Region VI Completed Partnerships with the Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc. (ABC)
Region VI Completed Partnerships with the Associated General Contractors of
America, Inc. (AGC)
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National Park
Service (NPS) - Padre Island National Park |
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#54 |
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Date Signed: |
March 18, 1999 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 30, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Corpus Christi Area Office, (361) 888-3420
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: In response to the highest injury
rate in the Department of Interior, the Park Service partnered with
OSHA to improve safety and health management systems and reduce
illness and injury rates. Specific goals/objectives of this
partnership were to: improve the safety and health management systems
at NPS Partnership sites; reduce the injury, illness and lost time
case rates at NPS; create and maintain positive relationships and
effective communications between the parks and the local OSHA Area
Offices; build models of excellent safety and health management
systems and identify best practices to foster improvements in worker
safety and health at other parks not covered by the agreement; attain
a stronger commitment to, and awareness of, workplace safety and
health by NPS management and employees; improve relationship between
NPS and OSHA at the national and local levels; and, qualify parks to
participate in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).
Results: By the completion of this
partnership, the Park's DART rate decreased by 63% due to dramatic
improvements in safety and health performance. Because of this
Partnership, all employees now receive safety training and are
strongly encouraged to participate in safety related activities.
Additionally, the Partnership has enabled the Park to implement root
cause analyses of all recordable injuries allowing for identification
and correction of at-risk conditions and behaviors. |
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Federal Inter-Agency Training Council (FIATC) Partnership |
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#232 |
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Partners: |
Albuquerque-Santa Fe Federal Executive Board
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Date Signed: |
January 23, 2001 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 3, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Dallas Region VI Office, (214) 767-4731
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: In response to the "Federal Worker 2000" Presidential
initiative, this Partnership focused on reducing federal agency
illness and injury rates, developing and implementing effective safety
and health management systems, and decreasing workers' compensation
costs. |
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Shipbuilders
Council of America (SCA) Shipbuilding Partnership |
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#126 |
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Date Signed: |
April 23, 2001 |
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Date Concluded: |
February 10, 2008 |
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Contact Information: |
Houston North Area Office, (281) 591-2438
Houston South Area Office, (281) 286-0583
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This partnership covered SCA members involved in
the building, repair and cleaning of all types of vessels in and around the
Houston area. This Partnership’s focuses included the provision of training in a
cooperative effort to reduce/eliminate amputations, falls, electrical hazards,
confined space hazards, and lead and silica overexposures. |
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Arkansas Timber Producer's Association (ATPA) Partnership |
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#203 |
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Partners: |
Arkansas Department of Labor
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Date Signed: |
September 17, 2001 |
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Date Concluded: |
July 23, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office, (501) 324-6291
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This Partnership worked to reach the 1,400 employers
in the logging industry in the state of Arkansas. Participants
received assistance in tracking accident trends, improving safety and
health management systems, and training employees. |
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Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Partnership |
| #250 |
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| Date Signed: |
September 7, 2002 |
| Date Concluded: |
November 1, 2004 |
| Contact Information: |
Fort Worth Area Office, (817) 428-2470
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Participating contractors developed and
implemented safety and health management systems and provided appropriate
levels of training to their employees. OSHA afforded participants priority
status for OSHA compliance assistance, outreach activities, and training. |
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Coors Tek Partnership |
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#230 |
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Partners: |
Moore Norman Technology Center; Coors Technical Ceramics Company
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Date Signed: |
October 2, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 30, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Oklahoma City Area Office, (405) 278-9560
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Partners worked together to reduce injury and illness
rates through the development of a site-specific safety and health
management system.
Results: In 2003, partners conducted 8
work-site assessment and monitoring visits, which resulted in the
identification of 107 hazards. A partner has developed a hazard
tracking/abatement written schedule with assigned responsibilities and
dates for completing corrective actions. |
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Louisiana Nursing Home Association (LNHA) Partnership |
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#238 |
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Date Signed: |
October 2, 2002; renewed January 25, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office, (225) 298-5458
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This partnership focused on employee safety in nursing
homes as there is a high incidence of injuries, particularly
musculoskeletal injuries/disorders related to patient handling, slips,
trips, and falls, in the nursing home setting. The partners worked
cooperatively to reduce these injuries and increase awareness about
muscular injuries, bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis exposure, and
workplace violence.
