I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
October 15, 2004
Overview
This Alliance establishes an agreement between parties to provide AGC members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’
health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to fall, electrocution, struck
by, caught in and construction amputation hazards.
Training and education:
- Develop training and education programs on hazards including falls from heights, electrical,
caught in, struck by, and construction amputation hazards.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour courses.
- Develop workplace safety and health curricula on the hazards identified in this alliance.
Outreach and communication:
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic tools
and links from OSHA’s, AGC’s and Consultation’s Web sites.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at AGC conferences or local meetings.
- Cross-train OSHA and Consultation personnel and industry safety and health professionals in AGC’s
best practices or effective approaches, as jointly determined by OSHA, AGC and Consultation.
- Promote and encourage AGC members’ or worksites’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such
as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, and SHARP.
- Share information on best practices, as jointly determined by all parties of the alliance of AGC
worksites with others in the industry and publicize the results through outreach by AGC and through
OSHA, AGC or Consultation’s developed training programs and materials.
Implementation Team Members
- Walt Broer - Executive Director, AGC
- Bonita Winingham - Strategic Team Leader, OSHA
- Eldon Diedrichs - Consultation Project Manager, 21(d)
Evaluation Period
10/15/2004 – 10/15/2005
II. Implementation Team Meetings
Quarterly meetings are held. The first meeting was held in April when a 1 year action plan was
developed for the Alliance. OSHA will provide assistance for OSHA 30 hour courses upon request (No
requests to date). Articles will be submitted to AGC for their newsletter. To date fatality
statistics for the state of Nebraska, Construction industry fatality statistics for Nebraska and
information on youth safety have been submitted to AGC and included in their newsletter. The youth
safety article was developed in conjunction with Wage and Hour.
Training sessions were coordinated and employer round tables were also discussed. The development of
a safety CD has also been discussed.
Additional meetings were held on July 6, 2005 and September 14, 2005.
III. Events and Products
Training and Education
AGC in conjunction with Omaha Public School System (OPS) provided training to the Omaha OSHA staff
on the Construction Career Academy. This Academy is part of OPS and provides hands on training in
the construction field, in addition to book work which is tailored to the construction industry.
OSHA also has an Alliance with the OPS Construction Career Academy.
IV. Results
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic
Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| On October 14, 2004 a presentation was made to AGC safety
directors. This presentation covered the fatality data for Nebraska from 2000 to 2003. In addition
to the fatality statistics, a discussion was held regarding the Agency Strategic Plan and what
partnership and alliances were currently ongoing in the state of Nebraska. We also discussed what
programs were planned for FY 05. |
50 |
| Provided two presentations at the AGC Construction Industry Day.
These presentations also covered the Agency Strategic Plan in addition to Nebraska partnerships
and alliances. |
25 |
| Presentation at the AGC Council meeting. This was an OSHA update. |
20 |
| Construction Safety Directors meeting we provided a fatality
update and held a discussion on current alliances |
25 |
| Held an employer roundtable in Omaha with Construction employers
in the area. |
10 |
| Held an employer roundtable in Grand Island, NE with Construction
employers in the area. |
10 |
| Articles on construction fatalities, youth safety and other
information from the electronic information network that the Omaha Area currently has. The
Electronic Information Network is an e-mail system established where informational e-mails are
sent out to employers, associations, chambers of commerce and many others. AGC incorporates
information from these e-mails into their newsletters. |
292 – on AGC distribution list |
| AGC coordinated OSHA having a booth at the Associated Schools of
Construction (ASC) Career Fair. OSHA had a booth which provided safety and health information to
students in attendance. |
200 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
The Executive Director has stepped down and there is a new executive director. We will continue to
provide information to AGC for their newsletter and we will also continue to work on the Safety CD.
The first meeting with the new executive director is scheduled for December 14, 2005. We have
discussed working with AGC to get involved with their student AGC chapters.
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