The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the Central Ohio Damage Prevention Council (CODPC) recognize the value of
establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful
American workplaces. OSHA and CODCP hereby renew an Alliance to continue to
provide CODCP members and others in the utilities industries with information,
guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect
employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing deaths and
serious injuries from cave-in, electrocution, fire, road work-zones, and other
hazards related to utilities work. This Alliance will also continue to have a
special focus on emergency preparedness and response activities related to
restoring utility services quickly and safely following a major disaster.
OSHA and CODCP will continue to work together to achieve the following training
and education goal:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education
programs for employees involved in utilities work, including trenching and
excavation work and road work-zone safety with an emphasis on worker safety in
emergency preparedness and response, and to provide expertise in communicating
such information to employers and employees in the industry.
OSHA and CODCP will continue to work together to achieve
the following outreach and communication goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the
recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in
developing ways of communicating such information to employers and employees in
the utilities industries (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance
tools and OSHA’s and CODCP’s websites).
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health
professionals regarding utilities industries’ best practices and publicize
results through OSHA- and/or CODCP- developed materials, training programs,
workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other appropriate forum or medium).
- Promote and encourage the utilities industries’ participation in OSHA’s
cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection
Programs, Consultation, and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition
Program.
- Encourage the utilities industry to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional
and Ohio Area Offices to address health and safety issues
OSHA and CODCP will continue to work together to achieve
the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace
safety and health:
- Raise industry awareness of and demonstrate CODCP’s and OSHA’s commitment to
workplace safety and health whenever CODCP’s and OSHA’s leaders address groups.
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the purpose and business
value of a company’s commitment to employee safety and health.
- Convene or participate in forums, round-table discussions, or industry
meetings on utility safety issues to help forge innovative solutions in the
workplace or to provide input and guidance on employee safety and health issues.
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 continuing 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 products or
services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will
meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the
roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at
least three times per year 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. Either signatory 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 the concurrence of both
signatories.
Deborah Zubaty
Area Director
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Columbus, Ohio |
Date |
Bill Holbrook
President
The Central Ohio Damage
Prevention Council
Columbus, Ohio |
Date |
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