The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) and the Building Contractors Association of South Jersey (BCASJ) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and BCASJ hereby form an Alliance to provide BCASJ 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 construction industry hazards including fall prevention, electrical, struck by and caught-in-between hazards.

In developing this Alliance, OSHA and BCASJ recognize that OSHA’s State Consultation Project partners are an integral part of this Alliance and the OSHA national effort.

OSHA, NJDOL and BCASJ will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and educational programs regarding construction industry hazards addressing issues such as electrical hazards, fall hazards, struck by hazards, air contaminants and to provide expertise In communicating such information to BCASJ members and others in the construction industry.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of construction-related safety and health courses on topics that will benefit the members of the BCASJ.

OSHA, NJDOL and BCASJ 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 Web sites) to construction workers and employers.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s, NJDOL’s and BCASJ’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Share information among OSHA and NJDOL personnel as well as industry safety and health professionals regarding BCASJ best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through OSHA, NJDOL or BCASJ developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars or other forums.

OSHA, NJDOL and BCASJ 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 the BCASJ leaders address groups.
• Convene or participate in forums and roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on multi-employer worksite issues to help forge innovative solutions to raise construction safety awareness in the workplace.

OSHA’s Alliances provide the 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 from the date of signing. 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.

SIGNATORIES

Signed this 22nd day of February 2005