Partnership Agreements

• Partnership Agreement May 17, 2000
• Partnership Renewal Agreement July 18, 2005
• Partnership Renewal Agreement July 18, 2008
• Partnership Renewal Agreement July 5, 2011

OSHA, Louisiana Forestry Association and Louisiana Logging Council Form Landmark Partnership to Improve Safety at Logging Wroksites in Louisiana. OSHA News Release (2000, May 16).
Partnership Success Story
Logging Industry Partnerships

Partnership Overview: 
This OSHA Strategic Partnership (OSP) 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 OSP.

Partnering Facilities:

• Louisiana Forestry Association, Alexandria, Louisiana
• Louisiana Logging Council, Alexandria, Louisiana

Partnership Goals:

• Reduce fatalities, injuries, and illnesses within the logging industry
• Improve safety and health programs

Partnership Objectives:
This OSHA Strategic Partnership (OSP) 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 180 employers and 1,800 employees are affected by this OSP.

Partnership Results:
From 1998-2000, during a 16-month period prior to this OSP'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.

A previous 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 OSP, 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.

During the most recent evaluation period (July 2010 – July 2011), the focus of the OSP was on providing training for the loggers, where over 7,000 hours of training were provided. Safety training for loggers and logging employers was provided in 16 sessions by a compliance safety and health officer from the Baton Rouge Area Office and C.F. “Neils” de Hoop, an Associate Professor at the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center at Louisiana State University. In addition to the training, the Louisiana Forestry Association sponsored a workshop focusing on OSHA regulations and the Baton Rouge Area Office participated, providing assistance with interpretations and explanation of standards. The Louisiana Department of Labor Onsite Consultation also participated.

For the next evaluation year, the Baton Rouge Area Office has committed to mentoring the participants of this OSP with specific focuses on areas of improvement identified during the 14 non-enforcement onsite verification visits performed. The identified areas of improvement include hazard communication programs, exposure control programs, and lockout/tagout.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement April 22, 2007

Construction Industry Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships
Silica and Related Disease Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership 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 (SHMS).

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 Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away, Job Restricted or Transferred Activity (DART) rates significantly below the national averages for their industry and the intent is to help subcontractors working under Saulsbury Industries to develop their own effective SHMS.

Partnering Facility:

• Saulsbury Industries, Odessa, Texas

Partnership Goals:

• Reduce serious injuries and illnesses by a minimum of one percent per year
• 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

Partnership Results:
During the most recent evaluation period, the OSP continued its success. The OSP was able to reduce its annual TCIR by 50 percent, from 0.4 to 0.2 and did not experience a DART incident for the second straight year, thereby maintaining its rate at 0.0. Its three-year TCIR remained stable at 0.28, which is significantly lower than the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Average Rate of 3.7.

The improvements are attributed to Saulsbury Industries' extensive use of training and self-inspections. First, the most recent evaluation reported that over 2,500 of its employees received over 60,000 hours of training. Also, Saulsbury Industries revised its employee training program and new employee orientation to enhance the materials and to address trends identified throughout the previous year including: About OSHA, Hand Safety, Spotter Training, Material Handling, and Operator Safety. Second, self-inspections have received significant emphasis from the employer as all work sites conduct daily worksite inspections with the results documented on a weekly inspection form. Additional inspections are carried out by safety and management personnel, with audit results communicated to senior level management.

According to Saulsbury Industries, the OSP has been a success as it greatly increased communication with OSHA while developing solid relationships built upon a common goal to “improve and promote safety awareness” and “the slogan created in the early stages of the OSP, “Working Together in Partnership for a Safer Tomorrow” has proved itself to be true. With the results attained through the efforts of this OSP, Saulsbury Industries is now taking the initial steps needed to apply for Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) recognition with an expected application submittal sometime in 2012.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement October 1, 2008

U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA teams with San Antonio Masonry Contractors Association to protect employees in that industry. OSHA News Release (2008, October 1).
Construction Industry Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships
Silica and Related Disease Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership Overview:
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. 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. 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.

