Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association of America (CSDA)

I. Alliance Background

Date Signed

March 16, 2006

Evaluation Period

March 17, 2006 - March 16, 2007

Overview

The OSHA and CSDA Alliance is providing CSDA members and other sawing and drilling operators with information, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety. Through the Alliance, the organizations are addressing highway work zone hazards, motor vehicle safety and respiratory protection for hazards associated with silica.

Implementation Team Members
 

II. Implementation Team Meetings
 

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

1. Events and Products
   
   Outreach and Communication Goals
    
   • Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the CSDA's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
   Products
   
   OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page
   
   OSHA developed an OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site that includes the OSHA and CSDA Alliance agreement, news releases, and milestones and successes. This Web page is updated on a regular basis.
   
   CSDA Web site (www.csda.org)
   
   CSDA created a CSDA and OSHA Alliance Web page on its Web site. The page has information on the OSHA and CSDA Alliance along with links to OSHA's Web site including: Safety and Health Topics pages, Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employers and Workers Web page, Hispanic and Youth Outreach Compliance Assistance material and the On-site Consultation Program.
   
   Publications and Newsletters
   
   Information on the activities of the OSHA and CSDA Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and online publications, including: BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter, Chicagoland Construction News, Concrete Current, CSDA News, CONCRETE Monthly, Concrete Openings, Construction & Demolition Recycling Magazine, Facilities Management News, IHS, PDi Magazine, Risk Control Issues NewsBrief, Safety & Health, Southeast Construction: Industry News, and US Newswire. For more information on the articles, see the "Alliance Program Reach."
   
   Concrete and Concrete Products - Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics page
   
   The following CSDA representatives serve on the Concrete and Concrete Products - Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics editorial board:
    
   • • Susan Hollingsworth, Holes Incorporated, CEO; Houston, TX
     • Pat O'Brien, CSDA, Executive Director; St. Petersburg, FL
   • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or CSDA's conferences, meetings and major industry trade shows such as the annual CSDA convention and annual World of Concrete.
   Events
   
   World of Concrete 2007, January 22-26, 2007, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
   
   On January 22-26, 2007, OSHA Region IX, Nevada OSHA, and the Nevada On-site Consultation Program shared an exhibit booth with CSDA at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada. OSHA provided compliance assistance and Alliance Program publications, including the OSHA and CSDA Alliance Activities Summary, which were distributed to the attendees during the event.
   
   On January 24, 2007, Stew Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services (OCS), DOC, USDOL-OSHA, spoke to 75 attendees during the "Outreach Programs for Construction" seminar. The session provided a construction industry regulatory update and highlighted the benefits of participating within OSHA's cooperative programs, including the Alliance Program.
    
   • Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding CSDA's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by CSDA and through OSHA -or CSDA- developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum including outreach events).
   Products
   
   CSDA Best Practices for Sawing and Drilling Operations: Highway Workzone Safety Best Practices Fact Sheet
   
   Through the Alliance, OSHA and CSDA developed a fact sheet; 'Highway Workzone Safety Best Practices." It identifies hazards associated with sawing and cutting adjacent to a highway work zone and safe work practices to help reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries or illnesses. The fact sheet was completed and posted on CSDA's Web page in January 2007. A link to the fact sheet was also added to the OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site in January 2007.
    
   • Promote and encourage CSDA members participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and the Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
     
     The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to address this goal.
   Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
    
   • Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and publicize their results.
     
     The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to address this goal.
      
   • Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on highway work zone safety, motor vehicle safety and respiratory protection for hazards associated with silica to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
     
     The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to address this goal.
2. Executive Summary
   
   During the OSHA and CSDA Alliance's first year a productive working relationship was established between the organizations. OSHA learned more about the concrete sawing and drilling industry and CSDA learned more about the compliance assistance resources that the Agency has developed. The OSHA and CSDA Alliance has also helped to identify and develop compliance assistance safety and health information that is specific to the industry.
   
   For example, this positive relationship led to the development of the CSDA Best Practices for Sawing and Drilling Operations: Highway Workzone Safety Best Practices fact sheet. It identifies hazards associated with sawing and cutting adjacent to a highway work zone and safe work practices to help reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries or illnesses. The fact sheet was completed and posted on CSDA's Web page in January 2007. A link to the fact sheet was added to the OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site.
   
   In addition, OSHA and CSDA representatives are sharing their expertise through participation on OSHA's electronic assistance tools' editorial boards and speaking and exhibiting opportunities. For example:
    
   • CSDA representatives are serving on the editorial board for the Concrete and Concrete Products- Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics page.
      
   • On January 22-26, 2007, OSHA Region IX, Nevada OSHA and the Nevada On-site Consultation Program shared an exhibit booth with CSDA during the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada.
      
   • On January 24, 2007, Stew Burkhammer, Director, OCS, DOC, USDOL-OSHA, spoke to 75 attendees during the "Outreach Programs for Construction" seminar.
   CSDA also promotes the activities of the OSHA and CSDA Alliance and OSHA's compliance assistance resources and cooperative programs through articles the association publishes in its monthly newsletter, CSDA News and monthly magazine, Concrete Openings.
   
   In addition, CSDA created a CSDA and OSHA Alliance Web page on its Web site. It has information on the OSHA and CSDA Alliance along with links to OSHA's Web site including the cooperative programs and compliance assistance resources, Safety and Health Topics pages, Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employers and Workers Web page, Hispanic and Youth Outreach Compliance Assistance material and the On-site Consultation Program.
    
3. Alliance Program Reach

IV. Upcoming Milestones

The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will be undertaken in the upcoming year. For example, CSDA will work with OSHA to develop silica and motor vehicles best practices fact sheets for employees and employers in the concrete sawing and drilling industry. In addition, OSHA will draft an article addressing fall protection for an upcoming edition of CSDA's monthly magazine, Concrete Openings.

CSDA's representatives will also continue to provide their expertise to OSHA by serving on the OSHA Concrete and Concrete Products - Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics editorial board.

Also, the association will invite OSHA representatives to exhibit and speak at the World of Concrete, January 21-25 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, CSDA will invite OSHA representatives to speak at the CSDA Annual Convention March 4-8, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finally, the organization will continue to promote OSHA compliance assistance materials and the OSHA and CSDA Alliance through its Web site and articles in Concrete Openings and its newsletter, CSDA News.


Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, April 4, 2007