The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and ABC Workers Compensation Trust
recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful
American workplaces. OSHA and ABC Workers Compensation Trust hereby form an Alliance to provide ABC
Workers Compensation Trust members and others with information, guidance, and access to training
resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and
preventing exposure to ergonomic hazards. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and ABC Workers
Compensation Trust recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an
integral part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and ABC Workers Compensation Trust will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for ABC Workers
Compensation Trust members regarding ergonomic hazards in construction, and to provide expertise in
communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of ergonomic tool box talks.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health curricula on ergonomic
hazards in construction.
OSHA and ABC Workers Compensation Trust will work together to achieve the following 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 ABC Workers
Compensation Trust Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding ABC
Workers Compensation Trust best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through
outreach by ABC Workers Compensation Trust and through OSHA or ABC Workers Compensation Trust
developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures.
- Promote and encourage ABC Workers Compensation Trust members’ or worksites’ participation in
OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program,
Consultation, and the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on ergonomic hazards in
construction that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
- Encourage ABC Workers Compensation Trust worksites to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and
Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including ergonomic hazards in construction.
OSHA and ABC Workers Compensation Trust will work together to achieve the following
goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health
whenever ABC Workers Compensation Trust leaders address groups.
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and
publicize their results.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on ergonomic
hazard issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and
health issues.
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.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any 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 all signatories.
Patricia K. Clark
Region II Administrator
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Date |
Charles Reller
Administrator
ABC Workers Compensation Trust |
Date |
Christopher R. Adams, CIH
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Syracuse Area Office |
Date |
Arthur J. Dube
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Buffalo Area Office |
Date |
Edward Jerome
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Albany Area Office |
Date |
Diana M. Cortez
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Tarrytown Area Office |
Date |
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