Web visits |
| "CM Safety Page" – safety page for construction
managers on the CMAA Web site |
924 Web visits |
| OSHA Assistance for the Construction Management
Industry Safety and Health Topics page |
Data Not Available |
| August 2, 2004 – OSHA, Construction Management
Association Renew Alliance," Facility Safety Management (http://www.fsmmag.com) |
Data Not Available |
| August 5, 2004 - OSHA Renews Construction Management
Alliance, BNA Occupational Health and Safety Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| June 14-18, 2004 - CMAA exhibit at OSHA Compliance
Assistance Training Sessions in Falls Church, VA |
230 |
| July 31, 2004 – "OSHA, OSHA, Construction Management
Association Renew Alliance," OSHA Institute (www.oshainstitute.com) |
Data Not Available |
| July 28, 2004 – OSHA distributed a news release
announcing the Alliance |
25 News Services |
| August 1, 2004 – OSHA includes information on the
OSHA/CMAA Alliance renewal in its bi-weekly e-newsletter; QuickTakes |
50,000 |
| August 25, 2004 – CMAA distributed a news release
announcing the Alliance |
20 Publications |
| TOTAL |
54,071 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, OSHA’s and CMAA’s positive relationship, that was built through the Alliance
Program, will continue to grow and the Implementation Team will undertake a number of activities and
develop a number of products. These activities will have a positive impact on the Agency since they
will help address important topics within the 2003-2008 Strategic Management Plan; including small
businesses.
The projects include the creation of developing on-line courses with OSHA’s participation, using
CMAA’s web site and receiving OSHA’s participation in the courses. For 2005, CMAA would like to have
specific courses on topics such as the Agency’s Consultation Program. In addition, through the
three-day Webinar, 4-5 sub-topics could be included on specific issues that OSHA speakers may
address. CMAA is also participating in the Design for Safety workgroup that was created at the
Alliance Construction Roundtable for National Alliances on July 8, 2004.
Finally, CMAA has invited the Alliance Program to exhibit and OSHA representatives to speak at the
association’s 2005 National Conference and Trade Show, September 11-13, 2005 at the Hyatt Huntington
Beach in Huntington Beach, CA.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
January 15, 2005
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