Participating Facilities:

• Brazos Masonry, Waco, Texas
• C & S Contractors, San Antonio, Texas
• C.L. Crow, Helotes, Texas
• Curtis Hunt Restorations, Inc., Elmendorf, Texas
• DJM Masonry Enterprises, Boerne, Texas
• Groesbeck Masonry Contractors, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
• Guad Masonry Contractors, San Antonio, Texas
• LS Masonry, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
• Lundberg Masonry Inc., Boerne, Texas
• Rick Stone Masonry, Inc., Helotes, Texas
• Rudd & Adams Masonry, Inc., Boerne, Texas
• Shadrock & Williams Masonry, Ltd., Helotes, Texas

Partnership Goals:

• Attain overall Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away Restricted, Transfer Case Incidence Rate (DART) that are below the 2007 National Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) averages for the construction industry
• Implement effective Safety and Health Management Systems
• Provide effective safety training in employees' primary language(s)

Partnership Objectives:
To facilitate OSHA's goal of reducing occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries in the construction industry, as outlined in the Agency's strategic plan, OSHA and SAMCA have agreed to the joint implementation of this partnership. The hazards associated with the construction industry are well documented. Construction activities involving masonry construction and worksites involving multiple employers have added complexities. The partners goals are to reduce and/or eliminate these hazards. In this regard, the partners recognize 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.

Partnership Results:
After the completion of the Partnership's second year, its participants are experiencing the positive results of their efforts in implementing and enhancing their safety and health management systems. Compared to their baseline Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away, Job Restricted or Transferred (DART) rate established at the start of the Partnership (2007), the participants in the aggregate experienced TCIR and DART rates which were 45 and 21 percents below, respectively. Also, compared to the previous year (2008), the participants made a 31 percent reduction with its DART rate. With the 4.7 TCIR rate experienced in 2009, this represents a rate 8 percent below the national average rate for specialty trade contractors.

The participants focused on safety training as a strategy to improve their safety and health performance. In addition to the almost 20,000 hours of training provided in 2008, more than 10,000 additional hours of training were provided in 2009 covering a variety of topics impacting the masonry industry. Also, the participants reinforced their Safety and Health Management Systems (SHMS) by conducting regular self-inspections. A total of 1501 self-inspections were reported by the Partners which resulted in 318 hazards identified and abated.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement August 10, 2009

U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA teams with Odom's Tennessee Pride in Little Rock to promote workplace safety in the food processing industry. OSHA News Release (2009, August 10).
Food Processing Partnerships
Amputation Emphasis Partnerships
Ergonomics Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership 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 developing a tracking system to document hazards and their abatements and 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.

Participating Facility:

• Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Little Rock, Arkansas

Partnership Goals:

• Develop employer/government relationships that will encourage personnel with Odom's Tennessee Pride to improve their safety and health performance
• Minimize and//or eliminate the major hazards (cuts, electrical, strains, sprains, slips hazards) which account for the majority of fatalities and injuries in this industry
• Prevent serious accidents at this facility through implementation of Safety and Health Management Systems (SHMS) and increased employee training
• Include safety training in an employee's primary language for those employees working in hazardous situations

Partnership Objectives:
The hazards associated with the food processing industry are well documented. Cuts, strains, sprains, electrical, and slips are the major hazards in this industry so the goal of the Partnership is to reduce and/or eliminate these hazards. In this regard, the partners recognize 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. To facilitate OSHA's goal of reducing occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries in the industry, as outlined in the Agency's strategic plan, OSHA and Odom's Tennessee Pride have agreed to the joint implementation of this Partnership.

