The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the Erie Community College’s Department of Workforce Development/Corporate
Training (ECC) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship
to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and ECC hereby form
an Alliance to provide ECC staff, 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 process safety
management and emergency response hazards at companies using anhydrous ammonia
in refrigeration systems. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and ECC recognize
that OSHA’s State Consultation partners are an integral part of the OSHA
national effort.
OSHA and ECC will work together to achieve the following training and education
goals:
- Enrich OSHA staff members by providing internal training to the OSHA staff
on process safety management and emergency response requirements with respect to
anhydrous ammonia used in refrigeration systems.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education
programs for users of anhydrous ammonia in refrigeration systems regarding the
safe handling, usage and storage of anhydrous ammonia and focusing particularly
on compliance with the process safety management and emergency response
requirements.
OSHA and ECC will work together to achieve the following
outreach and communication goals:
- Promote and encourage the employers who utilize the services of ECC’s
Department of Workforce Development and Corporate Training programs to
participate in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the
Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), Consultation, and its Safety and Health
Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
- Encourage ECC’s other departments and the employers who utilize the services
of ECC’s Department of Workforce Development/Corporate Training programs to
build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices, State Plan States,
and Consultation Projects to address health and safety issues.
OSHA and ECC 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 OSHA or ECC leaders address groups
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.
Signed this 13th day of June,
2008.
Signatories
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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Louis P. Ricca
Acting Regional Administrator, Region II |
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Arthur J. Dube
Area Director, Buffalo Area Office |
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Erie Community College |
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Jack Quinn
President |
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Carrie W. Kahn
Executive Dean of Workforce Development/Corporate Training
Approved as to content |
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Greg Dudek
County Attorney |
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