Alliance -- An OSHA Cooperative Program<< Back to Region II


  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed
    11/02/04
    04/04/07 (renewal)

    Overview
    Providing high school and collegiate level construction students with information, guidance, and training in the area of construction safety and health.

    Implementation Team Members
    Gordon DeLeys, Buffalo Area OSHA Office
    Tom Glomb, Vice-President, Lehigh Construction Group, Inc.

    Contributors
    Art Dube, Buffalo Area OSHA Office

    Evaluation Period
    04/04/08 to 04/22/09

     
  2. Implementation Team Meetings
    01/21/09

     
  3. Events and Products

    Training and Education
    • Events
      • 05/20 & 05/22/08: A 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class was conducted for students in the Construction Design & Engineering curriculum at Erie Community College.
      • 07/09/08: Provided outreach on the focus four hazards to students in the Youth Construction Initiative Program at the Educational Opportunity Center in Buffalo, NY.
      • 07/16 & 07/17/08: A 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class was conducted for the Seneca Nation of Indians on their reservation located in Irving, NY.
      • 09/25/08: Gave presentations for students at the Orleans (Medina, NY) BOCES on OSHA, hazards to young inexperienced workers, hazards in various industries and worker rights.
      • 09/26/08: Gave presentations for students at the Niagara (Sanborn, NY) BOCES on OSHA, hazards to young inexperienced workers, hazards in various industries and worker rights.
      • 03/06 & 03/13/09: A 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class was conducted for students in the Construction Design & Engineering curriculum at Erie Community College.
      • 03/11 & 03/12/09: A 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class was conducted for the Seneca Nation of Indians on their reservation located in Irving, NY.
      • 03/27/09: Presentation on the focus four hazards in construction to students in the building trades program at the Genesee Valley BOCES (Batavia, NY).
      • 04/20/09: Presentation on the focus four hazards in construction to students in the building trades program at the Cattaraugus Allegany Career & Technical Educational Center (Belmont, NY).
      • 04/22/09: Presentation on the focus four hazards in construction to students in the building trades program at the Genesee Livingston Steuben Wyoming Counties BOCES (Mt. Morris, NY).
    • Products
    Outreach and Communication
    • Events
      • 04/21/08: 2008 Teen Summer Safety Job Campaign with Lehigh Construction & Genesee Valley BOCES for WGRZ-TV (NBC affiliate) and WIVB-TV (CBS affiliate) at a residential construction site where students were engaged in residential construction activities.
    • Products
    Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
    • Events
    • Products
       
  4. Results
     
    Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
     
    2008 Teen Summer Safety Job Campaign with Lehigh Construction & Genesee Valley BOCES ~10,000
    10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class conducted for students in the Construction Design & Engineering curriculum at Erie Community College 21
    Outreach on the focus four hazards to students in the Youth Construction Initiative Program at the Educational Opportunity Center in Buffalo, NY 5
    10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class conducted for the Seneca Nation of Indians, Irving, NY 12
    Gave presentations for students at the Orleans (Medina, NY) BOCES on OSHA, hazards to young inexperienced workers, hazards in various industries and worker rights 900
    Gave presentations for students at the Niagara (Sanborn, NY) BOCES on OSHA, hazards to young inexperienced workers, hazards in various industries and worker rights 1,200
    10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class conducted for students in the Construction Design & Engineering curriculum at Erie Community College 27
    10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry class conducted for the Seneca Nation of Indians, Irving, NY 17
    Presentation on the focus four hazards in construction to students in the building trades program at the Genesee Valley BOCES (Batavia, NY) 75
    Presentation on the focus four hazards in construction to students in the building trades program at the Cattaraugus Allegany Career & Technical Educational Center (Belmont, NY) 110
    Presentation on the focus four hazards in construction to students in the building trades program at the Genesee Livingston Steuben Wyoming Counties BOCES (Mt. Morris, NY) 100
    TOTAL 12,467

     
  5. Upcoming Milestones
    The Buffalo Area Office anticipates renewing this Alliance.