Partnership Results:
During the first year of the Partnership, Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage worked on improving its safety and health management system. The facility performed a gap analysis using OSHA Challenge tools to identify its areas of strengths and weaknesses. The primary focus during the first year was the completion of job safety analyses for the various work tasks throughout the facility. Training was another focus, and with assistance from OSHA, the facility also provided training to its employees on facility-specific hazards, frequently cited standards for sausage and other prepared meats, fatality descriptions for state of Arkansas for fiscal year 2010, and upcoming OSHA agenda items. Also, the safety committee members attended various safety conferences to learn more about what other employers are doing with their safety programs.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement October 21, 2009

U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA partners with Clark/Hunt for the San Antonio Military Medical Complex project. OSHA News Release (2009, October 21).
Construction Industry Partnerships
Concrete, Gypsum and Plaster Products Partnerships
Ergonomics Emphasis Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships

Partnership Overview:
The San Antonio Military Medical Center Project (Project) is an expansion and extension of the Brooke Army Medical Center and Fort Sam Houston to create a medical complex encompassing both Army installations in San Antonio. This project includes nearly 700,000 square feet of new hospital space, renovation of existing medical space in excess of 280,000 square feet, a new Central Energy Plant, and a new parking structure with a total of nearly 5,000 new parking spots.

Participating Facility:

• Clark/Hunt, a Joint Venture, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Partnership Goals:

• 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 these 2006 BLS rates through the development, implementation, and maintenance of effective comprehensive safety and health programs in accordance with 29 CFR 1926, OSHA interpretations and guidelines, ANSI Standards and the OSHA multi-employer policy and the development and provision of training necessary to enhance safety awareness and proactively addressing job-related hazards.
• Require 100% of the contractors working on this project to have effective safety and health programs. This will be accomplished through the development of a site-specific safety program by the general contractor. This will require all prime contractors to develop and implement a comprehensive site-specific safety and health program that will comply with the criteria of the SSSP and OSHA's safety and health program guidelines; and a review of site-specific safety programs by the general contractor as a part of the bid-acceptance procedure.
• Implement a comprehensive audit program to ensure that employees are not exposed to serious hazards. All of the hazardous conditions found during these audits will be corrected.

Partnership Objectives:
The partnership represents a voluntary agreement which affords Clark/Hunt, a Joint Venture, an alternative to traditional OSHA enforcement. The purpose of this partnership is to foster open communication between OSHA, Clark/Hunt, and the subcontractors working on the project. The level of activity needed to complete the project on schedule will necessitate a cooperative effort to assure that a safe and healthy work environment is maintained at all times. This partnership will expand OSHA's reach into this project, allowing OSHA to work with the companies involved to promote safety programs, management systems, and work methods utilizing the latest technologies and the safest available methods. This partnership supports the Agency's Strategic Plan by developing strategies to improve safety and health in the construction industry.

Partnership Results:
In its first year, the Partnership exceeded its goal of maintaining its Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART) rate below the national averages for the Construction industry as established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year 2009. The project experienced TCIR and DART rates of 3.2 and 0.7 respectively, which are 26% and 70% below the industry averages.

Clark/Hunt was able to keep the injury and illness rates below the industry averages through the provision of over 10,000 hours of training to its workers and supervisors. As a requirement prior to working on the project, training in the form of jobsite orientations were held on a daily basis and were offered in both English and Spanish. Also, the OSHA 10 hour course is required for all Clark/Hunt supervisors and managers. OSHA provided a training session on the new crane standard. In addition to the training, Clark/Hunt performed self-inspections on a daily basis and a total of 84 hazards were corrected or abated before they were able to injure a worker.

OSHA also provided assistance by answering technical questions and conducting four site walk-through visits.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement September 1, 2009

Construction Industry Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships
Silica and Related Disease Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership Overview:
To facilitate OSHA's goal of reducing occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries within the construction industry, OSHA and Balfour/Russell/Pegasus ("BRP") have agreed to enter into a cooperative partnership agreement with respect to the Dallas Convention Center Hotel project (Project) which will effectively implement all facets of jobsite safety and achieve self-compliance through cooperative efforts from labor, management, and OSHA. The overall goal is to create a working relationship that focuses on preventing work-related fatalities, controlling or eliminating serious workplace hazards, and establishing a foundation for the development of an effective SHMS.

