Region VI Active Partnerships with the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
(ABC)
Region VI Active Partnerships with the Associated General Contractors of
America, Inc. (AGC)
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Louisiana Forestry Association Partnership |
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#52 |
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Partners: |
Louisiana Logging Council |
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Date Signed: |
May 17, 2000; renewed July 18, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office, (225) 298-5458 |
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Links: |
Logging |
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Overview: This Partnership focuses on efforts to identify
trends and reduce injuries and illnesses in the state's logging
industry. Expected outcomes include the producing and distributing of a
logging safety manual, conducting training programs, supporting logging
safety programs, and promoting increased employer action and
responsibility in safety and health management. More than 242 employers
and 2,400 employees are affected by this Partnership.
Results: From 1998-2000, during a 16-month
period prior to this Partnership’s implementation, there were 8 logging
fatalities in Louisiana. In 2003, there were three fatalities, and in
2006, there was one. In 2007, there were no on-site logging industry
fatalities in the state as compared to 2006.
The most recent evaluation noted that forty-three percent of the injured
workers during the evaluation period were truck drivers. Forty percent
of their injuries were strains or sprains, while thirty percent were
cuts. Seventy-eight percent of the injuries involved the knees or
ankles. There were also some injuries to the face and a few finger
amputations. For equipment operators, the most hazardous activities
continue to be maintenance/repairs and moving the equipment. Operators
rarely get hurt while operating the equipment. It’s when they get out of
the cab that they get hurt. The same goes for truck drivers, except that
highway accidents are always an additional hazard. With the most common
injury among loggers being sprains and strains to the knee incurred
while dismounting equipment and trucks, through this partnership, the
safety workshops and OSHA inspections have included mounting and
dismounting equipment elements. Over the recent years, this type of
accident has been nearly eliminated among equipment operators. |
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Cowboys Stadium Construction Partnership |
| #510 |
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| Partners: |
OSHA Forth Worth Area Office, Manhattan Construction,
Rayco Incorporated, and 3i Construction LLP |
| Date Signed: |
July 17, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
Fort Worth Area Office (817) 428-2470 |
| Links: |
Construction
Press Release |
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Overview: This construction partnership agreement is
intended to ensure safety during the Cowboy Stadium Construction Project. It
will serve to establish a cooperative effort in ensuring safety and
maintaining open lines of communication between OSHA and contractors on the
worksite.
The goal of the Partnership is to provide a safe and healthful work
environment for employees involved in the construction of the Stadium and to
prevent serious accidents and fatalities within the industry through increased
training, implementation of best work practices, enhanced safety and health
management systems, and compliance with applicable OSHA standards and
regulations.
The partners aim to maintain a "zero lost time accident" rate through the
implementation of a model safety and health management system that coordinates
the efforts of the contractors and the use of safety and health professionals.
Results: With 68 employers or subcontractors and
over 1,500 employees, the Partnership experienced a reduction in its DART rate
which remained below the BLS Industry average. However, the TCIR rate
experienced a slight increase compared with the previous year’s results. The
evaluation noted that this is due to the result of unsafe behaviors of workers
who are not paying attention to the work task or the work environment.
Training efforts have been targeted toward understanding why people engage in
unsafe behaviors, the consequences of taking short cuts or deviating from
accepted safe practices, and getting workers to take charge/responsibility for
their own safety. Supervisors are being educated in different strategies to
more effectively communicate their safety message to their workers.
Also, the Partnership is taking steps to ensure the effective implementation
of SHMSs among the subcontractors. Among the requirements are: hazard analyses
by each subcontractor for their work activity on a weekly basis;
regular/frequent site safety audits by general contractors and subcontractors;
requiring contractors with 25 or more workers to have a full-time safety
professional on site; three (3) self-audits are required of each subcontractor
each week; and group safety walks are conducted twice a week to observe site
conditions/worker behavior. Also, an accident review board convenes to review
all recordable accidents to determine root causes. |
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Perkins Road Expansion Project |
| #534 |
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| Partners: |
James Construction Group, LLC and Louisiana
Department of Labor, OSHA Consultation |
| Date Signed: |
March 8, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office (225) 298-5458 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) entered a partnership with James Construction Group, LLC
and participating contractors working on the Perkins Road Expansion Project to
enhance workplace safety and health at the project through the strategy of
implementing fully written safety and health management systems. The overall
goal is 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.
