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Idaho Construction General Contractor/Construction Manager Partnership
#2
   
Date Signed: September 1, 1996; renewed October 1, 2001
Contact Information: Boise Area Office, (208) 321-2960
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Partnership Agreements

Amputation Emphasis Partnerships
Construction Partnerships
Landscaping/Horticulture Partnerships
Silica and Related Disease Emphasis Partnerships
 
Partnership Overview:
The partnership is working to address high injury rates, reduce workers' compensation costs, and identify and recognize superior safety and health management systems.

Partnership Results:
Partnership Outreach Activities:
Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Boise, Idaho
The fifth Annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Boise was held at the URS Engineering and Construction Corporate headquarters during January 25-29 2010. OSHA co-sponsored the event with URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho AGC, the Idaho Department of Technical Education, and the Snake River Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. A vendor area comprised of 23 private companies and government agencies was available to provide information to attendees for two days of the conference.

A total of 712 participants registered for the “Fest”, resulting in a total of 1,652 classroom attendees overall. These participants came from eight states in the northwest. There were forty-five training classes offered in various subject areas, including two in Spanish. This collaborative event was made possible because of relationships developed between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies alike, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Post Falls, Idaho
The second annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - North Idaho was held in the Idaho National Guard Armory during February 22-26 2010, in Post Falls, Idaho. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were Ansley Incorporated, OSHA, MSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho AGC, the Inland Pacific Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors, NORCO, and the Timber Products Manufacturers Association. The free training opportunities were attended by 680 classroom participants for the thirty-six class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Twin Falls, Idaho
The first annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Twin Falls, Idaho was held on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho during March 16-19, 2010. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were the College of Southern Idaho, OSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho ASGC, the Idaho Technology Transfer Center, NORCO, and MSHA. The free training opportunities were attended by 638 classroom participants for the thirty-one class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible because through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Pocatello, Idaho
The first annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest – Pocatello, Idaho was held in the Idaho National Guard Armory on the Pocatello fairgrounds during April 20-23, 2010. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were Idaho Technology Transfer Center, OSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho National Laboratory/CWI & BEA, the Idaho AGC, Idaho State University, NORCO, and MSHA. The free training opportunities were attended by 667 classroom participants for the forty class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Lewiston, Idaho
The first annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Lewiston, Idaho was held on the campus of Lewis and Clark College during September 21-23, 2010. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were the Idaho Technology Transfer Center, Clearwater Paper – a VPP Company, OSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho AGC, the Inland Pacific Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors, Lewis and Clark College, NORCO, and MSHA. The free training opportunities were attended by 352 classroom participants for the twenty-six class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Technical Assistance – Annual Partnership Meeting:
Boise Area Office staff, along with the Idaho AGC Safety Director, collaborated to develop the agenda for the thirteenth annual partnership meeting held in Boise, Idaho in December 2010. The partnership meeting is an opportunity to collectively meet with the owners and safety directors from partnered companies; to discuss current and upcoming OSHA areas of interest; to review statistical data generated from the partnership program, and to present training sessions on various pertinent topics. The highlight of this year’s meeting was a fall hazard analysis, conducted by the company’s president, of an employee falling approximately thirty feet and surviving the accident. Other topics covered included: the new crane standard, NFPA 70E, Recordkeeping, and partner statistics. Approximately 70 people attended the meeting.

Training:
Data obtained from the 2010 partnership annual evaluation revealed that 1,650 workers received more than 9,500 hours of training through the partnership. In addition, 424 supervisor/managers received more than 4,000 hours of training. A total of 1,258 training sessions were conducted during the reporting period.

Idaho Construction Specialty Trades Partnership
#156
   
Date Signed: June 18, 2000; renewed June 18, 2001
Contact Information: Boise Area Office, (208) 321-2960
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Partnership Agreements

Amputation Emphasis Partnerships
Construction Industry Partnerships
 
Partnership Overview:
This Partnership is an offshoot of the general contractor targeting partnership and involves the Boise Area Office and the construction specialty trades subcontractors. Among the specialty trades are excavation, concrete work, structural steel erection, carpentry, roofing, electrical work, painting, heating/air conditioning, masonry and plastering. Participating subcontractors must adhere to strict requirements for managing site safety and health in exchange for priority consideration for OSHA outreach and technical assistance.