Participating Facilities:

• Balfour/Russell/Pegasus, Dallas, Texas
• Pegasus Texas Construction, LP, Dallas, Texas
• H.J. Russell, Atlanta, Georgia
• TEXO, Inc., Dallas, Texas

Partnership Goals:

• Achieve a zero incidence rate at the project site by providing a safe and healthful work environment
• Increase the number of safety and health management systems (SHMS) and best practices implemented among subcontractors
• Increase the number of employees, employers and supervisors who have completed relevant safety training

Partnership Objectives:
The objective is to provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees involved in the construction industry and to help prevent serious accidents and fatalities within the industry through increased training, implementation of best work practices, enhanced safety and health programs, and compliance with applicable OSHA standards and regulations. This initiative represents a voluntary agreement and affords a partnership alternative to the traditional OSHA enforcement procedures.

Partnership Results:
During the first year of construction of the Dallas Convention Center Hotel, the project experienced a Total Case Incidence Rate of 3.3 and a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred rate of 0.7. Both rates were 28 percent and 72 percent, respectively, below the national averages for the Construction industry according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest published rates. This is attributed to the Partnership’s emphases on training and self-inspections. During the first evaluation period, a total of 672 workers, including contractors, received more than 5,700 hours of training. The training sessions included the OSHA 10 and 30 hour sessions, a crane seminar, and the Hartford Leadership course. Finally, the site performed an emergency rescue mock exercise to prepare the workers should it happen. Second, weekly walkarounds or self-inspections by the general contractor and the main subcontractors also contributed to the below-average injury and illness rates as a total of 379 hazards were identified and corrected before being able to cause an injury.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement May 3, 2010

US Department of Labor's OSHA and Lee Lewis Construction. OSHA News Release (2010, May 25).
Construction Industry Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships
Landscaping/Horticulture Emphasis Partnerships
Silica and Related Disease Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership Overview and Objectives:
The Lee Lewis Construction Company (Lee Lewis) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mutually recognize the importance of ensuring safe and healthful work environments in the construction industry in the State of Texas. To advance this mutual goal, Lee Lewis entered into an OSHA Strategic Partnership (OSP) with OSHA to formalize a cooperative effort committed to encouraging companies to improve their safety and health performance voluntarily, providing methods to assist them in their efforts, and recognizing companies with exemplary safety and health management systems (SHMS).

The OSP is limited to the Lee Lewis Construction Company, specialty or trade contractors at construction sites under Lee Lewis’ control, and other companies that work closely with Lee Lewis Construction on a number of its projects. The companies that work closely with Lee Lewis will be invited to participate at the beginning of this OSP and will remain participants until such time as they wish to withdraw or the OSP ceases. Also, Lee Lewis will invite specialty or trade contractors to join the OSP at the time they start working on a particular project site. The OSP will provide benefits to Lee Lewis and the specialty or trade contractors, which include, among others, special recognition from OSHA.

Participating Facilities:

