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OSHA Trade Release Nov. 4, 2003 Contact: Frank Meilinger Phone: (202) 693-1999 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Partners with OSHA to
Reduce Injuries and Illnesses WASHINGTON -- Workers in the ready mixed concrete industry will benefit from a partnership agreement signed today by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health and James Russ, Chairman, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and senior vice president with Aggregate Industries Management, signed the partnership agreement today in Washington, DC. "I am very pleased that NRMCA and OSHA are joining forces to pool our resources to significantly reduce injuries and illnesses," said John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. "Partnerships like this one are valuable tools to help employers realize value in workplace safety and health." Among the goals of the partnership are a 30% reduction over three years in the total case incident rate (TCIR) for member companies; increase the number of ready mixed concrete producers who have formal safety and health programs; decrease workers compensation costs for companies that participate in the cooperative agreement; and increase the number of ready mixed concrete employees who successfully complete the OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour training courses. "NRMCA is looking forward to working hand in hand with OSHA to achieve our mutual goal of eliminating injuries and illnesses to people who work in the ready mixed concrete industry," said Thomas Harman, Director of Safety Compliance for the NRMCA. "Our common commitment to a safe and healthy work environment and our cooperation in achieving our goals will produce positive results. This agreement allows us to pool resources and get the job done." The partnership will provide a number of benefits to participants. OSHA agrees to participate in two training seminars per year, including the NRMCA 10-hour safety course, annual convention seminars, and forum and expo sessions. OSHA also agrees to provide compliance assistance specialists to participants to discuss and clarify general industry health and safety standards. The agency will help NRMCA identify Voluntary Protection Programs' (VPP) participants who can facilitate the partnership agreement by giving presentations to employers, associations, and other groups within the industry. NRMCA has written and implemented a program that evaluates a member company's safety and health performance - SAfety First Evaluation (SAFE). The program has three levels - gold, platinum and diamond - which offer various levels of participation and incentives to member companies as they improve their safety and health management systems and reduce their injury and illness rates. OSHA incentives for achieving the diamond level - the highest level of the program - include penalty consideration should citations be issued and no programmed inspections for one year after an OSHA onsite verification of diamond level status members. OSHA is dedicated to assuring worker safety and health. Safety and health add value to business, the workplace and life. For more information, visit www.osha.gov. ###
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OSHA News Release - (Archived) Table of Contents |