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JEA Partnership |
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#11 |
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Partners: |
University of South Florida Consultation Program |
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Date Signed: |
April 19, 2000 (renewed May 7, 2003 and August 23, 2006) |
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Contact Information: |
Jacksonville Area Office, (904) 232-2895 |
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Links: |
Amputation Emphasis
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: This Partnership is designed to impact safety at all JEA worksites
(electric power, water and sewage supply) in Jacksonville and parts of three adjacent counties.
Over 5,000 contract employees are covered by agreement.
Background:
The Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) electric system currently serves more than
360,000 customers in Jacksonville and parts of three adjacent counties. JEA's water system
serves more than 240,000 water customers and 186,000 sewer customers, or more than 80
percent of all water and sewer utility customers in the Jacksonville area. JEA maintains a
steadfast commitment to the safety and health of its operation and the communities where
they operate. As part of this effort, JEA established a partnership with the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in April of 2000. The partnership is design to
impact safety and health at all JEA worksites. OSHA and JEA renewed the partnership in May
of 2003, and again in August of 2006.
Partnership Objective: The primary goal of this Agreement is the reduction of serious
injuries and fatalities in the construction industry.
Success Impact: This successful Partnership
continues to reduce injury and illness rates. The recordable incident
rate (RIR) and lost workday injury and illness rate (LWDII) rate is
2.10 and 1.20 respectively for the year of 2008 compared to 6.11 and
2.08 in 1999, one year prior to the partnership. The formula the
Partnership has been using for its success includes pre-qualifying
contractors, ensuring training of all employees, conducting worksite
inspections, and tracking results
The 2008 evaluation revealed that the partnership has 800 employers
impacting over 2100 employees within the construction industry. During
the course of the partnership, approximately 35, 035 employees and
3,644 supervisors have received either the 10-hour OSHA Construction
Safety Course or the National Center for Construction Education and
Research (NCCER) eight-hour Contractor Safety Orientation Course. In
2008, over 18,790 training hours were provided. JEA and the University
of South Florida Consultation Program performed 167 audits of sites in
2008.
Results: This successful Partnership continues to
reduce injury and illness rates. The formula the Partnership has been
using for its success includes pre-qualifying contractors, ensuring
training of all employees, conducting worksite inspections, and
tracking results.
Pre-qualification of the contractors is the backbone of the
Partnership. By the end of 2008, JEA pre-qualified 1,455 contractors
in safety prior to allowing the contractors to bid on construction
work at participating facilities.
During the course of the partnership, approximately 28,000 employees
and 2,700 supervisors have received either the 10-hour OSHA
Construction Safety Course or the National Center for Construction
Education and Research (NCCER) eight-hour Contractor Safety
Orientation Course. In 2008, over 15,000 training hours were provided.
JEA and the University of South Florida Consultation Program have
performed almost 1,700 audits of sites. |
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Atlanta Electrical Contractors Association (AECA)
as division of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW Local 613), the Atlanta Electrical Joint
Apprenticeship Training Committee (AEJATC) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) |
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Partners: |
Atlanta Electrical Contractors Association (AECA) as division of the National Electrical
Contractors Association (NECA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW
Local 613), the Atlanta Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (AEJATC) and
the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) |
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Date Signed: |
January 13, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Atlanta-East Area Office, (770) 493-6644 |
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Links: |
Amputation Emphasis
Construction
Partnership
Agreement
Partnership Renewal Agreement
Press Release |
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Overview: The purpose of the partnership is to prevent the major
four hazards (falls, electrical, caught in/between and struck-by hazards) that account for
the majority of fatalities and injuries in the construction industry. The partnership will
focus on improving the safety and health performance and strive to eliminate electrical
hazards in the targeted area. The specific goals of this agreement include decreasing the
injury/illness rates of the total partnership by 3% per annum; establishing an industry
standard checklist for use during work on energized circuits; increasing the
implementation of comprehensive safety programs; decreasing worker's compensation costs
for participates; and increasing the level of safety training and its availability for
workers.
Results: In 2005, the partnership experienced total case incident rates (TCIR) and days
away from work, restricted, and transferred activity cases rates (DART) that are
approximately 60 percent lower than the BLS National Average for 2004. This is primarily
due to an increase in training for supervisors and employees. In total, approximately
1,100 employees and 210 supervisors received almost 80,000 hours of training. Training
covered a wide range of topics: asbestos, lead, silica, hazard communications, confined
spaces, safety orientation, forklifts, respirators, fall protection, scaffolding, first
aid/CPR, NFPA 70E and lockout/tagout. |
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Jacksonville International Airport Partnership |
| #377 |
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Partners: |
Centex Rooney/ACI Joint Venture Partners; University of South Florida (USF) Consultation
Program |
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Date Signed: |
January 28, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Jacksonville Area Office, (904) 232-2895 |
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Links: |
Construction
Partnership
Agreement
Press Release |
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Overview: This partnership will focus on the elimination of
hazardous conditions by establishing an effective and pro-active safety and health
program. The primary objective of this agreement is the reduction of workplace injuries
and illnesses and the elimination of fatalities. The goals employed to achieve these
results include the development of a comprehensive safety and health program, increased
hazard awareness and hazard recognition, as well as increased safety and health training.