Results: This Partnership had 210
participating employers and almost 10,000 employees. Starting in 2002,
the Partnership took positive steps towards reducing injuries and
illness in the nursing home industry. Annually, the Office of State
Consultation visited facilities to assist in hazard identification and
abatement to improve self-inspections at the facilities. |
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V&R Drywall Partnership |
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#271 |
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Date Signed: |
December 13, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
December 13, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
OSHA Region VI Office, Dallas, (214) 767-4731
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: In addition to improving its own safety and health
management system, V&R has committed to serving as a mentor to
subcontractors at its project sites. Through this Partnership, V&R
helped encourage employee participation, self-inspections, and safety
and health training within the construction industry. |
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Mid-America Moore Norman Technology Center Nursing Home Partnership |
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#228 |
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Partners: |
McCaskill Nursing Home; Sunset Estates, Purcell; Senior Village,
Blanchard; Mid-America Technology Center
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Date Signed: |
January 16, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
January 16, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Oklahoma City Area Office, (405) 278-9560
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Partnership’s focus was to establish effective
training and education programs directed toward reducing
musculoskeletal injuries/disorders. Its broader goal was the
development and implementation of effective safety and health
management systems in nursing homes.
Results: The Partnership conducted three
work-site hazard assessments as in 2003. As a result of those
assessments, 96 hazards were identified, and as of the latest review,
90 have been abated. Open items reflect program development issues,
scheduled training or installation of engineering controls. Facilities
will focus on the completion of routine inspection procedures and
abatement tracking and verification procedure based on this experience. |
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Producers Rice Mill Partnership |
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#267 |
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Partners: |
Arkansas Department of Labor
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Date Signed: |
January 17, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
January 17, 2008 |
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Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office, (501) 324-6291
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Participating sites used OSHA's 1989 Safety and Health
Management System guidelines to develop effective systems within their
facilities. The sites anticipated that effective use of these systems
will help to eliminate hazards and reduce illnesses and injuries.
Results: For the year ending December 31,
2005, 4 self-inspections identified and abated 15 hazards.
Additionally, the DART rate decreased 20%, from 3.0 in 2003 to 2.4 in
2005. |
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Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage Partnership |
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#270 |
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Partners: |
Arkansas Department of Labor
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Date Signed: |
March 14, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
February 10, 2008 |
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Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office, (501) 324-6291
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: With this Partnership, Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage
committed to a continual reduction of their illness and injury rates,
improving their safety and health culture, and working towards
participation in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs.
Results: The Partners' DART rate dropped from
4.2 in 2004 to 4.1 in 2005. The employer is working with State
Consultation and the VPP Coordinator to enter VPP. |
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Three Rivers
Federal Correctional Institution Partnership
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#276 |
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Partners: |
Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution; American Federation of Government
Employees
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Date Signed: |
April 25, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 20, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Corpus Christi Area Office, (361) 888-3420
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Management, labor and OSHA worked together to
strengthen the existing safety and health management system, reduce
illness and injury rates by 10% each year, and identify the primary
causal factors leading to those injuries and illnesses.
Results: From May 1, 2004 to June 9, 2005 the
Partner improved its safety and health management system by
implementing an on-line hazard reporting system. This system allows
employees to report safety hazards online and track them to resolution.
Within this Partnership, the union and administration have formed a
close working relationship, with the union having representation in all
areas of the safety program, from serving on accident investigation
teams to participating on inspection teams. The employer has seen a
reduction in costs and the number of lost man hours. The Partnership
continues its comprehensive training program with OSHA by providing
training in recordkeeping, accident investigation, OSHA updates and
Industrial hygiene assistance. |
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Arkansas Asphalt Pavers
Association Partnership
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#322 |
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Date Signed: |
November 18, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 18, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office, (501) 324-6291
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The common goal of this Partnership was to provide a
safe and healthful workplace for all employees engaged in asphalt
pavement construction activities in Arkansas, and to help reduce
injuries and illnesses within the industry through increased training
and implementation and monitoring of enhanced safety and health
training programs.
The Partnership goals were for the participants to continue to reduce
injury and illness rates, improve the safety and health culture of the
establishment, and obtain and present training for member partners and
the association as a whole.
