I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
January 6, 2005
Evaluation Period
January 6, 2005 – January 5, 2006
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and NCC/NTF are providing NCC’s and NTF’s members and others with
information, guidance and access to training resources to help them protect the safety and health of
employees, including those who speak languages other than English. In particular, the Alliance is
addressing sharing best practices and technical knowledge on safety and health issues, including how
to reduce and prevent exposure to ergonomic hazards associated with poultry processing.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Brett Besser
Cathy Cronin
David Hamel
Karen Heckman
Beth Sherfy
Joanna Sznajder
Jonathan Worrell |
Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
Office of Training and Education (OTE)
Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG)
OTE
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
DSG
Region IV |
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| NCC and NTF: |
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David Arnold
George Balch
Frank Cruice
Heather Earl
Jen Epstein
Chris Henderson
Chris Manger
Reggie McLee
Vic Moreno
Mike Nations
AJ Pike
Stephan Pretanik
Paula Ritz
Michael Rybolt
Don Robinson
Clint Scroggs
Larry Stine
Kris Strobach
Kari Thompson
Michael Thompson
John Ward
David Wylie |
O.K. Industries
George’s Inc.
Perdue Farms
Tyson Foods
NTF
Jennie-O Turkey Store
NTF
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
Foster Farms
Gold Kist
Tyson Foods
NCC
Michigan Turkey Producers
NTF
Gold Kist
Fieldale Farms
Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Nelson & Schneider, P.C.
Wayne Farms
Gold’n Plump Poultry
Gold Kist
Mountaire Farms
Jackson Lewis LLP |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
February 28, 2005
June 21, 2005
October 26, 2005 |
Kick-Off Implementation Team Meeting, Washington, DC
Implementation Team Meeting, Teleconference
Implementation Team Meeting, Washington, DC |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for the poultry
industry on ergonomics techniques, program structure and applications in the poultry industry, and
to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.
- NCC and NTF will hold ergonomics training sessions at the annual National Safety Conference for
the Poultry Industry.
During this reporting period, OSHA and NCC/NTF did not work on projects to address this goal.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Develop and disseminate information and guidance in English, Spanish and other languages through
print and electronic media, including electronic assistance tools and links from OSHA’s, NCC’s and
NTF’s Web sites.
Products
OSHA’s Poultry Processing Safety and Health Topics page
The following representative from the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance serves on OSHA’s Poultry Processing
Safety and Health Topics page’s editorial board:
- Chris J. Henderson, Manager - Safety, Environment and Security, Jennie-O Turkey Store; Willmar, MN
OSHA, NCC and NTF Alliance Web Page
OSHA developed the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance Web page on OSHA’s Web site. The Web page features
links to the Alliance agreement and related documents, information on activities and events, and
milestones and successes. The Web page has been updated to reflect presentations by OSHA and NCC/NTF
Alliance implementation team members at the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry,
which was held May 31-June 2, 2005, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. For information on the number of
visits to the OSHA, NCC and NTF Alliance Web page, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance appeared in print and online publications, including: BNA
Occupational Safety and Health Reporter, OSHA Institute, and OSHA’s News
Releases, QuickTakes and Alliance Quarterly Review.
For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA’s, NCC’s or NTF’s conferences, local meetings or other events
such as the annual National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, the annual International
Poultry Exposition and regular meetings of the Joint Poultry Industry Safety and Health Committee.
Events
National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, May 31-June 2, 2005
OSHA staff and Alliance implementation team members made presentations at the National Safety
Conference for the Poultry Industry, which was May 31-June 2, 2005 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. On
May 31, 2005, Joseph Roesler, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Jacksonville, Florida
Area Office, gave an update on OSHA’s Enforcement Plan. On June 2, 2005, David Wylie, Partner,
Jackson Lewis and member of the OSHA, NCC and NTF Alliance implementation team, gave an update on
OSHA’s compliance, enforcement and outreach policies, including the Alliance Program.
Perdue Farms Corporate Safety & Health Professional Development Conference, Ocean City, Maryland,
May 16, 2005
Frank Cruice, Corporate Director, Safety and Security, Perdue Farms, made a presentation that
included an update on the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance to approximately 40 attendees at the Perdue
Farms Corporate Safety and Health Professional Development Conference in Ocean City, Maryland on May
16, 2006.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
NCC’s and NTF’s best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by NCC
and NTF and through OSHA-, NCC- or NTF-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars
and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
During this reporting period, OSHA, NCC and NTF did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Promote and encourage NCC and NTF 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.
Events
NCC and NTF Safety and Health Committee Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 30, 2005
On June 30, 2005, Jonathan Worrell, Compliance Assistant Specialist, Region IV, Atlanta, Georgia
East Area Office, gave a presentation on OSHA’s cooperative programs, including the Alliance
Program, Strategic Partnerships and the Voluntary Protection Programs at the NCC and NTF Safety and
Health Committee Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Encourage NCC’s and NTF’s members to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to
address health and safety issues, including ergonomics hazards in the poultry industry.