Partnership Results:
Partnership Outreach Activities:
Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Boise, Idaho
The fifth Annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Boise was held at the URS Engineering and Construction Corporate headquarters during January 25-29 2010. OSHA co-sponsored the event with URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho AGC, the Idaho Department of Technical Education, and the Snake River Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. A vendor area comprised of 23 private companies and government agencies was available to provide information to attendees for two days of the conference.

A total of 712 participants registered for the “Fest”, resulting in a total of 1,652 classroom attendees overall. These participants came from eight states in the northwest. There were forty-five training classes offered in various subject areas, including two in Spanish. This collaborative event was made possible because of relationships developed between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Post Falls, Idaho
The second annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - North Idaho was held in the Idaho National Guard Armory during February 22-26 2010, in Post Falls, Idaho. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were Ansley Incorporated, OSHA, MSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho AGC, the Inland Pacific Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors, NORCO, and the Timber Products Manufacturers Association. The free training opportunities were attended by 680 classroom participants for the thirty-six class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Twin Falls, Idaho
The first annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Twin Falls, Idaho was held on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho during March 16-19, 2010. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were the College of Southern Idaho, OSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho ASGC, the Idaho Technology Transfer Center, NORCO, and MSHA. The free training opportunities were attended by 638 classroom participants for the thirty-one class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible because through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Pocatello, Idaho
The first annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest – Pocatello, Idaho was held in the Idaho National Guard Armory on the Pocatello fairgrounds during April 20-23, 2010. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were Idaho Technology Transfer Center, OSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho National Laboratory/CWI & BEA, the Idaho AGC, Idaho State University, NORCO, and MSHA. The free training opportunities were attended by 667 classroom participants for the forty class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Lewiston, Idaho
The first annual Safety Fest of the Great Northwest - Lewiston, Idaho was held on the campus of Lewis and Clark College during September 21-23, 2010. The Founding Partners for this “Fest” were the Idaho Technology Transfer Center, Clearwater Paper – a VPP Company, OSHA, URS Engineering and Construction, the Idaho AGC, the Inland Pacific Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors, Lewis and Clark College, NORCO, and MSHA. The free training opportunities were attended by 352 classroom participants for the twenty-six class offerings. This collaborative event was made possible through the relationships established between OSHA and its active stakeholders. This free community event was open to partnered companies and non-partnered companies, as well as representatives from the federal, state, county, and city governments.

Technical Assistance – Annual Partnership Meeting:
Boise Area Office staff, along with the Idaho AGC Safety Director, collaborated to develop the agenda for the thirteenth annual partnership meeting held in Boise, Idaho in December 2010. The partnership meeting is an opportunity to collectively meet with the owners and safety directors from partnered companies; to discuss current and upcoming OSHA areas of interest; to review statistical data generated from the partnership program, and to present training sessions on various pertinent topics. The highlight of this year’s meeting was a fall hazard analysis, conducted by the company’s president, of an employee falling approximately thirty feet and surviving the accident. Other topics covered included: the new crane standard, NFPA 70E, Recordkeeping, and partner statistics. Approximately 70 people attended the meeting.

Training:
Data obtained from the 2010 partnership annual evaluation revealed that 963 workers received more than 4,800 hours of training through the partnership. In addition, 134 supervisor/managers received more than 600 hours of training. A total of 681 training sessions were conducted during the reporting period.
 
Crowley Petroleum Distribution, Alaska
#651
   
Partners: Crowley Petroleum Distribution, Alaska; United Steel Workers Local 4959
Date Signed: March 25, 2008; renewed March 19, 2010
Contact Information: Anchorage Area Office (907) 271-5152
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Partnership Agreement

Partnership Success Story
Shipyards and Shipbuilding and Repair Partnerships
Marine Terminal Traffic Safety Tip Sheet [PDF* - 147 KB]
 

Partnership Overview:
In an effort to reduce injuries and illnesses; improve hazard recognition by all workers, supervisors and managers; and assist the employers in upgrading their safety and health systems, OSHA, Crowley Petroleum Distribution, Alaska and the United Steel Workers Local 4959 developed a Partnership agreement.

