The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the New Jersey
Department of Labor & Workforce Development (LWD) and the Bergen County Health Officers Society
(BCHOS) recognize the value of continuing a collaborative relationship to foster safe and more
healthful workplaces. OSHA, LWD and BCHOS therefore agree to renew their Alliance, signed on March
31st, 2005, to provide BCHOS members and others, including young workers, with information, guidance
and access to training resources that will help them protect worker health and safety. The Alliance
will focus on a number of areas, and in particular, reducing and preventing exposure to amputations,
hazardous materials, electrical and other workplace hazards.
In renewing this Alliance, OSHA, LWD and BCHOS recognize that OSHA’s NJ State Plan Program, the
Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Program and the PEOSH On-Site Consultation
Program are an integral part of this Alliance.
OSHA, LWD PEOSH On-Site Consultation and BCHOS will work together to achieve the following training
and education goals:
- Increase access to safety and health training resources and related materials for employers,
employees and young workers who may be working with slicing machines, balers and other equipment;
- Provide yearly, safety and health hazard awareness training to BCHOS members. The training will
focus on proper machine guarding, electrical safety, emergency evacuation, respiratory protection,
indoor air quality and hazardous material handling;
- In addition to the above, training will include an annual update on the PEOSH Program; Enforcement
and On-Site Consultation.
OSHA, LWD PEOSH On-Site Consultation and BCHOS will work together to achieve
the following outreach and communication goals:
- BCHOS Registered Environmental Health Specialists will be trained and be able to recognize safety
hazards; unguarded slicing machines and band saws, blocked exits, hazardous materials storage /
handling and electrical hazards;
- Develop and disseminate safety and health information to select business establishments in Bergen
County, New Jersey. The materials will be given out during the normal course of business;
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at BCHOS conferences, local meetings or other events;
- Promote and encourage BCHOS members to provide information on the OSHA Voluntary Protection
Program, On-site Consultation Program, Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP),
and Governor’s Safety Award Program to both private and public sector employers;
- Encourage other BCHOS type County Health Officer Organizations to build relationships with other
OSHA Area Offices.
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 product or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives from each of the signing organizations will meet
to develop a plan of action, determine procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of
the participants. In addition, they will meet on a regular quarterly schedule 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. Signatories 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
concurrence of signatories.
| Signed this 2nd day of October,
2007 |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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Patricia K. Clark, Regional Administrator
OSHA Region 2 |
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Lisa Levy
OSHA Hasbrouck Heights |
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New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development |
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Leonard Katz, Assistant Commissioner
Labor Standards and Safety Enforcement |
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Bergen County Health Officers Society |
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David Volpe, Health Officer |
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