Results: The construction at the site has remained inactive for 2005. However,
groundbreaking has commenced in April of 2006. |
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Associated General Contractors (AGC) - Florida East Coast Chapter |
| #406 |
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| Partners: |
Florida East Coast Chapter of AGC |
| Date Signed: |
February 1, 2005 |
| Contact Information: |
Fort Lauderdale Area Office, (954) 424-0242 |
| Links: |
Amputation Emphasis
Construction
Silica and Related
Disease Emphasis
Partnership Agreement
Press
Release |
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Overview: This partnership between the Florida East Coast
Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Area Offices, is intended to serve as the
Construction Safety and Health Excellence (CHASE) partnership between the two
organizations. Partnership goals require 5% annual reduction in 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) and a
increase in the number of general and specialty contractors who implement effective safety
and health programs and provide effective safety and health training for management,
supervisors and employees.
Results: The participants continue to receive training on a variety of safety and health topics.
The partnership is continuing to look for more participants to fulfill the goal of seeing a
decrease in the number of serious injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the construction industry
along the Florida East Coast. |
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Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Group (AAMG) |
| #413 |
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| Partners: |
Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Group, Alabama
Industrial Development Training Institute, and Safe State, Alabama Consultation Program and
Participating Tier One Suppliers |
| Date Signed: |
April 1, 2005 |
| Contact Information: |
Mobile Area Office (251) 441-6131; Birmingham Area
Office (205) 731-1534 |
| Links: |
Amputation Emphasis
Manufacturing Amputations
Partnership Agreement
Press Release |
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Overview: This partnership
is designed to specifically target the prevailing worker exposures to hazards in the automotive
industry, such as unguarded machinery, hazardous chemicals, as well as effective control and
isolation of stored energy. Improvements in these target areas will be accomplished through
demonstrated leadership and the development and implementation of effective health and safety
management systems at partner worksites.
The primary goal of this partnership is to establish a workplace where recognized industry hazards
are minimized and controlled through the creation of a pro-active health and safety culture and a
cooperative relationship that optimizes the resources of all members. Specific strategies towards
achieving the primary goal, include development and implementation of effective hazard assessments
and job safety analyses for all facilities, equipment, and processes and reduction in the Total
Case Incident Rate for HMMA and its Tier-One suppliers participating in the agreement by 10% per
year.
Results: During the evaluation period of January 1, 2007 - December 31,
2007, 6,923 employees received 32,757 hours of training. 19 SHMS were enhanced and reductions in
Total Case Injury Rate and Days Away from Work Restricted and Transferred Activity declined from
21.6 and 12.8 in 2006, to 8.7 and 5.0 in 2007 respectively. 24% and 23% respectively below the
2006 BLS average for automotive manufacturing industry. |
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Maynord
Holbrook Jackson International Terminal Project |
| #420 |
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| Partners: |
OSHA Atlanta-West Area Office, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Safety and Health and
Environmental Division (Georgia Tech) and Holder-Manhattan-Moody-Hunt, Joint Venture |
| Date Signed: |
May 26, 2005 |
| Contact Information: |
OSHA Atlanta-West Area Office, (770) 984-8700 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement
Press Release |
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Overview: OSHA, Georgia
Tech, and Holder-Manhattan-Moody-Hunt, Joint Venture have established a partnership to provide a
safe and healthful work environment for employees in the constructing of a 1.2 million square foot
airport terminal. The common objectives and goals of this partnership are: to increase the number
of employers in the construction industry with effective safety and health programs; identify and
prevent causal factors contributing to injuries and fatalities, especially those resulting from
the four primary causes of construction injuries: falls, struck-by and caught-in incidents, and
electrocution; reduce injuries and illnesses by 10% per year; increase the number of construction
workers onsite completing the OSHA 10 and 30-hour course by 50 percent within 12-months of
partnership implementation.
Results: The site has been inactive in 2006 due to delays in the
implementation of this project. The project will begin in 2007. |
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Associated General Contractors, Construction Health and Safety Excellence II South Florida, Jacksonville |
| #418 |
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| Partners: |
OSHA-Jacksonville Area Office and Associated General
Contractors of America, South Florida Chapter |
| Date Signed: |
July 6, 2005 |
| Contact Information: |
OSHA Jacksonville-Area Office, (904) 232-2895 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: AGC South Florida
Chapter and the OSHA Fort Lauderdale Area Office entered into a new agreement in response to OSHA
new requirements regarding partnerships. This new agreement establishes a multi-step program to
provide guidance for contractors to provide and develop excellent safety and health management
systems for their employees. The primary goals of this agreement are: reduce by 5% annually the
number of lost workdays, restricted workdays and transfers due to injuries, illnesses, affecting
participant employers, with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four construction hazards); increase
the number of general and specialty contractors who implement effective safety and health
management systems; provide safety and health training for managements, supervisors and employees;
allow OSHA to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA, rather than companies
that have demonstrated existence of effective safety programs.
