I. Alliance Background

Date Signed

April 21, 2004

Overview

As a means to promote driver safety, for drivers of all ages, OSHA, the NJ State Safety Council, the NJ Department of Labor and the NJ Governor’s Highway Traffic Safety Policy Advisory Council formed an Alliance. The Alliance was signed at the NJ State Safety Council’s Annual Safety and Loss Control Expo.

Implementation Team Members

William C. Margaretta, President, NJ State Safety Council
Leonard Katz, Assistant Commissioner, NJLWD
Roberto Rodriguez, Director, NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety
Lou Lento, Compliance Assistance Specialist, US Department of Labor-OSHA, Hasbrouck Heights Area Office.

Contributors

Not Applicable

Evaluation Period

April 21, 2004 to April 21, 2007

II. Implementation Team Meetings

Throughout the course of the Alliance Implementation Team meetings were conducted quarterly at the Northern NJ Federal Safety & Health Council meetings; February, June, September & November throughout the course of the Alliance.

III. Events and Products

Training and Education

• Events
  
  
  • William C. Margaretta, Pres. NJ State Safety Council conducted a Driver Education Program at the September meeting of the Northern NJ Federal Safety and Health Council.
    
    
  • Mr. Margaretta conducted driver/fleet safety training at the Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association Annual Conference.
    
    
  • Mr. Margaretta conducted an “Alive at 25” Driver Education Program for the NJ Cooperative Education Coordinators Association / OSHA Alliance Team members.
    
    
  • At each Northern New Jersey Federal Safety & Health Council meeting an OSHA display table is set up with safety and health publications including NJ State Safety Council Safe Driving literature.
• Products
  
  
  • In each OSHA folder distributed at conferences, seminars, OSHA 10 Hour General Industry & Construction Programs and outreach efforts, two pamphlets are included which promote driver safety.

Outreach and Communication

• Events
  
  
  • Quarterly meetings of the NNJFS&H Council and the NJ State Industrial Safety Committee.
• Products
  
  (see above)

Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

• Events
  
  
  • Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association Annual Conference
    
    
  • Participated in quarterly OSHA National Office Young Worker Conference calls
• Products
  
  (see above)

IV. Results

The results of the Alliance have been very positive. In addition to the above, the NJ Vision Council and the OSHA / Prevent Blindness Tri-State Alliance have also promoted driver safety – both behind the wheel of automobiles and powered industrial trucks.

OSHA also has an Alliance with the NJ Department of Education. At all events where teachers, students and school personnel are gathered for OSHA events, safe driver literature is distributed.

V. Upcoming Milestones

OSHA and the other Alliance partners will promote the “Alive at 25” Young Driver safe driving program.

It is expected that the Alliance will be re-signed at the NJ State Safety Council’s 23 rd Annual Safety & Loss Control Expo – April 18th, 2007.