Results: This partnership has two active employers and
1600 active employees. During the last year, the companies had 14 training
sessions for the employees and supervisors. The areas covered were hazard
communication standard and OSHA’s Big Four Focus Hazards in construction,
falls, struck by, electrocution and caught in between.
Consultation staff participated in quarterly meetings to provide feedback,
areas of improvement, industry updates, and other topics related to project
safety.
Thirteen self inspections were performed and all hazards identified were
abated. The self-inspections showed that PPE issues, i.e., hand protection and
safety glasses, were the most common deficiencies. All deficiencies were
addressed and corrected immediately. The project inspections reflected
improvements from 2007, eliminating physical hazards such as unprotected catch
basin rebar and identifying trends towards back strains.
In the course of the project, there were four vehicle and equipment incidents.
The management teams for the Construction Group and its subcontractors realize
the potential for more serious incidents and continue to emphasize the hazards
to employees on site.
The DART rate is 60 percent below the BLS Industry Average for the
Construction. |
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Saulsbury Industries |
| #618 |
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| Partners: |
Saulsbury Industries |
| Date Signed: |
April 22, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Lubbock Area Office (806) 472-7681 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) entered into a partnership with Saulsbury Industries to
enhance workplace safety and health through the strategy of implementing fully
written safety and health management systems. The overall goals are 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.
This employer is a general contractor. The intent of this partnership is to
reduce injuries and illnesses through a trickle down effect on subcontractors
who work with Saulsbury Industries. Saulsbury Industries has consistently
maintained TCIR and DART rates significantly below the national averages for
their industry.
Results: The three year total case incidence rate is 0.38, which significantly
lower than the BLS National Average Rate of 5.4. This Partnership has been a
huge success. It greatly increased communication between Saulsbury Industries
and OSHA while developing solid relationships built upon a common goal to
"improve and promote safety awareness." |
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CDI Contractors LLC |
| #637 |
| Partners: |
CDI Contractors, LLC |
| Date Signed: |
April 17, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office (501) 224-1841 |
| Links: |
Construction |
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Overview: OSHA, through its Little Rock Area Office
and CDI Contractors, LLC (CDI) signed a comprehensive safety and health
partnership agreement to provide safe and healthful working environments for
employees of CDI Contractors, LLC and the contractors they hire in the State
of Arkansas.
Goals of this agreement include: implementing and maintaining effective Safety
and Health Management Systems (SHMS); reducing or eliminating injuries and
illnesses involving CDI employees, and others on CDI worksites; and
endeavoring to maintain a DART Rate equal to or less than the current Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) rate for general contractors. The partnership will
focus in particular on construction industry hazards such as: falls;
electrocutions; caught in-between and struck-by. |
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John James Audubon Bridge Project |
| #627 |
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| Partners: |
Audubon Bridge Constructors:
Flatiron Constructors, Inc., Parsons Transportation Group, and Granite
Construction, Inc. |
| Date Signed: |
May 21, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Baton Rouge Area Office (225) 298-5458 |
| Links: |
Construction
Signing Photo |
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Overview: OSHA and the Audubon Bridge Constructors,
a joint venture of Flatiron Constructors Inc.; Granite Construction, Inc. and
Parsons Transportation Group, signed a safety and health partnership agreement
to address construction and roadway workzone industry hazards such as falls,
electrical, caught in-between and struck-bys during the construction of the
John James Audubon Bridge.
This partnership will ensure that the Audubon Bridge Constructors and its
subcontractors improve their safety and health performance and work toward
reducing or eliminating safety and health hazards through implementation of
effective safety and health management systems.
The John James Audubon Bridge project is a new Mississippi River crossing
between Pointe Coupee Parish and West Feliciana Parish near Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. The project includes a 2.44 mile four-lane elevated cable-stayed
bridge structure with two 11-foot travel lanes in each direction with 8-foot
outside shoulders and 2-foot inside shoulders; approximately 12 miles of
two-lane roadways; and four new intersections to existing roadways.
The project, when completed during the summer of 2010, is proposed to be the
longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.