Results: In 2003 the partnership conducted
training for 10 managers and 10 employees, totaling 4 hours for each. |
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Lee Lewis Construction Partnership
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#307 |
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Date Signed: |
January 28, 2004
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Date Concluded: |
December 13, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office, (806) 472-7681
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This Partnership was created to annually reduce the
number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant
employee(s), with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting
from those hazards that are the 4 leading causes of death on construction
sites (falls, struck-by, caught in/between and electrocutions). The
Partnership also sought to increase the number of sub-contractors and
specialty contractors who implement effective safety and health management
systems and provide effective safety and health training for management,
supervisors and employees. |
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Saulsbury Industries Partnership |
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#330 |
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Date Signed: |
February 17, 2004
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Date Concluded: |
April 22, 2007 |
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Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office, (806) 472-7681
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Saulsbury Industries worked with OSHA to
recognize subcontractors with excellent safety and health management
systems, as well as provide assistance to reduce illness and injury
rates among participants.
Results: The partnership's TCIR dropped from
1.72 in 2003 to 0.86 in 2004. 1,470 worksite safety and health
inspections identified and abated 1,690 hazards. |
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Austin Industrial Services, LP |
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#337 |
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Partners: |
Austin Industrial Services LP and Subsidiaries |
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Date Signed: |
March 10, 2004
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Date Concluded: |
March 10, 2007 |
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Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office, (517) 916-5783
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Austin Industrial Services, LP and OSHA worked in
Partnership to accomplish the following goals: reduce employee injuries
and illnesses; develop a safety and health management system that
addresses hazards; establish communication between OSHA and Austin
Industrial Services to share best practices, Partnership impact
measures, and technical information; and analyze industry and site
trends.
Results: Austin is an approved CMEF training
facility, and the Structure training program was recognized as a VPP
best practice, with 30-minute training sessions being conducted at each
site. In 2004, the partnership conducted training for 350 employees and
112 managers, and also performed self-inspections which abated 885
hazards. Incident reduction programs are in effect, with concentration
being placed on reducing the number of hand injuries and heat-related
illnesses. |
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WAL-MART |
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#339 |
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Partners: |
Flintco Constructive Solutions; WAL-MART |
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Date Signed: |
June 1, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
February 28, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Oklahoma City Area Office, (405) 278-9560
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This initiative represented a comprehensive
partnership between OSHA and the partners who recognized the importance
of providing a safe and healthful work environment during the
construction of a new WAL-MART Mechanized Distribution Center. The
primary goals of this partnership were to: prevent construction
fatalities and reduce by 5% per year the total number of recordable
cases incident rate and the total number of recordable cases that
involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity or job
transfer incidence rate; improve the number of hazards identified and
corrected through contractor self inspections and hazards reported
inspections; increase the number of contractors who develop or improve
safety and health programs; increase employee awareness through the
completion of the OSHA 30-hour course; and ensure meaningful employee
involvement in day-to-day implementation of employer's safety and
health program through participation in contractor self-inspections,
accident investigations, safety meetings, hazard assessments and/or
other meaningful activities. |
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Texas Masonry Council |
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#332 |
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Partners: |
Texas Masonry Council |
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Date Signed: |
July 19, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 7, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office, (512) 916-5783
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Specific goals of this Partnership were to reduce the
number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant
employers, with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities
resulting from those hazards that are the four leading causes of death
on construction sites (falls, struck-by, caught in/between and
electrocutions); to increase the number of general and specialty
contractors who implement effective safety and health management
systems and provide effective safety and health training for
management, supervisors and employees, and; to recognize those
contractors with exemplary safety and health programs and effective
site-specific safety and health plan. |
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Galleria Parking Garage |
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#338 |
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Partners: |
Lippert Brothers Inc. Contractors |
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Date Signed: |
August 9, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 21, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Oklahoma City Area Office, (405) 278-9560
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This partnership addressed a cooperative and
collaborative effort to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses,
recognized the importance of providing a safe and healthful work
environment in the construction industry, and the need to develop an
alliance to advance that effort, based on mutual trust and respect. The
partnership objectives were to focus resources on the construction
industry, a targeted high hazard industry; to encourage employers to
develop and implement comprehensive and verifiable safety and health
programs as the most effective approach to accident prevention and
worker safety; to maximize Federal inspection resources by promoting
more active employer and employee participation and responsibility for
safety and health management; and to promote hazard awareness of
industry hazards through employee training sessions.