The partnership will focus in particular on reducing maritime facility-related injuries and illnesses such as falls from elevation; struck by and electrical. The goals of this Partnership include: reducing maritime facility worker injuries and illnesses in Alaska through OSHA intervention actions and through the development of an effective working relationship with terminal managers and union participants; improve employer safety and health systems through site visits and increased hazard recognition training and identification.

Founded in 1892, Crowley Maritime Corporation now employs approximately 4,100 people and provides its services using a fleet of more than 210 vessels, consisting of roll on roll off vessels; lift on lift off vessels; tankers; tugs and barges. Crowley's land-based facilities and equipment include terminals; warehouses; tank farms; office buildings; trucks; trailers; containers; chassis; cranes and other specialized vehicles.

The partnership will continue with a focus on safety and health at the Nenana, AK and Kotzebue, AK terminals until its expiration on March 19, 2012. The partnership continues to be a successful collaboration between labor, industry and government in Alaska.

Partnership Goals:

  • To continue to reduce maritime facility worker injuries and illnesses in Alaska through OSHA intervention actions and through the development of an effective partnership with qualifying terminal managers and union participants under this program
  • To continue to improve employer safety and health programs through preliminary assistance in readying the employer through site visits and increased hazard recognition training and identification
  • To better utilize Anchorage Area Office resources as a partnership tool to reduce the need for some on-site visits, while still achieving worker safety and health
  • Provide maximum leverage of inspection resources by promoting more active employer action and responsibility in safety and health management

Partnership Results:
Training at Bethel, AK and Nome, AK Terminals
Both the Bethel, AK and Nome, AK terminals have benefited from increased safety hazard recognition training, and have, in turn, passed on their best practices to other Crowley Petroleum Distribution marine terminal locations. Workers and supervisors at the terminals were trained in how to recognize occupational safety and health hazards and what actions to take to eliminate those hazards.

Injuries and Illnesses Reduced at Bethel, AK and Nome, AK Terminals
The Lost Workday Injury Rate (LWDI), now known as the Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate for the Bethel, AK terminal was reduced from 9.2 in 2008 to zero in 2009. During October 2009, the Bethel, AK terminal operations celebrated a record 570 days without a lost time incident. Similarly, the Nome, AK terminal maintained its DART rate at zero during 2009.

Training at Nenana, AK and Kotzebue, AK Terminals
During 2010, OSHA staff conducted training sessions at Nenana, AK and Kotzebue, AK for workers, managers, supervisors and union personnel. Some of the topics at the training sessions included: hazard recognition; hazard assessment; maritime rules and personal protective equipment.

In addition, Crowley Petroleum Distribution Alaska provided training sessions for its workers on topics which included: hearing protection; electrical safety; lockout/tagout; risk analysis and supervisor responsibilities. The company is planning to offer future training sessions for its workers.

Participant Self Inspections
The employer, along with union representation, is conducting quarterly evaluations of their sites. Hazards at the Nenana, AK and Kotzebue, AK terminals continue to be identified and corrected in a more organized way. Management has been required to manage their sites in a more responsible and accountable manner. Employees also participate in the self-inspections and take an active role in reporting and mitigating hazards in the workplace. The employer has also implemented an “Authorized Stop-Work Program” which allows each employee, regardless of position, to stop unsafe work practices without repercussions.

The employer has not had a significant number of injuries or illnesses at either site, but has identified a substantial number of near-miss conditions throughout their facilities in Alaska, which could have resulted in lost time injuries. The employer continues to improve their near-miss program for their employees and the near miss program has been implemented throughout the organization in Alaska. Statistical data is collected and analyzed to assist the employer in determining the high hazard/risk sectors throughout the organization.

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