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Region VIII |
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Colorado Homesafe |
| #433 |
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| Partners: |
Home Builders Association of Metro Denver |
| Date Signed: |
September 27, 2005; Renewed
October 7, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Denver Area Office, (303) 844-5285
Englewood Area Office, (303) 843-4500 |
| Links: |
Construction
Landscaping/Horticulture
Partnership Renewal Agreement
Press Release
Renewal Press Release |
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Overview: Home Builders Association of Metro Denver
supports OSHA's efforts to reduce and/or eliminate hazards and recognizes the
value of exerting leadership by bringing their respective skills to bear in a
cooperative, focused and voluntary effort to ensure a safe and healthful
environment for all personnel at Home Safe Master Builder construction sites.
Towards that end, the Home Safe Colorado Ten-Point List: A Guide to Safe Work
Practices will be utilized by all Home Safe Colorado partners to identify and
abate hazards when they are present, as well as prevent hazards by educating
workers on proper safety procedures.
This partnership expands OSHA's reach into the construction industry by mutual
agreement with the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver to facilitate the
goal of reducing occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries in the
residential construction industry. The scope of this partnership is limited to
Home Safe Master Builder projects in Colorado.
The goals of the Home Safe Colorado Partnership include:
- Maintain Total Case Incident rates and Days Away, Restricted or
Transferred rates for each Master Builder below the national average for the
builder's 3-digit SIC, and to maintain the combined weighted average rate
for all Master Builders substantially (at least 10%) below the corresponding
national average; and
- Document improvement in Home Safe Colorado Partners' Audit scores, both
on an individual and a program-wide average basis; and
- Demonstrate an increase in the percentage of the Master Builders'
supervisors and subcontractors who have received appropriate safety
training; and
- Demonstrate a decrease in the frequency of unprogrammed OSHA inspections
among Master Builders, along with a decrease in the frequency of serious
hazards found during unprogrammed or verification inspections.
Results: This partnership impacts 30 employers and
over 2,800 employees. During the third year of this partnership (September
2007-2008), 520 self-inspections were performed and 1200 hazards were abated.
A total of 27 training sessions were held with a total of over 2,800 employees
attending with 178 people attending a 10-hour course.
There are four Master builders that have implemented effective safety and
health management systems which meet or exceed the 1989 Guidelines. 17
companies are in the process of improving their programs and processes while
attempting to reach Master Builder status.
Each Master Builder continued to maintain TCIR and DART below the national
averages for their NAICS. The weighted average was 53% below the national
average (5.1). Between October 2004 and September 2008, there have been 282
inspections in NAIS 236115 and out of those inspections; only 1 inspection was
for a Master Builders site. |
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Associated General Contractors - Construction
Health and Safety Excellence - Colorado |
| #574 |
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| Partners: |
Associated General Contractors
of America, Colorado Chapter |
| Date Signed: |
March 14, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Englewood Area Office, (303) 843-4500
Denver Area Office, (303) 844-5285 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview:
The purpose of this Partnership between the Colorado chapter of Associated
General Contractors of America and the OSHA Englewood and Denver Area Offices
is to provide a safe and healthful workplace for all employees engaged in
construction activities in the State of Colorado and to help prevent serious
injuries and illnesses within the industry through increased training and
implementation & monitoring of enhanced safety & health management systems.
Specific goals for this Partnership include:
- Reduce by 3% annually the rate 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);
- 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; and
- Recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health
management systems and effective site-specific safety and health plans.
The outcome of this Partnership is expected to result in reductions of
employee injuries, illnesses, deaths, equipment damage, worker's compensation
and insurance cost, down times and monetary penalties.
The partnership is structured after the Construction Health And Safety
Excellence (CHASE) model involving a multi-tiered system. The top level
participants are removed from programmed inspections after successful
completion of on-site enforcement verification inspections.
Results: At the end of 2007, a total of 9 employers representing over 2,600
employees participated in this Partnership. At the end of the year, the
aggregate TCIR and DART rates for the Partnership was 5.5 and 1.5
respectively. Both rates are below the 2007 BLS National Industry Averages for
the Construction Industry.
Training is an integral component of this partnership and at the end of 2007,
a total of over 21,000 training hours were provided to the employees of the
Partners. One Partner is now pursuing VPP and is working with Region VIII on
the application. Also, two Partners are now participating in the
OSHA Challenge Program. |
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Montana Renewable Energy Association and Montana Renewable Energy
Installers Guild |
| #591 |
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| Partners: |
Montana Renewable Energy Association and Montana
Renewable Energy Installers Guild |
| Date Signed: |
January 9, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Billings Area Office (406) 247-7494 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: This partnership recognizes the importance
of providing a safe and healthful work environment in the renewable energy
industry. The Montana Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is a nonprofit
corporation with 28 members and associates, referred to as Participating
Members, supporting the development of renewable energy throughout Montana.
