Altec - Alliance Annual Report - April 10, 2016
ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec)
April 10, 2016
I. Alliance Background
- Date Signed
November 22, 2005
- Dates Renewed
December 18, 2007
June 14, 2012
December 1, 2015Evaluation Period
November 22, 2011 through November 21, 2015
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Overview
Through the alliance, OSHA and Altec work together to provide information, guidance, and access to training resources to help protect employees’ health and safety, including non-English or limited English speaking workers. The Alliance continues to address the safe operation of cranes, digger derricks, and insulated and non-insulated aerial devices, including tree care devices, and focuses on industry hazards such as falls and electrocutions.
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Implementation Team Members
OSHA
Robert Bell Office of Engineering Safety (OES), Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG) Gary Johnson, Jr. Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA), Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP) Dean McKenzie Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP) Office of Construction Services (OCS), Directorate of Construction (DOC) Courtney Murray OCS, DOC Bill Willson OOSA, DCSP Altec
Joshua Chard
Kristy Hale
Darin Hinnergardt
Don McAuliffe
Robert Randall
II. Implementation Team Meetings
- March 19, 2012
- July 6, 2012
- November 5, 2012
- February 25, 2013
- April 25, 2014
- August 5, 2014
- October 20, 2014
In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance’s progress and results.
III. Results
The following table summarizes the Alliance’s activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreements for the timeframe of this report.
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Products: To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to communicate such information to employers and workers in the industry. |
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Activity Type |
Activity Name/Summary |
OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported |
Number Reached |
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Products Developed in 2012 |
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Construction |
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Products Developed in 2013 |
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Construction |
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Training: Provide for the delivery of Altec Sentry training seminars to agency staff focusing on topics such as the use and maintenance of insulated aerial devices, mobile cranes, aerial devices, derricks, and other related equipment. |
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Activity Type |
Activity Name/Summary |
OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported |
Number Reached |
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Training |
December 7, 2011: Mobile Crane Training in Dallas, Texas |
Construction, Fall Prevention |
16 |
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Training |
April 17-19, 2012: Mobile Crane Training in Boise, Idaho |
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20 |
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Training |
June 19-21, 2012: Mobile Crane Training in Portland, Oregon |
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24 |
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Training |
August 21-22, 2012: Mobile Crane Training in Burlington, Vermont |
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13 |
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Training |
October 23-24, 2012: Aerial Devices Training in Goshen, New York |
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28 |
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Training |
December 4-6, 2012: Mobile Crane Training in Houston, Texas |
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20 |
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Training |
April 23-24, 2013: Tree Care Aerial Device and Wood Chipper Training in Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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15 |
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Training |
June 25-27, 2013: Mobile Crane Training in Indianola, Iowa |
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34 |
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Training |
August 6-8, 2013: Mobile Crane Training in Fairfield, Maine |
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16 |
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Training |
December 3-5, 2013: Mobile Crane Training in Henderson, Nevada |
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21 |
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Training |
February 26, 2014: Digger Derrick Training in Boise, Idaho |
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15 |
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Training |
May 20-21, 2014: Mobile Crane Training in Greenwood, Colorado |
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23 |
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Training |
November 6, 2014: Tree Care Aerial Device and Wood Chipper Training in Madison, WI |
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10 |
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Training |
March 24-26, 2015: Mobile Crane Training in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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12 |
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Training |
June 10-11, 2015: Insulated Aerial Device, Mobile Crane, and Digger Derricks Training (Classroom Only) in Washington, DC |
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28 |
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Training |
August 4-6, 2015: Mobile Crane Training in Hunt Valley, Maryland (for Maryland OSHA staff). |
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27 |
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Training |
November 17-19, 2015: Mobile Crane Training in Louisville, Kentucky (for Kentucky OSHA staff) |
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28 |
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Outreach and Communication: Raise Awareness of relevant OSHA rulemakings, enforcement initiatives, and outreach campaigns as appropriate. |
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Activity Type |
Activity Name/Summary |
OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported |
Number Reached |
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Dissemination |
Altec helped to promote the Fall Prevention campaign (including the 2014 and 2015 Fall Stand-Downs) and the Heat Illness Prevention campaign by adding information to its website.
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Construction, Fall-Prevention. |
Not available |
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Dissemination |
Altec helped disseminate information regarding OSHA’s Cranes and Derricks rulemaking and final standard by adding links to its website. |
Construction |
Not available |
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Dissemination |
Altec posted to its website a copy of a September 12, 2012 Letter of Interpretation (PDF) concerning the application of OSHA’s fall protection standard to the use of personal fall arrest systems on aerial lifts |
Construction |
Not available |
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Outreach and Communication: Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or Altec's conferences, local meetings or events such as the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE). |
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Activity Type |
Activity Name/Summary |
OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported |
Number Reached |
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Event |
Altec supported North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. |
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Not available |
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Event |
Don McAuliffe represented Altec at OSHA’s Hazard Communication/GHS Roundtable on July 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. |
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Not applicable |
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Event |
OSHA and Altec staff co-presented at the 2013 and 2015 ICUEEs. |
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Not available |
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Exhibit |
Altec distributed OSHA publications at the 2013 and 2015 ICUEEs. |
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Not available |
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Dissemination |
Altec distributed OSHA publications at Altec Sentry trade shows. |
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Not available |
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TOTAL |
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350 trained, plus unknown number reached by outreach |
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IV. Upcoming Milestones
In calendar year 2016, Altec will provide four Altec Sentry training sessions to federal and state OSHA and Consultation Program staff across the country. Altec will also continue to raise awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking efforts, enforcement initiatives, and outreach campaigns (e.g., Fall Prevention, Heat Illness Prevention), as appropriate. Altec will also provide OSHA with opportunities to speak and/or exhibit at Altec’s conference, meetings, or events, including the biannual International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE).
Report prepared by: Christina Morgan, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, April 6, 2016