Specific goals were: to reduce the total number of recordable cases
incidence rate and the total number of recordable cases (injuries and
illnesses) that involved days away from work, days of restricted work
activity or job transfer (DART) incidence rate for Galleria Parking
Garage Project by 2% per year.; and to reduce the risk of fatalities as
a result of reducing exposures to the four leading causes of fatalities
in construction (falls, struck by, caught-in/between and electrical
related hazards).
Results: During 2005, the partnership's TCIR
was 5.5, 10% below the BLS industry average of 6.1 and 28% below the
2003 baseline of 7.69. 51 self-inspections were performed, and 39
hazards were identified and abated. |
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I-10 Picardy Interchange Project |
| #353 |
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| Partners: |
James Construction Group, LLC; Louisiana Department of Labor, OSHA Consultation; Louisiana
Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation |
| Date Signed: |
August 26, 2004 |
| Date Concluded: |
August 30, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office, (225) 298-5458
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The goal of this partnership was to
develop a contractor/government relationship that assisted James Construction
Group and the subcontractors of the I-10/Picardy Interchange Project in the
reduction and/or elimination of hazards in the Construction industry during
this project. The partners recognized the importance and value of exerting
leadership by bringing their respective skills to bear in a cooperative,
focused, voluntary effort to ensure a safe and healthful environment for all
personnel involved in this project. The partners expected to: reduce or
eliminate the four hazards (falls, electrical, caught in/between and struck-by
hazards), which account for the majority of fatalities and injuries in this
industry; minimize and/or eliminate the hazards associated with highway work
zones; prevent serious accidents during the estimated 24 months of this
project through implementation of enhanced safety and health programs and
increased employee training,; and, include safety training in an employee's
primary language for those employees working in hazardous situations.
Specifically, the I-10/Picardy Interchange Project attempted to achieve an
injury and illness incident rate for the Project 5% less than the companies'
overall rate for the previous year.
Results: This partnership has brought the general
contractor and subcontractors together to support the goal of increased safety
and health at this worksite. Through monthly meetings, the general contractor
has successfully coordinated safety and health efforts, specifically involving
PPE usage. Additionally, 20 self-inspections have been performed that abated
107 hazards. |
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Honeywell International Security & Custom Electronics Division |
| #386 |
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| Partners: |
Honeywell International Security and Customs
Electronics Division, El Paso, Texas location |
| Date Signed: |
November 29, 2004 |
| Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office, (806) 472-7681
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Honeywell's Security & Custom Electronics
Division is the world's largest manufacturer of electronic security systems.
The company is an advocate of the OSHA VPP program and sets milestones
annually to reduce accidents at their sites. This partnership worked to reduce
annually their company's injury and illness rates in an effort to maintain
their rates below the national average for their SIC Code and will be the
stepping-stone in the overall goal of achieving OSHA VPP Star Status. |
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JOBE Concrete Products, Inc. |
| #388 |
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| Date Signed: |
December 9, 2004 |
| Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office, (806) 472-7681
or Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: JOBE Concrete Products, Inc's operations
include 11 quarry and sand pit locations, 18 concrete plants, 6 asphalt plant,
and 7 retail landscape material and supply centers. The workforce consists of
approximately 650 employees, of which 95% are Hispanic. The overall goal of
the partnership was to have an Incident Rate of 0.8 and a lost Work Day Case
Rate of 0.1 for SIC 3272. Specific goals also included: achieving VPP Star
Status; maintaining an effective Safety and Health Management Systems in
compliance with 29 CFR1910 and ANSI Standards, and heightening safety
awareness at all organization levels.
Results: This Partnership did not experience a
recordable injury in 2005 at its conclusion, which is a vast improvement from
its 20.6 TCIR in 2004. |
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American Subcontractors Association-Central Texas Chapter |
| #385 |
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| Partners: |
American Subcontractors Association – Central Texas
Chapter |
| Date Signed: |
December 14, 2004 |
| Date Concluded: |
March 7, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office, (512) 462-1234
or Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This partnership agreement was between the
American Subcontractors Association, Central Texas Chapter, Inc., and the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Austin Area Office.
