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

I. Alliance Background

Date Signed: September 28, 2004.

Overview: This alliance was formed between the participating agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with the purpose of promoting safe and healthful working conditions for construction industry trades through training, education, outreach, and communication to reduce back injuries, hand injuries, and lacerations.

Implementation Team Membership: Representatives from OSHA, American Subcontractors Association of Alabama

Contributors: Same as above.

Evaluation Period: September 28, 2005, thru September 28, 2006.

II. Implementation Team Meetings:

January 18, 2006
February 1, 2006
March 23, 2006

III. Events and Products

Training and Education

Events
  • None
Products
  • None
Outreach and Communication

Events
  • In January 2006 the ASA distributed copies of the CDC/NIOSH pamphlet “Easy Ergonomics – A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools”
     
  • An OSHA representatives conducted a construction update presentation for ASA members in Northern Alabama on 2/01/06
     
  • An OSHA representatives conducted a construction update presentation for ASA members in Montgomery, Alabama, on 2/08/06
     
  • An OSHA representatives conducted a construction update presentation for ASA members in Birmingham, Alabama, on 3/29/06
Products
  • None
IV. Results

Refer to the Outreach and Communication events above

V. Upcoming Milestones in FY 2006
  • Renewal of the OSHA Alliance with the American Subcontractors Association