Results: Prior to the signing of the Partnership, the John James Audubon
Bridge Project experienced TCIR and DART rates of 6.4. With the signing in
early 2008, the project experienced TCIR and DART rates of 3.9 at the end of
the year, representing 39% reductions. The decreases were a result of the
collaborative work between the project managers and OSHA as an effective
Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) was developed and implemented.
Training was and continues to be an integral component with over 50 sessions
held on a variety of safety and health topics including fall protection, heat
stress, scaffold, trenching & excavations, forklifts, aerial lifts, and
confined space to name a few. According to its first annual evaluation, "[t]he
Partnership between OSHA and Audubon Bridge Constructors has provided for
greater hazard awareness and enchantment of the safety culture for project
workers. The goal for the project continues to be zero lost time and
recordable accidents and the project managers believe the Partnership plays a
vital role in these developments." |
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Safety Program Specialist Safety Association |
| #623 |
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| Partners: |
Safety Program Specialist Safety
Association |
| Date Signed: |
May 21, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
El Paso, District Office (915) 534-6251 (6252) |
| Links: |
Construction
Press Release |
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Overview: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the Safety Program Specialist (SPS) Safety
Association signed a partnership agreement to reduce or eliminate fatalities
and serious injuries in the construction industry. The partnership will focus
in particular on construction industry hazards such as falls, electrocution,
struck-by, trenching and excavation and caught in between.
The SPS Safety Association supports the efforts of OSHA towards the reduction
and/or elimination of these hazards and recognizes the importance and value of
leadership’s commitment in this regard. To facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing
occupational illnesses and injuries, OSHA and SPS Safety Association agree to
the joint implementation of this partnership at all projects that include SPS
sub contractors.
The goals of this partnership include: maintain a Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR)
and Days Away Restricted and Transferred (DART) below the 2005 National BLS
Average rates for NAICS construction code; develop a program to assist Spanish
speaking workers at selected projects; and to ensure that all contractors
understand and follow Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) requirements
per the 1989 Guidelines.
Results: Under this Partnership, SPS and OSHA are working with five (5)
employers to implement effective safety and health management systems at their
worksites. In its first year, the Partnership is starting to see positive
results. In its first year, the participating employers achieved a zero
incidence rate for its projects. SPS provides assistance through monthly
training opportunities and the provision of technical assistance. By the end
of the Partnership’s term, SPS expects to have in place a continual program
for all of its employers and their workers, including those who speak Spanish,
which will allow greater sharing of information to enable the developments and
implementations of effective SHMSs based on the unique needs of each employer. |
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San Antonio Masonry Contractors Association |
| #691 |
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| Partners: |
San Antonio Masonry Contractors
Association |
| Date Signed: |
October 1, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office (512) 374-0271 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership
Agreement
Press Release |
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Recognizing the importance of providing a safe and healthful working
environment for construction industry workforce, OSHA and the San Antonio
Masonry Contractors Association (SAMCA) signed a three year partnership
agreement to develop a working relationship that will result in decreased
serious injuries and illnesses rates in addition to improvements of existing
safety and health management systems of the participating member companies.
The partnership will focus in particular on construction industry hazards such
as falls, struck by, caught in/caught between and electrocutions. Partnering
companies are committed to develop and share best practices as well as to
provide specialized training to their employees so that they may correctly
recognize commonly encountered hazards.
Goals of this partnership include:
- Attaining Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away Restricted,
Transfer Case Incidence Rate (DART) below the 2007 National Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) averages for the construction industry;
- Implementing effective Safety and Health Management Systems; and
- Providing effective safety training in employees’ primary language(s).
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SAMCA is a local trade group of more than 50 member companies committed to
providing the San Antonio, Texas metropolitan area with quality masonry
products and services.
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Korte Construction Company |
| #709 |
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| Partners: |
Korte Construction Company and
Oklahoma Department of Labor Consultation |
| Date Signed: |
November 6, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Oklahoma City Area Office (405) 278-9560 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: The purpose of this partnership is to
improve workplace safety and health and reduce work related injuries and
illnesses through the development and implementation of comprehensive safety
and health management systems reflecting the elements of OSHA’s 1989
Guidelines.
The agreement will cover the construction projects headed by Korte
Construction: the Armed Forces Reserve Center and Field Maintenance Shop in
Norman, Oklahoma and West Oklahoma City Armed Forces Reserve Center in
Mustang, Oklahoma.