During this reporting period, OSHA, NCC and NTF did not work on projects to address this goal.
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.
During this reporting period, OSHA, NCC and NTF did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on ergonomic
issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
During this reporting period, OSHA, NCC and NTF did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the 2005-2006 evaluation period, OSHA, NCC and NTF worked together to provide NCC’s and NTF’s
members and others with information, guidance and access to training resources to help them protect
employees’ safety and health.
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA, NCC and NTF developed several resources with information about
the Alliance agreement and the poultry industry. The OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance Web site on OSHA’s
Web page provides links to the Alliance agreement, related documents, and activities and events. A
representative from NTF serves on OSHA’s Poultry Processing Safety and Health Topics page’s
editorial board. In addition, the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance was featured in several publications
including OSHAinstitute, BNA’s Occupational Safety
and Health Reporter, the National Safety Council’s OSHA Up To Date,
and OSHA’s News Releases, Quick Takes and Alliance
Quarterly Review.
OSHA, NCC and NTF representatives also promoted the Alliance and through several speeches and
presentations. For example, on May 31, 2005, Joseph Roesler a Compliance Assistance Specialist in
OSHA’s Region IV, Jacksonville, Florida Area Office gave an update on OSHA’s Enforcement Plan. Mr.
Roesler made his presentation at the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, which was
held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. At the same conference, David Wylie, Partner, Jackson Lewis and
member of the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance implementation team, gave an update on OSHA’s compliance,
enforcement and outreach policies, including the Alliance Program on June 2, 2005.
Jonathan Worrell a Compliance Assistant Specialist with OSHA’s Region IV Atlanta, Georgia, East Area
Office gave a presentation on OSHA’s cooperative programs, including the Alliance Program, Strategic
Partnerships and the Voluntary Protection Programs at the NCC and NTF Safety and Health Committee
Meeting on June 30, 2005, in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA, NCC and NTF Web page on OSHA’s Web site |
4,649 |
| OSHA’s Poultry Processing Safety and Health Topics
page |
21,600 |
January 6, 2005, "Reducing Ergonomic-Related Hazards
in the Poultry Industry is
Focus of OSHA's Latest National Alliance," OSHA News Release |
69 News Services |
| January 11, 2005, "Poultry Industry is Focus on
OSHA’s Latest National Alliance," OHSAinstitute |
Data Not Available |
| January 13, 2005, "OSHA Aligns with Chicken Council,
Turkey Federation," BNA’s Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| January 15, 2005, "OSHA's Alliance Program Continues
to Expand," QuickTakes |
55,000 |
| March 2005, "OSHA Alliances," National Safety
Council’s OSHA Up To Date |
Data Not Available |
| March 2005, "New National Alliance," Alliance
Quarterly Review |
300 |
May 31, 2005, "Update on OSHA’s Strategic Enforcement
Plan," National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Speaker: Joseph Roesler, Region IV, OSHA |
130 |
June 2, 2005, "Update on OSHA’s Compliance,
Enforcement and Outreach Policy," National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, Ponte Vedra
Beach, Florida
Speaker: David Wylie, NCC and NTF |
130 |
June 30, 2005, "OSHA’s Cooperative Programs," NCC and
NTF Safety and Health Committee Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker: Jonathan Worrell, Region IV, OSHA |
20 |
| TOTAL |
81,829 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the coming year, the OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance will continue to promote the Alliance Program and
OSHA’s compliance assistance resources to NCC and NTF members and others in the poultry processing
industry. The Alliance implementation team members will also maintain and update the OSHA, NCC and
NTF Alliance Web page on OSHA’s Web site.
In addition, an NTF representative will review and update OSHA’s Poultry Processing Safety and
Health Topics page through their participation on the page’s editorial board. The implementation
team will review and update OSHA’s Poultry Processing eTool, identifying the order in which the
modules of the eTool should be updated. In particular, the group plans use the information from the
Poultry Industry Ergonomics Train-the-Trainer Program developed with Susan Harwood Training Grant
funds as a basis for revising the eTool module on ergonomics.
Representatives from OSHA and the Alliance implementation team will continue to promote the Alliance
through speeches and exhibits at meetings such as the National Safety Conference for the Poultry
Industry, May 31-June 2, 2006, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition, team members will help to
review existing and develop new ergonomics success stories for the poultry processing industry that
will be posted on the OSHA, NCC and NTF Alliance Web page and the Ergonomics Safety and Health
Topics page on OSHA’s Web site. The OSHA and NCC/NTF Alliance will also join with other Alliance
Program participants in supporting the North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week,
which is sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers, another Alliance Program
participant. NAOSH Week is April 30-May 5, 2006.
OSHA and NCC/NTP Alliance implementation team will work together to develop a training curriculum to
satisfy the training and education goal of the Alliance agreement. The team will also address the
outreach and communication and promoting the national dialog goals of the agreement that have not
been fulfilled.
Report prepared by: Elizabeth Sherfy, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and
Alliances, March 15, 2006.
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