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The OSHA and PLANET Alliance will focus on providing large and small landscape services industry employers and their employees; including youth, low-literacy level, and non-English, speaking workers; with information and guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' safety and health.

In particular, the Alliance will address reducing and preventing exposure to manual material handling and slip, trip and fall hazards; and addressing motor vehicle safety issues. The goals of the Alliance include:

Outreach and communication:

• 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 to employers and employees in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or PLANET's conferences, local meetings, or other events such as the Green Industry Conference, GIE+EXPO, and Student Career Days.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding PLANET's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by PLANET and through OSHA- or PLANET-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures.
• Promote and encourage PLANET members' or worksites' 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 that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program such as the North American Occupational Safety and Heath (NAOSH) Week.

Related Documents

Alliance Agreements

• Agreement signed October 2, 2008.

Alliance Annual Reports

• Alliance Annual Report 2008-2009, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2009-2010, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2010-2011, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.

Alliance News Releases

• OSHA Signs New Alliance with the Professional Landcare Network. OSHA News Release (2008, October 16).

• May 5-11, 2013: 2013 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Alliance and a number of other Alliance Program participants support 2013 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. 2013 Theme: "Worker Safety Works for Everyone."
• October 24-26, 2012: Green Industry Conference and EXPO, Louisville, Kentucky.
• October 25, 2012: Chuck Stribling, Kentucky OSHA, participated in the "Breakfast with Champions" and staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth.
• May 6-12, 2012: 2012 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and a number of other Alliance Program participants support 2012 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by ASSE and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. 2012 Theme: "Safety, What Every Business Needs".
• March 22-25, 2012: PLANET 36th Annual Student Career Days, Manhattan, Kansas.
• March 23-24, 2012: A Representative from OSHA - Region VII - Wichita Area City Area Office staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth.
• October 27-29, 2011: Green Industry Conference, Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health representatives staffed an exhibit booth during the conference. Also, Chuck Stribling, Kentucky-OSHA, participated in a "Safety Panel Discussion."
• May 1-7, 2011: 2011 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2011 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers, an Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The theme for 2011 was "Celebrating a Century of Safety."
• March 17-19, 2011: PLANET 35th Annual Student Career Days, Joliet, Illinois.
  • March 18, 2011: A representative from OSHA Region V - Calumet City Area Office staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth.

Products and Resources

• Alliance Program Participant Background

Alliance Program Participant Developed Products

• Leaving a Job Site in the Middle of a Landscape Design/Build Installation Project [English PDF^* - 84 KB and Spanish PDF^* - 172 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a fact sheet providing safety tips for leaving a job site, including information related to site access and security, slipping/tripping hazards, and equipment and materials. (2012, November; Spanish translation March 2013.)
• Interior Plantscaping General Safety Tips Card [English PDF^* - 141 KB, Spanish PDF^* - 216 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a card describing general safety tips to help prevent injuries during interior plantscaping activities. (2012, November; Spanish translation; 2013, January)
• Preventing Injuries to your Eyes and Ears in Landscaping Card [English PDF^* - 127 KB, Spanish PDF^* - 184 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a card describing general safety tips to help prevent injuries to eyes and ears during landscaping operations. (2012, November; Spanish Translation 2013, January)
• Interior Plantscaping Ladder Safety Card [English PDF^* - 163 KB, Spanish PDF^* - 159 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a card describing general safety tips and best practices to help prevent injuries when using ladders to maintain plants that are above shoulder level in plantscaping. (2010, October; Spanish translation 2011, December)
• Gasoline Powered Cut-off Machines Card [English PDF^* - 38 KB, Spanish PDF^* - 272 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a card describing general safety tips to help prevent injuries to those working with gasoline powered cut-off machines. (2008, November, Updated 2009, March)
• Personal Protective Equipment for Mixing Chemicals in Lawn Care Card [English PDF^* - 73 KB, Spanish PDF^* - 298 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a card describing the best practices for personal protective equipment when mixing chemicals in lawn care. (2008, November, Updated March, 2009)
• Using Small Equipment Safely in Landscaping Card [English PDF^* - 38 KB, Spanish PDF^* - 271 KB]. Through the OSHA and PLANET Alliance, PLANET developed a card describing general safety tips to help prevent injuries to those working with small equipment in landscaping. (2008, November, Updated 2009, March)

OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages

• Landscape and Horticultural Services+^**

Additional Resources

• PLANET/OSHA Alliance page

^** Alliance Implementation Team members serve on the editorial board.
+ Alliance Implementation Team members participated in the development of this resource.

Areas of Emphasis

• General Industry
• Immigrant Employers and Workers
• Small Businesses
• Youth

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