The goals of this agreement include:
- Reduce the number of serious injuries and illness by developing and
implementing effective safety and health management systems; analyzing
project site injury data and work site self- inspection data to identify
trends and implementation of appropriate intervention strategies; and
hazard prevention, identification and control through OSHA Consultation
worksite assessments;
- Increase the number of subcontractors with effective safety and
health management systems through the provisions of training and
technical assistance on behalf of partners; and
- Increase the number of workers, supervisors and foremen who have
completed the OSHA 10-hour Construction Course or equivalent training by
providing the course at various times during the course of the
construction project.
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Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage |
| #736 |
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| Partners: |
Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage |
| Date Signed: |
August 10, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Little Rock Area Office (501) 224-1841 |
| Links: |
Food Processing
Amputation Emphasis
Partnership Agreement
Press Release |
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Overview: Continuing the beneficial relationship
between Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage and OSHA developed during a prior
Partnership, both parties agreed to enter another Partnership agreement to
assist Odom’s Tennessee Pride as they improve the management of their safety
and health management system (SHMS). The Partnership will focus on eliminating
and/or minimizing the major hazards in the food processing industry. The
Partnership plans to improve the SHMS by: 1.) developing a tracking system to
document hazards and their abatements; and 2.) holding training for its
employees in their primary languages. With this Partnership, OSHA will provide
technical assistance, including interpretations of OSHA standards, both on and
off site, as resources allow, in reviewing site-specific safety and health
management system; help identify, through the review of OSHA 300 data and/or
site accident reports, the primary causal factors in injuries and illnesses,
and provide technical assistance as required to assist in the hazard
correction; and provide access to training, as resources allow, including
available OSHA training institute courses and information on other available
sources for training. |
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San Antonio International Airport Project |
| #739 |
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| Partners: |
Clark Construction/Byrne, a
Joint Venture |
| Date Signed: |
August 20, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office (512) 374-0271 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: The San Antonio International Airport
Project involves the demolition and new construction of Terminal 2. The
anticipated completion date for this project is December of 2011. This project
is the single-largest Capital Improvement project in San Antonio history. This
project includes nearly 300,000 square feet of new terminal space, renovation
of existing terminal space in excess of 40,000 square feet, a new Central
Utility Plant, and over 9000 linear square feet of baggage handling systems.
The project will employ about 400 workers during peak construction activities.
The Partnership will attempt to prevent construction fatalities and serious
injuries by establishing a foundation of pro-active measures with a goal of
reducing injuries and illnesses by 10% below the 2007 BLS rates for the
Construction industry. Also, this partnership will require 100% of the
contractors working on this project to have effective safety and health
management systems. This will be accomplished through the development of a
site-specific safety program by the General Contractor and requiring all prime
contractors to develop and implement a comprehensive site-specific safety and
health management system that will comply with the criteria of the
site-specific safety program and OSHA’s safety and health program guidelines.
In addition to any training required by specific OSHA standards or
regulations, and prior to working on the project, all employees will receive
job-site orientation and training on the SSSP. Prime contractors and
tier-subcontractors must also provide to their employees site-specific safety
program training. |
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Caterpillar Manufacturing Plant Construction Project |
| #740 |
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| Partners: |
Burton Construction Company |
| Date Signed: |
August 24, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Austin Area Office (512) 374-0271 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) entered into a partnership with Burton Construction
Company, the general contractor, and its participating contractors at the
Caterpillar Project to enhance workplace safety and health through the
strategy of implementing fully written safety and health management systems at
the site, located in Seguin, TX.
The project involves the construction of an 800,000 square foot diesel engine
manufacturing plant in Seguin, Texas. The site will employ approximately 350
total employees. Trades represented at the site include electrical,
mechanical, pre-cast concrete, and steel erection contractor, roofing,
waterproofing, painting and fire protection.
The overall goal of the partnership will be to reduce serious injuries and
illnesses 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 ten percent per year. Measurements will be obtained from OSHA
300 logs and self inspections. This will be achieved through the strategies of
improving the safety and health management systems of the participating
subcontractors. In addition, the Partnership will develop a program to assist
Spanish-speaking workers to understand and follow safety and health
requirements.
Signatory participating contractors who are willing to accept this program
will receive OSHA assistance and annual on-site enforcement inspections (in
accordance with approved protocols) in lieu of programmed inspections. |
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