• ABCO Fire Protection, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
• Armstrong Mechanical Company, Lubbock, Texas
• American Millwork Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Automatic Fire Protection, San Angelo, Texas
• Bryan Bennett Enterprises, Inc., San Angelo, Texas
• Barr Roofing, Abilene, Texas
• Bauer Sport Floors, Houston, Texas
• Bubba’s Demolition, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
• Callaways Carpet, Inc., Abilene, Texas
• Collins Tile, Lubbock, Texas
• Colley Waterproofing, Inc., Odessa, Texas
• Construction Services, Lubbock, Texas
• Duo Distributors, Lubbock, Texas
• Firestopping Specialist, Odessa, Texas
• Gay & Son Masonry, Stephenville, Texas
• Greer Electric Company, Lubbock, Texas
• Hallgren Company of Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
• Hamilton Acoustical Company, Lubbock, Texas
• Hargrove and Associates, Lubbock, Texas
• Henley Interiors, Ltd., Lubbock, Texas
• Hirschfield Industries, San Angelo, Texas
• Irwin Seating Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Irwin Steel Erection, Lubbock, Texas
• LRL Enterprises, Carrollton, Texas
• Lee Lewis Construction Company, Lubbock, Texas
• Lubbock Masonry, Lubbock, Texas
• Long Flooring, Lubbock, Texas
• Marvin Windows & Doors, Lubbock, Texas
• Midwest Glass, Midland, Texas
• Moyers Sound Solutions, Lubbock, Texas
• Mud Slingers, Nixa, Missouri
• Overhead Door of Permian Basin, Midland, Texas
• Panel Specialists, Inc., Temple, Texas
• Paul Graham Company, Lubbock, Texas
• Pioneer Millworks, Amarillo, Texas
• Quality Millworks, Abilene, Texas
• Quality Service & Supply, Inc., Amarillo, Texas
• Robert McHam, Ltd., Levelland, Texas
• RSM Builders Supply, Lubbock, Texas
• Schindler Elevator Corporation, Irving, Texas
• Southwest Masonry, Odessa, Texas
• SPE & C, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
• Stagecraft Industries, Portland, Oregon
• Sterling Building Materials, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
• T & S Plastering, Inc., Wolfforth, Texas
• TMI Mechanical, Inc., Midland, Texas
• Ward Painting, Inc., Midland, Texas
• Westech Electric, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
• Western Building Specialties, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
• White Service Company, Wolfforth, Texas
• Yates Flooring Center, Lubbock, Texas

Partnership Goals:
The goals for this agreement are:

• Reduce by 5% annually the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls, struck-by, caught-in/between, electrocution hazards and trenching
• Decrease worker compensation costs and the number of OSHA citations for this project within the Lubbock District Office's jurisdiction
• Foster open and continuing communication between the partners
• Share knowledge of the best practices

Partnership Results:
During the first year of the OSP, Lee Lewis revised its project management structure to include transferring the job inspection responsibility to employees on the job site with at least one employee at each job site with clear and direct safety responsibilities. All job site inspections are recorded and the collected data collected are reviewed annually during evaluations and also are used to identify needed changes in its training programs.

According to Lee Lewis, there has been a significant increase in the awareness and the acceptance of a new culture at all levels of the company with the focus of making jobsites safe. It is aware that communication on the job is critical and their superintendents and foremen have met more often with all subcontractors through the use of job-wide safety meetings to ensure that all employees are aware of their safety responsibilities.

In the second year of the OSP, Lee Lewis plans to spend more time this next year reviewing the information collected about job site behavior and to start addressing these observations to reduce the potential of accidents occurring. Also, the number of training offerings will continue to increase with First Aid/CPR, the OSHA 10 Hour and 30 Hour and competent person training being on the current training schedule.

According to Lee Lewis, the OSP has helped focus the attention of its supervisors, employees and subcontractors on making all of our job sites safer and is pleased with the results of participating in this OSP. The first year of the OSP concluded with both of its injury and illness rates below the industry averages as established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 2009 year.

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement October 25, 2010

Construction Industry Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships
Lead Exposure Emphasis Partnerships
Silica and Related Diseases Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership Overview and Objectives:
TEXO, The Construction Association and its member companies and the Dallas and Fort Worth Offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mutually recognize the importance of ensuring safe and healthful work environments in the construction industry. To advance this mutual goal, this Cooperative Safety Program (CSP) has been established to formalize the cooperative effort between these entities. The common objective and goal of the partnership is to provide a safe and healthful environment for employees involved in the construction industry through increased training, implementation of best work practices, improved safety and health programs, and compliance with applicable OSHA standards and regulations. By focusing its efforts, skills, knowledge, and resources, OSHA and TEXO expects to reduce exposure to hazards and serious injuries by preventing accidents on participating construction work sites.