Results: During the evaluation period, July 6, 2005 - July 5, 2006,
there were no active participants. However, 2 participants expect to be active in 2007. |
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Associated General Contractors - South Florida Chapter, Construction Health and Safety Excellence III |
| #460 |
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| Partners: |
OSHA-Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Area Offices and Associated General Contractors
of America, South Florida Chapter |
| Date Signed: |
February 18, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
OSHA Fort Lauderdale-Area Office, (954) 424-0242 |
| Links: |
Amputation Emphasis
Construction
Silica and Related
Disease Emphasis
Partnership Agreement
Press Release |
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Overview:
This agreement between the South Florida Chapter of AGC and the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Area Offices, is
intended to serve as the Construction Safety and Health Excellence partnership
between the two organizations. Goals of the partnership include: 1.) To reduce
by 3% annually the number of lost workdays, restricted workdays and transfers
due to injuries, illnesses affecting participant employers, with an emphasis
on reducing injuries resulting from those hazards that are the four leading
causes of death on construction sites (falls, struck-by, caught in/between and
electrocutions); 2.). 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; 3.). To recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and
health management systems and effective site-specific safety and health plans;
and 4.) To enable the OSHA office to leverage the agency's resources. Because
the program is designed to reduce job related deaths, injuries and illnesses
without the need for OSHA to devote significant resources, they will be able
to reach a greater number of employers/employees and accomplish greater worker
protection.
Results: From the renewal of this partnership in February 2006 to the end of the evaluation period
February 2007, 14 employers have implemented effective safety and health programs. Additionally,
all employers received OSHA 10 and 30 hour training. As a result of the training received, the
total incident case rate for the partnership during the time period is 2.3, which is 61% below the
BLS 2005 Industry average. |
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Georgia State University Science Park Project |
| #588 |
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| Partners: |
McCarthy Building Companies and Georgia Tech Institute of Technology Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program |
| Date Signed: |
November 16, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Atlanta-West Area Office, (770) 984-8700 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement
Press Release |
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covers the Georgia State University Science Park Project in Atlanta, Georgia. The project consists
of one building containing 9 floors covering 334,580 square feet, with a mechanical penthouse. The
common objective and goals of the agreement are to reduce injuries and illnesses, increasing
safety and health training, sharing of best work practices and increasing the number employers
with safety and health management systems. |
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University of North Florida Student Housing Project |
| #639 |
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| Partners: |
Haskell Company, University of South Florida Consultation Program |
| Date Signed: |
April 9, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Jacksonville Area Office (904) 232-2895 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement
Signing Photo
Press Release |
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Overview: Pursuing efforts
to eliminate serious hazards and achieve a high level of worker safety and health, OSHA; the
Haskell Company, and University of South Florida Consultation Program developed a Partnership
agreement. The goals of this Partnership include: encouraging local constructors and
subcontractors involved in this project to improve their safety and health performance;
implementing strategies to eliminate serious accidents, including construction industry-related
hazards such as falls from elevation; electrical; struck-by; trenching and excavation; and
providing employee safety and health training.
This partnership agreement will cover the construction of the University of North Florida (UNF)
Student Housing Project. The project involves construction of four residential towers, which will
have 1,000 beds. The residential towers will be constructed using full height tilt-up concrete
panels, with hollow core and D-beams.
Founded over forty years ago, the Haskell Company ranks among the foremost design-build
organizations in the United States, and serves clients throughout the Western Hemisphere. The
Haskell Company provides complete planning; architectural; engineering; construction; program
management; real estate; and financing and facility management services on a single-responsibility
basis. The company's expertise spans industrial; commercial; institutional; public and civil
infrastructure projects.
The project is scheduled to be completed in June 2009. |
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Georgia Aquarium Expansion |
| #732 |
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| Partners: |
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC; Georgia Technical Research Institutes
Occupational Safety and Health Program Office |
| Date Signed: |
August 11, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Atlanta West Area Office (770) 984-8700 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview:
In May of 2004 OSHA signed a partnership for safety with Brasfield & Gorrie
and the Georgia Tech Consultative Service for the Georgia Aquarium project.
The 440,000 square foot aquarium is located on the Coco Cola complex in
downtown Atlanta. The aquarium will feature more than five million gallons of
marine and fresh water and more than 100, 000 animals representing 500
different species. As an ongoing effort to improve the health and safety of
workers through cooperative partnerships OSHA again signed a Strategic
Partnership with Brasfield & Gorrie and the Georgia Technical Research
Institute for the Georgia Aquarium Dolphin Expansion Project on August 11,
2009. The project will improve the overall special events and guest
experiences through expansion of the facility with the addition of a 6th
gallery which will consist of the newly constructed Dolphin tank.
The objectives and goals of this OSHA Strategic Partnership (OSP) are to
reduce injuries and illnesses, increase safety and health training; share best
work practices and increase the number of employers with safety and health
management systems. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of
2012. |
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