Implementation of this partnership was expected to result in decreased serious
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participating contractors by improving
safety and health management systems. This OSP focused on the four leading
causes of death on construction sites (falls, struck –by, caught in/between
and electrocutions). |
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Reliant Holdings, LP |
| #389 |
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| Date Signed: |
December 16, 2004 |
| Date Concluded: |
February 28, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office, (806) 472-7681
or Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Reliant Holdings collectively includes
Reliant Transportation, Reliant Gasses, Reliant Distribution, Reliant Dry Ice,
Reliant Manufacturing, and Meek Refrigeration. The Partnership seeked to
reduce the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities affecting
participants; increase the number of subcontractors and specialty trade
contractors working with the participants to implement effective safety and
health management systems; provide effective safety and health training for
management, supervisors and employees; and recognize participants who operate
exemplary safety and health management systems. |
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CFAN Construction Project |
| #476 |
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| Partners: |
CFAN; MST Constructors, Inc. |
| Date Signed: |
May 11, 2006 |
| Date Concluded: |
May 11, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office, (512) 916-5783
or Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This Partnership agreement covered the
construction of the CFAN Expansion, an 110,000 square foot building addition,
now located at the CFAN manufacturing facility site in San Marcos, Texas. CFAN
is an OSHA VPP Star participant. During construction, MST Constructors, Inc.
provided the administration and coordination of construction contracts and
encouraged compliance with construction environmental, health and safety
practices. This included federal, state, local, project and owner rules and
regulations.
In an effort to eliminate serious hazards and achieve a high level of worker
safety and health on the CFAN Project, this partnering agreement facilitated
the process of identifying project health and safety performance goals;
developed plans for achieving those goals; cooperated in hazard control
implementation; and measured and established a vehicle to communicate the
successes and ultimately learning from the process.
Results: At completion, there were no recordable
injuries at this site. |
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Utility Contractors for Safety |
| #535 |
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| Partners: |
KCK Utility Construction, Llano Utility Services, and
Starling Richardson Construction |
| Date Signed: |
February 7, 2007 |
| Date Concluded: |
July 17, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Dallas Area Office (214) 767-4731
or Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) agreed to a partnership with KCK Utility Construction,
Llano Utility Services, and Starling Richardson Construction and participating
contractors to enhance workplace safety and health through the strategy of
implementing fully written safety and health programs. The overall goals were
to reduce serious injuries and illnesses by one percent per year and to reduce
the occurrence of the four major hazards in the categories of falls,
electrocutions, struck-by and caught-between by ten percent per year.
Employers involved in the Partnership received OSHA assistance and annual
on-site enforcement inspections in accordance with approved protocols in lieu
of programmed inspections. |
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Black Contractors Association |
| #633 |
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| Partners: |
Black Contractors Association |
| Date Signed: |
March 20, 2007 |
| Date Concluded: |
August 25, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Dallas Area Office (214) 767-4731
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) agreed to a partnership with the Black Contractors
Association to enhance workplace safety and health through the strategy of
implementing fully written safety and health programs. The overall goals were
to reduce serious injuries and illnesses by a minimum of one percent per year
and to reduce the occurrence of the four major hazards in the categories of
falls, electrocutions, struck-by and caught-between by a minimum of ten
percent per year. Employers who were in the Partnership received OSHA
assistance and annual on-site enforcement inspections in accordance with
approved protocols in lieu of programmed inspections. |
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Arkansas Asphalt Paving
Association |
| #619 |
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| Partners: |
Arkansas Asphalt Paving
Association |
| Date Signed: |
July 10, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office (501) 224-1841
or Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the Arkansas Asphalt Paving Association (AAPA)
signed a partnership to enhance workplace safety and health through the
strategy of implementing a written safety and health program. The overall goal
was to reduce serious injuries and illnesses and to reduce the occurrences of
hazards in the categories of falls; caught-in between; struck by and
electrocution. Employers who joined this partnership received OSHA assistance
and an annual on-site verification inspection in lieu of programmed
inspections. |
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V & R Drywall, Inc. |
| #617 |
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| Partners: |
V & R Drywall, Inc. |
| Date Signed: |
March 20, 2007 |
| Date Concluded: |
January 23, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office (806) 472-7681
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) entered into a partnership with V & R Drywall, Inc. to
enhance workplace safety and health through the strategy of implementing fully
written safety and health management systems. The overall goals were to reduce
serious injuries and illnesses by a minimum of one percent per year and to
reduce the occurrence of the four major hazards in the categories of falls,
electrocutions, struck-by and caught-between by a minimum of ten percent per
year.
Results: For the duration of the Partnership, over
6700 employees were trained. The training topics included scaffold erection,
housekeeping and personal protective equipment. Benefits realized from this
partnership were increased safety and health awareness, improved relationships
with OSHA and improved employer - employee relationships. |
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