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AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE

BETWEEN THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
AVENEL, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, PARSIPPANY AND MARLTON
AREA OFFICES

THE

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

AND THE

NEW JERSEY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) and the New Jersey Cooperative Education Coordinators Association (NJCECA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American schools and workplaces. OSHA, LWD and NJCECA therefore agree to renew the Alliance signed on March 24, 2006 to provide NJCECA members and other interested parties with information, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of NJCECA members, young workers/students, school administrators and other school personnel. In particular, the Alliance will focus on exposure to safety hazards such as unguarded machinery, electrical hazards, general housekeeping hazards related to slips, trips and falls, and such health hazards as air contaminants, noise, and blood borne pathogens and the proper selection and use of personal protective equipment.

In renewing this Alliance, OSHA, LWD and NJCECA recognize that OSHA’s NJ State Plan and Consultation Project partner (PEOSH) is an integral part of this Alliance and the OSHA national effort.


OSHA, LWD and NJCECA will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:
  • Develop training and education programs on safety and health awareness targeted to the NJCECA membership, school administrators and personnel and young workers/students. The training may address personal protective equipment, electrical safety, unguarded machinery, slips, trips and falls, hazard communication, workplace chemical exposure, noise and blood borne pathogens.
     
  • Deliver or arrange for the delivery of the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry or the OSHA 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health Program, or both, for NJCECA members, school administrators, school personnel and young workers/students.
     
  • Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training to NJCECA members on prohibited occupations and hours of work for minors.
     
  • Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training to NJCECA members on the Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act (PEOSHA).
OSHA, LWD and NJCECA will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:
  • Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic tools and links from the OSHA, LWD and NJCECA websites.
     
  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA, LWD and NJCECA conferences, monthly or quarterly meetings or other events such as USDOL-Apprenticeship Conference to promote young worker on the job safety and health.
     
  • Promote or encourage participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, and the NJ Governor’s Safety & Health Awards Program to those employers who provide employment or on the job training to NJCECA members or young workers/students.
     
  • Encourage teaching professionals and school administrators who are not members of NJCECA to build relationships with OSHA’s Region II Area Offices and to invite OSHA staff into the schools to present on the job safety and health awareness programs.
     
  • Work with other Alliance partners on specific issues and projects related to young worker/student safety and health, such as motor vehicle crashes, eye safety and health and drug free workplaces.
OSHA, NJCECA, and LWD staff 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 signatories address groups such as parent-teacher organizations, Safe Schools Conferences, and the Safety, Health and Wellness Expo.
     
  • Develop and disseminate case studies and success stories illustrating the business and social value of workplace safety and health and publicize their results in school newsletters, the OSHA Region 2 Newsletter and the NJCECA website.
     
  • Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions or meetings on young worker/student on the job safety and health issues; such as the Safe Schools Program dialogue on young worker employment in the food service, health care and retail sectors.
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 organization 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 all signatories.


Signed on this 28th day of March, 2008
 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


 
Louis Ricca, Jr.
Acting Regional Administrator

 

 
Lisa Levy, Area Director
Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

 


 
Robert D. Kulick, Area Director
Avenel Area Office

 

 
Philip M. Peist, Area Director
Parsippany Area Office

 


 
Gary Roskoski, Area Director
Marlton Area Office

 

 

 

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development


 
Leonard Katz, Assistant Commissioner
Labor Standards and Safety Enforcement

 

 
Howard Black, Director
Public Safety & Occ. Safety & Health

 

Passaic County Education Association


 
Joseph F. Cheff, President

 

 
Joseph J. Mazur Jr., Passaic County
Representative, NJ Education Assoc.
Worksite Safety & Health Committee

 

NJ Cooperative Education Coordinators Association


 
Phil DiVuolo, Membership
Hawthorne High School

 

 
Mike Ryan, Continuing Education
Bergen County Technical Schools