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U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Atlanta-West Area Office
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 250
Smyrna, Georgia 30080-2968
(770) 984-8700
Atlanta-West and Atlanta-East Area Offices
S.A.F.E. Alliance - Annual Alliance Report
December 12, 2006 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
September 14, 2004
Overview
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Georgia Utility Contractors Association,
Inc. (GUCA), Georgia Hispanic Contractors Association (GHCA), Georgia Institute of Technology
–Safety, Health, and Environmental Technology Division (Georgia Tech) and the Metro Area
Fire Departments established the Safety Awareness Facilitation Education (S.A.F.E.) Alliance. The
S.A.F.E. Alliance is focused on reducing and preventing exposure to trenching and excavation
hazards.
II. Implementation Team and Contributors:
Representatives from OSHA, GUCA, the GHCA, Georgia Tech and the Metro Area Fire Departments
conducted all required quarterly meeting by teleconferencing, formal meetings and training sessions
on the following dates: 11/30/05, 7/17/06 and 10/2006
Evaluation Period:
September 14, 2005, through September 14, 2006
III. Events and Products
Training and Education
Events
- Fire Departments participating in the Alliance are providing training to small fire houses and
volunteer firefighters, which addresses issues such as the following – "What is the safest way to
deal with a trench collapse…?"
Products
- In 2005 Gwinnett County and Cobb County Fire Departments each developed a Trenching Safety
Training DVD. During this period the two DVD’s were consolidated into an effective training and
education resource. The final DVD was mass produced with approximately 1,800 copies of the DVD
distributed throughout Metro Atlanta and the state.
Outreach and Communication
Events
- The Douglas County Fire and Emergency Services Department signed an Alliance Addendum on
November 30, 2005
- On September 23, 2006, approximately 100 copies of the Trenching Safety Training DVD were
distributed during the Hispanic Contractors Association of Georgia (HCAG) Safety and Health Fair.
- On October 10 -12, 2006, approximately 100 copies of the Trenching Safety Training DVD were
distributed during the 2006 Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental Conference.
- On October 4, 2006, approximately 200 copies of the Trenching Safety Training DVD were
distributed during the Georgia Utility Coordinators Council (GUCC) Annual Conference in Dillard,
GA.
- The City of Atlanta, Clayton County, Cobb County, Dekalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County
and Douglas County Fire Departments have distributed the DVD to each of the Fire Houses, in their
respective county.
Products
IV. Results
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print
and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Local ASSE Members |
100 |
| HCAG Safety and Health Fair |
100 |
| 2006 Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental Conference |
100 |
| GUCC Annual Conference |
200 |
| Georgia Utility Contractors Association (GUCA) |
100 |
| Utilities Protection Center (UPC) |
300 |
| Cobb County |
100 |
| DeKalb County |
100 |
| Gwinnett County |
100 |
| Douglas County |
50 |
| Carroll County |
50 |
| Georgia Tech Onsite Consultation Program |
100 |
| OSHA Atlanta-East Area Office |
100 |
| OSHA Atlanta-West Area Office |
250 |
| HCAG |
50 |
| Total |
1800 |
Trenching fatality in Georgia 2002 - 2006
| Year |
Trenching fatality in Georgia |
| 2002 |
2 |
| 2003 |
4 |
| 2005 |
0 |
| 2006 |
0 |
| Total |
6 |
*Note: The May 2006 fatality in Byron, GA, is not included in this figure, because Federal OSHA does
not have jurisdiction for public-sector employees in the state.
V. Upcoming Milestones in FY 2006
- Alliance participants would like to develop a sticker with OSHA's phone numbers. The sticker
would be distributed to the local fire departments for each of their fire trucks.
- Expansion of the agreement to all interested counties in the Metro-Atlanta area
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