The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New
Jersey (PDFNJ) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safe and
more healthful workplaces. OSHA and PDFNJ hereby form an Alliance that will provide New Jersey
employers and their workers with information, guidance and access to training resources that will
help to reduce the number of workplace accidents, injuries and fatalities caused by the use and
abuse of alcohol, illegal drugs and prescription drugs.
In developing this Alliance, OSHA and the PDFNJ recognize that OSHA’s NJ On-Site Consultation
Program and PDFNJ’s drug-free workplace initiative, Drugs Don’t Work in NJ! are an integral part of
this Alliance and the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and the PDFNJ will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop safety and health training and education programs
addressing the impact of substance abuse in the workplace by focusing on policy development,
education for employees, employee assistance programs, training for supervisors and managers, and
drug testing procedures.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to educate employers on the benefits of integrating drug-free
workplace components into their overall safety & health programs.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of the OSHA 10 Plus General Industry and Construction courses
for PDFNJ member employers and their workers with added emphasis on accidents, injuries and
fatalities in the workplace caused by the abuse of alcohol, illegal drugs and prescription drugs.
- PDFNJ will assist any NJ employer, referred by OSHA outreach efforts, that is interested in
establishing or updating its drug-free workplace policy. PDFNJ will provide the employer with one
Drug-Free Workplace Kit, an on-site visit to review the kit materials and ongoing assistance. Once
registered (required for services, which are free), the employer will receive quarterly updates and
an invitation to the PDFNJ Annual Seminar.
OSHA and PDFNJ will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:
- Raise awareness about OSHA by displaying / distributing informational literature in the PDFNJ
Drug-Free Workplace Kit, at PDFNJ sponsored seminars and placing links to OSHA and PDFNJ websites.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at the PDFNJ conferences, local meetings or events, such as the PDFNJ
Annual Seminar, the Northern and Southern NJ Federal Safety and Health Council, NJ state Industrial
Safety Committee meetings and other meetings / events sponsored by PDFNJ that address health and
safety issues in the workplace.
- Promote or encourage PDFNJ’s registered employers to participate in OSHA’s cooperative programs
such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, the Consultation Program and its
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program and the NJ Department of Labor Governor’s Safety
Award Program.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
PDFNJ best practices or effective approaches, and publicize results through outreach by PDFNJ and
through OSHA or PDFNJ developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars and lectures (or
any other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants, such as the NJ State Safety Council / NJ Governor’s Highway
Traffic Safety Policy Council, to promote on the job and on the road safety.
OSHA and the PDFNJ 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 PDFNJ members and directors address groups.
- Develop and disseminate case studies and success stories illustrating the business and social
value of drug and alcohol free workplace safety and health programs and publicize their results in
PDFNJ and OSHA newsletters and other media such as local newspapers.
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions or meetings on workplace drug and alcohol
abuse and help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
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 proven 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 of both 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 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. 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.
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| Occupational Safety and Health
Administration |
Patricia K. Clark
Regional Administrator |
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Lisa Levy, Area Director
Hasbrouck Heights Area Office |
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Robert D. Kulick,
Area Director
Avenel Area Office |
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Philip M. Peist, Area Director
Parsippany Area Office |
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Gary Roskoski, Area Director
Marlton Area Office |
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
Leonard Katz
Assistant Commissioner
Labor Standards and Safety Enforcement
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
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Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey |
Joseph P. Miele, Chairman |
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Angelo M. Valente, Executive Director |
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