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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance
October 5, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
October 5, 2005
Evaluation Period
October 5, 2006 – October 4, 2007
Overview
The OSHA and Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI)
and Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA), Alliance (known as the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and
Monorail Alliance) is providing crane, hoist and monorail systems owners and operators in general
industry and construction with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will
help them protect employees' health and safety, including Spanish-speaking, and other high-risk or
vulnerable hard-to-reach employees, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to safety and
health issues such as electrical hazards, falls from elevations or being struck by moving equipment.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Todd Briggs**
Jess McCluer* |
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA |
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| Material Handling Institute of America
(MHIA)***: |
| F. Hal Vandiver |
Executive Vice President |
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| CMAA: |
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| Greg Miskowiec |
Yale Lift-Tech |
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| HMI: |
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| John Perkins |
Ingersoll-Rand Company |
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| MMA: |
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| John Paxton |
Demag Cranes and Components Corporation |
* Jess McCluer served as the Alliance Coordinator until May 25, 2007
** Todd Briggs serves as the Alliance Coordinator since May 25, 2007
*** CMAA, HMI and MMA are affiliated trade associations of MHIA.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
October 17, 2006
April 12, 2007 |
Implementation Team meeting, Washington, DC
Implementation Team Meeting, Washington, DC |
In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups
maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.
III. Results
- Events
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 CMAA, HMI, and MMA
Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Web Page
OSHA developed a Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site
that includes the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance agreement, news releases, and
activities and events. The Safety Tips Sheets and Fact Sheets, which were developed through the
Alliance and focus on safety topics in the material handling industry, are also posted on the page.
This Web page is updated on a regular basis.
Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Web Page
MHIA developed a Web page for the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance on its Web site. The
Web page has information on the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance along with links to
Crane, Hoist and Monorail Fact Sheets and Safety Tips Sheets that were developed through the
Alliance.
Publications and News Releases
Articles and news releases on the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance signings and the
activities of the Alliance have appeared in publications such as Alliance
Quarterly Review. For more information on the articles and news releases, see the "Alliance
Program Reach" table.
OSHA Editorial Boards
MHIA continues to review and provide comment on OSHA's Basic Steel Products Safety and Health Topics
page by serving on the tool's Editorial Board. The Topics page, which was posted to the Agency's Web
site in June 2006, is a product of the Alliance.
MHIA also provided input into the development of the Thermoforming module of OSHA's Machine Guarding
eTool and is also participating on the tool's editorial board. The Thermoforming module was posted
to the Agency's Web site in September 2007.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or CMAA, HMI, and MMA conferences, local meetings, or other
events such as the NA2006 (North American Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference) and ProMat 2007 as resources allow.
Events
ProMat 2007, January 8-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois
Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliance, Directorate of Cooperative
and State Programs (DCSP), USDOL-OSHA; Jess McCluer, then-Program Analyst, Office of Outreach
Services and Alliances, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA; and William Coulehan, Jerry Vestal and Mark Blakemore,
Region V, Calumet City, Illinois Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, staffed the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and
Monorail Alliance exhibit booth at Promat 2007, January 8-11, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. OSHA staff
distributed compliance assistance and cooperative program information to 500 people and answered
questions. In addition, Lee Anne Jillings participated in the event's ribbon-cutting opening
ceremony and attended the material handling industry's annual review press conference.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
CMAA, HMI, and MMA best practices or effective approaches in the safe use of crane, hoist and
monorail equipment and publicize results through outreach by CMAA, HMI, and MMA and through OSHA or
CMAA, HMI and MMA developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any
other applicable forum).
The OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs
or projects to address this goal.
- Promote and encourage CMAA, HMI, and MMA 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.
The OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs
or projects to address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on the safe use of crane
hoist and monorail equipment that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
MHIA provided input into the development of the Thermoforming module of OSHA's Machine Guarding
eTool and is also participating on the tool's editorial board. The Thermoforming module was posted
to the Agency's Web site in September 2007.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and
publicize their results.
The OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail 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 safety
issues related to the use of crane, hoist and monorail equipment to help forge innovative solutions
in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
The OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs
or projects to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance's first and second years, a very productive
working relationship has been established between the organizations. OSHA learned more about the
material handling industry and CMAA, MMA and HMI learned more about the compliance assistance
resources available from OSHA. For example, representatives from OSHA's National Office and Region
V's Calumet City, Illinois Area Office staffed the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance
exhibit booth at Promat 2007, January 8-11, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
In addition, OSHA and CMA, HMI and MMA representatives are sharing their expertise through a number
of different avenues. For example:
- MHIA continues to participate, review and provide comment on OSHA's Basic Steel Products Safety
and Health Topics page by serving on the tool's Editorial Board. MHIA also provided input into the
development of the Thermoforming module of OSHA's Machine Guarding eTool which was posted to the
Agency's Web site in September 2007. MHIA is also participating on the tool's editorial board.
- The Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Web page posted on the Agency's Web site and the Crane,
Hoist and Monorail Alliance Web Page on MHIA's Web site continues to be updated with
Alliance-related information, including news releases, Alliance-developed products and activities
and events.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| Crane, Hoist and Monorail Web page on MHIA's Web site |
Data Not Available |
| OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Web page
on OSHA's Web site |
8,471 |
| OSHA Basic Steel Products Safety and Health Topics
page |
9,580 |
| OSHA Machine Guarding eTool |
8,643 |
January 8-11, 2007 – ProMat 2007, Chicago, Illinois
Exhibit Booth
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Press Conference |
500 |
Alliance Quarterly Review,
"The Steel Group and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliances provided expertise for the Basic Steel
Products Safety and Health Topics Page posted in June 2006."
Article: December 2006 |
300 |
Alliance Quarterly Review,
"OSHA/Crane Hoist and Monorail Alliance provides worker safety exhibit"
Article: March 2007 |
300 |
| TOTAL |
27,794 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance's positive relationship will
continue to grow and the Implementation Team will undertake a number of activities. For example,
OSHA's National Office will staff an Alliance Program exhibit booth at the NA 2008 – The North
American Material Handling and Logistics Show and Conference on April 21-24, 2008 in Cleveland,
Ohio. OSHA will also provide publications, including the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance
Activities Summary, for distribution at NA 2008. In addition, MHIA will offer a workshop during the
conference focusing on the OSHA Alliance Program and the activities of the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and
Monorail Alliance.
Through the Alliance, OSHA and CMAA, HMI and MMA are developing the following safety tips sheets for
employees focusing on material handling industry:
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 5 Employee Guidelines for Safe Carrying and Transporting Loads
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 6 Management Guidelines for Safe Carrying and Transporting Loads
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 7 Hazard Evaluation Checklist for Lifting, Carrying, Pushing or Pulling
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 8 Alternates to Manual handling of Individual Containers
In addition, MHIA will continue to be a member of OSHA's Basic Steel Products
Safety and Health Topics page's and Machine Guarding eTool's Editorial Board.
Also, CMAA, HMI and MMA will invite OSHA representatives to make presentations on the OSHA and
Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance and the Agency's cooperative programs and compliance assistance
resources at the association's upcoming events.
MHIA will promote OSHA compliance assistance materials and outreach resources and the OSHA and
Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance through its, monthly e-newsletter, eMhove
and quarterly publication on the Mhove. OSHA will also promote the
products the Alliance produces in the Alliance Quarterly Review.
Based on the success realized during the Alliance's first two years and plans for future
initiatives, OSHA, CMA, HMI and MMA will sign the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance
renewal agreement in October 2007.
Report prepared by: Todd Briggs, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
September 26, 2007
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