1. Creating a working relationship between OSHA and the Partnership participants;
2. Increasing everyone’s safety awareness and participation in the overall safety program;
3. Promoting a cooperative relationship between labor and management to achieve a safe worksite;
4. Contractors developing and providing training necessary to enhance safety awareness and proactively addressing job-related hazards;
5. Eliminating repeat violations by workers and contractors;
6. Developing, implementing and maintaining effective comprehensive safety and health programs in accordance with industry best practices, 29 CFR 1926, OSHA interpretations and guidelines, ANSI Standards and the OSHA multi-employer policy;
7. Providing each contractor with guidelines for uniform implementation of a safety system that promotes strict compliance with Power requirements;
8. Establishing lines of communication, responsibility and accountability for the safety system at each worksite;
9. Developing safety policies for areas or activities not covered by federal, state, or local standards; and
10. Requiring the planning of tasks to identify potential hazards and the methods that will be used to control identified hazards. Injury and illness rates will be monitored and measured through a project–wide log of work- related injury and illness, and comparing them to the total number of man-hours worked at the project. This data will be compiled through the Partnership Committee (the committee).

1. Develop and implement a comprehensive site-specific safety and health program that will comply with the criteria of the PSSSP and OSHA’s safety and health program guidelines;
2. Require the Site Supervisor and Safety Representative (SR) (at a minimum) to attend a pre-construction meeting with Power project management at which planning for the safe execution of the project will be discussed;
3. Assure a Contractor’s Safety Representative is present at all times the contactor has their workforce on site. This person must qualify as an OSHA Competent Person and have completed an OSHA 30 Hour course within three years unless otherwise noted in writing by Power;
4. Assure the Contractor’s Corporate Safety Representative will conduct, at a minimum, a weekly safety review of the worksite;
5. Submit documentation of all inspections, observations and reports to Power;
6. Designate a representative to the Safety Committee (Safety Leadership Team)
7. Assure all contractor employees attend a site-specific safety orientation given by Power;
8. Develop and submit task specific JHA’s as required by Power;
9. Conduct a daily employee “Huddle”/ “Tool Box” meeting;
10. Include a Post-Incident and Reasonable Suspicion drug testing in their substance abuse policy;
11. Develop a disciplinary and non-compliance policy;
12. Report and provide written reports of all non-injury, injury and property damage incidents to Power; and
13. Implement a six-foot fall protection policy

Note: Although providing mandatory fall protection at the 6’ level is not required by the current OSHA Construction Standards in every instance, and is not mandated by OSHA as a requirement for participation in any OSHA partnership agreement, the contractors, subcontractors and sub-tier subcontractors on this partnership are committed to providing a greater level of protection to the employees working at this site, and will require protection at the 6’ level and above.

1. Provide a representative for the Committee.
2. Monitor the audit process
3. Advise and assist the Audit Team.
4. Attend a minimum of one Committee meeting every three months.
5. Assist with safety and health training, and provide additional technical assistance.
6. Assist in data collection and data review.
7. Conduct verification inspections.
8. Provide benchmarking data to partners as available.

1. Develop the site-specific safety program.
2. Designate a Project Safety Manager (PSM) to oversee the project, and serve as chairperson of the Committee,
3. Schedule and conduct monthly safety audits, and monthly Committee meetings.
4. Collect and summarize data for the Committee, including a jobsite log of injuries and illness equivalent to the OSHA 300, a list of tasks requiring a “competent person” (CP), and identity of the competent persons designated by the prime or tier-subcontractors, weekly contractor and monthly site audits, and near-miss reports.

1. Appoint a representative to the Committee.
2. Participate in the monthly safety audits.
3. Attend monthly Committee meetings.
4. Provide/assist with site training as resources permit

1. Appoint a Safety Representative (SR) to the Committee.
2. Participate in the monthly safety audits.
3. Attend monthly Committee meetings.

• Consist of the PSM and one representative from each partner identified in Section II.
• Conduct an audit of the worksite monthly, with available members. Upon invitation by the PSM, additional Safety Representatives and/or union stewards from contractors will be encouraged to participate in the monthly audits.
• Meet following the audit to discuss the results of the audit, safety issues and any near-miss reports. The audits and meetings will be scheduled by the PSM, and they will be completed in a reasonable time frame. The PSM may invite representatives of additional contractors to attend the post-audit meeting and discuss the audits and hazard abatement.
• Ensure, through the Safety Representatives, that all employees will be informed of results of the audit, safety issues and any near-miss reports through weekly toolbox discussions.