Expected outcomes include no lost time accidents, developing a model safety and health management system, mentoring and training subcontractors, having a safety committee on projects when applicable, and utilizing OSHA resources and compliance assistance. Strategies to achieve these goals depending on the project include implementing a jobsite safety inspection program by the use of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)s or using a tool such as a documented safety inspection, implementing a zero tolerance policy for fall protection at 6 feet and train employees on requirement prior to the start of work, and using job specific safety orientation for new employees which will include discussing workers rights and employee involvement in safety meetings/toolbox talks and training.

The cooperative effort will be conducted within the jurisdictional areas of the OSHA Dallas and Fort Worth Area Offices. Participation is strictly voluntary and is available to any member company of the sponsoring organization, TEXO, The Construction Association, that meets the qualification requirements of this program.

Participating Facilities:

• Bob Moore Construction, Arlington, Texas
• HC Beck, Ltd., Dallas, Texas
• MDI General Contractors, Coppell, Texas
• Rogers O'Brien Construction Company, Dallas, Texas
• Spring Valley Construction, Dallas, Texas
• TAS Concrete Construction, Spring, Texas

Partnership Goals:

• Reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities affecting participating employers, with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls, struck-by, caught-in/between mishaps, and electrocution (focused four construction hazards)
• Increase the number of construction companies that implement effective safety and health programs/management systems
• Decrease worker compensation and insurance costs for participating companies
• Allow OSHA to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA, rather than companies that have demonstrated an effective safety and health management system.
• Make safety and health resources available to all members of the participating organizations and the construction industry
• Foster open and continuing communication
• Share knowledge of best practices
• Cooperation in contractor and compliance officer training with training goals established by the participating members for each year of participation in the Partnership

Partnership Agreement

• Partnership Agreement July 19, 2011

Construction Industry Partnerships
Amputation Emphasis Partnerships
Immigrant Employers and Workers Partnerships
Silica and Related Diseases Emphasis Partnerships

Partnership Overview and Objectives:
To facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries within the construction industry, OSHA and Hensel Phelps Construction Company (Hensel) have agreed to enter into an OSHA Strategic Partnership (OSP) agreement with respect to the San Antonio Public Safety Headquarters Project (Project) which will effectively implement all facets of jobsite safety and achieve self-compliance through cooperative efforts from labor, management, and OSHA.

The objective of the OSP is to provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees involved with the Project and to prevent serious accidents and fatalities through increased training, implementation of best work practices, enhanced safety and health programs, and compliance with applicable OSHA standards and regulations. Employers participating in the OSP will receive OSHA assistance and an annual on-site enforcement inspection in accordance with approved protocols in lieu of programmed inspections. The OSP intends to achieve its goals through vigorous self-inspection and implementation and verification of written comprehensive safety and health programs among participating employers.

Participating Employers:

• IASCO, San Antonio, Texas
• Myrex Industries, Houston, Texas
• Olmos Equipment, San Antonio, Texas
• Patriot Erectors, Dripping Springs, Texas
• Pecos Fence, San Antonio, Texas
• Pioneer Fire Systems, Rockport, Texas
• Rider Wash Systems, San Antonio, Texas
• Samuel Glass, San Antonio, Texas
• Southwest Electric, San Antonio, Texas
• Thyssen Krupp, San Antonio, Texas
• Torre Crane, San Antonio, Texas
• Turner Roofing, San Antonio, Texas
• Young and Pratt, Manor, Texas

Participating Goals:

• Achieve a "Zero Lost Time Accident" job site at the Project
• Develop a model safety and health program
• Create and disseminate new safety and health materials to all subcontractors
• Mentor and train subcontractors and their employees