Specific activities of the MREA include expanding the use of renewable energy
technologies like solar, wind, small hydro, and geothermal in Montana;
affecting public policy in favor of renewable energy; and educating and
informing residents of Montana about the benefits and uses of renewable
energy. The MREA is attempting to foster a safer working environment for
themselves and their member companies.
The purpose of the partnership is to prevent the four major hazards (falls,
electrical, caught in/between and struck-by hazards) that account for the
majority of fatalities and injuries in the construction industry. This
partnership will focus on improving the safety and health management systems
of the MREA and their Participating Member companies and strive to eliminate
hazards in the targeted areas. The specific goals of this agreement include
decreasing the injury/illness rates of the Participating Member companies:
increasing the implementation of comprehensive safety and health management
systems; increasing the level of safety and health training and its
availability for workers and additionally decreasing worker's compensation
costs for participants.
Results: Partnership impact has been immediate with several tangible results:
the participating member companies now are changing the ways they approach
their particular jobs and work activities; employees are more aware of safety
and health hazards and are taking steps toward reporting and abating the
hazards; and the five participating companies reported no injuries during
2008.
With the goal of improving the SHMS of its members, the Montana Renewable
Energy Association worked with five participating members to start the process
of writing safety and health management systems for their companies. Also, the
Partnership assisted several Partners in the development of job safety
analyses.
In the second year of the Partnership, MREA plans to conduct more training to
include First-Aid, CPR, Proper Lifting, Changes & Updates to Montana Laws and
Regulations pertaining to the Renewable Energy Industry, and any other topics
of interest that come to their attention throughout the year.
Finally, non-participating members of MREA are starting to recognize the
importance of this Partnership. In total, there are 16 MREA member companies
and at the beginning of this partnership, several companies chose not to
actively participate but at the first year anniversary of this agreement, nine
additional member companies decided to participate. There are now 14 active
members with approximately 35 employees participating in this partnership. |
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National Park Service - Glacier National
Park |
| #723 |
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| Partners: |
National Park Service - Glacier
National Park |
| Date Signed: |
March 19, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Billings Area Office (406)
247-7494 |
| Links: |
General Industry
Federal Agencies
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: In past years, the National Park Service
has experienced the highest employee injury and illness rates of all
Department of Interior bureaus. Recognizing this problem, the Glacier National
Park approached the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Billings
Area Office asking for assistance in improving their employee safety and
health management systems and reducing employee injury and illness rates.
In FY 2003, the Glacier National Park and the Billings Area Office entered
into a five year partnership to improve the safety and health programs and
reduce employee injuries. In 2003 (Base Line) the TCIR was 13.0 and the DART
was 5.1. At the conclusion, the TCIR was reduced by 39% to 8.0 and the DART
was reduced to 2.5, a 49% decrease. To continue and build on the successes of
the previous Partnership, Glacier National Park and the Billings Area Office
agree to enter into a new three year Partnership.
The goals of the Partnership are: 1.) Reduce the number of OSHA recordable
employee injuries within the park by 15% for each year of the agreement; and
2.) Establish safety and health management systems that will meet the Risk
Management Program Elements addressed in the National Park Service Director's
Order 50B. |
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Northern Hotel Restoration Project |
| #743 |
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| Partner: |
Zoot Construction Company |
| Date Signed: |
October 19, 2009 |
| Contact Information: |
Billings Area Office (406)
247-7494 |
| Links: |
Construction
Partnership Agreement |
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Overview: By entering this Partnership for the
Northern Hotel Restoration Project, Zoot Construction Company and the Billings
Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
mutually recognize the importance of providing a safe and healthful work
environment for employees engaged in the construction industry.
Zoot Construction Company is a General Contractor responsible for the
restoration project. The 10 story project is expected to last 17 months. There
will be approximately 10 subcontractors with 50 to 80 employees working at the
site throughout the duration of the project. All contractors and their
subcontractors that work on this project will be considered partners under
this agreement.
The goals for the agreement are:
1.) Maintain the Project's DART rate at least 15% below the national average
for SIC code 1542 (NAICS 236220) for the duration of the project;
2.) Maintain the site's DART rate for all subcontractors at least 10% below
the national average for their particular SIC code;
3.) Ensure that all project supervisors receive at least 10 hours of safety
and health training;
4.) Ensure that all site workers receive at least 2 hours of safety and health
training on the four major construction hazards, including, electrical, falls,
struck-by (including work zone safety issues) and caught in/between; and
5.) Identify and prevent the most common causes of workplace injuries and
illnesses in the construction industry, including but not limited to: falls,
electrical safety, struck-by (including work zone safety issues), caught
in/between, silica, cranes and noise. |
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