The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Wisconsin
Occupational Safety & Health Consultations Program Waukesha County Technical
College (WCTC) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Wisconsin
Chapter recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to
foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA, Waukesha County
Technical College, and the American Society of Safety Engineers Wisconsin
Chapter hereby form an Alliance to provide WCTC staff, the ASSE Wisconsin
Chapter members, small business, and others with information, guidance and
access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and
safety.
OSHA, WCTC and the ASSE Wisconsin Chapter will work together to achieve the
following training and education goals:
- Using the resources of the allies, deliver or arrange for the delivery of
courses such as the OSHA 10 and 30 hour courses for employees of allies and
employers or associations.
- Cross-train OSHA, WCTC, and ASSE personnel with best practices or effective
approaches relating to workplace safety and health issues.
- To provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and
prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of
communication such to employers and employees in industry.
- Work with alliance participants on specific issues and projects as they
relate to education and safety as addressed through the alliance program.
OSHA, WCTC and the ASSE Wisconsin Chapter will work
together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or ASSE’s conferences, local meetings.
Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder
meetings on safety and health issues or other events held at WCTC such as OSHA’s
annual Safety Day.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health
professionals regarding ASSE’s best practices or effective approaches and
publicize results through outreach by ASSE and through OSHA or ASSE developed
materials, training program, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other
applicable forum).
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media (such
as the WCTC Intranet or Web-based links from OSHA, WCTC, and ASSE)
- Encourage WCTC programs to build relationships with the Milwaukee Area OSHA
Office and ASSE to address issues relating to workplace safety and health.
- Encourage WCTC degree and certification programs to build positive
relationships with OSHA’s Area Offices regarding health and safety issues.
- Share information on best practices with companies and organizations in the
southeastern Wisconsin area, and publicize the results through outreach training
programs and materials.
- Promote and encourage the WCTC members’ or worksites’ and ASSE Wisconsin
Chapter members’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative program such as the
Voluntary Protection Program.
OSHA, WCTC and the ASSE Wisconsin Chapter will work
together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the national
dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Raise awareness of and demonstrate a commitment to workplace safety and
health.
- Focus on risk control, hazard identification, mitigation and correction.
- Develop and communicate results from case studies or actual events,
illustrating the value of safety and health.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussion, or stakeholder
meetings on issues affecting small business to help forge innovative solutions
in the workplace or to provide input on 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 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 products or services.
An implementation team, made up of representatives of all organizations, will
meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the
roles and responsibilities of the participants. Team members will include
representatives of the Milwaukee OSHA Office, WCTC, and the ASSE Wisconsin
Chapter. In addition, they will meet at least two 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 hays written
notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of all
signatories.
George Yoksas
Area Director
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
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Barbara Prindiville, PhD
President
Waukesha County Technical College |
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Jim Jones
Wisconsin Chapter President
American Society of Safety Engineers |
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