IWLA - Alliance Annual Report - May 26, 2005

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
and the
International Warehouse Logistics Association, the Association for Logistics Outsourcing (IWLA)
May 26, 2005

  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed

    February 17, 2004

    Overview

    The OSHA and IWLA Alliance focuses on providing IWLA members and others, including owners and operators of public warehouses, other third-party warehouses, and hard-to-reach and youth workers; with information, guidance, and access to training resources to protect employees' health and safety, by addressing material handling, forklift safety and Hazard Communication (HAZCOM).

    Implementation Team Members

    OSHA:

    Patty Adair
    Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)*
    Brett Besser
    Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
    Cathy Cronin
    Office of Training and Education (OTE)
    James Dillard
    Region V, Calumet City, Illinois Area Office
    Kimberly Greenberg
    Office of Small Business Assistance (OSBA)
    Elise Handelman
    Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine (DSTM)
    Rick Harris
    OOSA
    Lee Anne Jillings
    OOSA
    Long Loo
    DSTM
    Lisa Ramber
    OOSA
    Doug Simon
    OTE

    Contributors:

    Travis Hannan
    Contractor for OSHA, SLTC**

    IWLA:

    John F. Bauermeister
    Freeport Logistics Inc.
    Todd Currier
    Exel
    Eric Fabian
    GENCO
    Ernie Harbin
    Saddle Creek Corporation
    Forrest Henderson
    Inland Star Distribution Centers, Inc.
    Joel Hoiland
    IWLA, President and CEO
    Thomas Muscarella
    Safety Equipment Services
    Nathan Noy
    Director of Government and Legal Services
    Pat O'Connor
    Kent and O'Connor
    Fred Schultz
    Satellite Logistics Group Corporate
    Rick Shuster
    ODW Logistics, Inc.
    Jeffrey C. Tanner
    Kenco Group Inc.

    *Team member from February 2004 to April 2004
    ** Team member until November 2004

    Evaluation Period

    February 17, 2004 – February 16, 2005

  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    March 9, 2004
    Kick off Implementation Team Meeting
    August 19, 2004
    Implementation Team Meeting
    January 27, 2005
    Conference Call

  3. Results

    1. Events and Products

      Training and Education Goal

      • Develop and make available training and education programs on material handling, forklift safety, HAZCOM and other health and safety issues targeted to the unique issues in the public warehouse industry.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      Outreach and Communication Goals

      • Develop safety and health assistance tools for the warehouse industry, including:

        • Safety and health inspection checklist for warehouse managers.

        • Work with OSHA to provide expertise on the development of an eTool for the warehouse industry.

      Products

      OSHA's Grocery Warehousing eTool

      During April 2004, IWLA implementation team members reviewed OSHA's ergonomic eTool, Grocery Warehousing, and provided feedback to OSHA personnel at SLTC. This eTool describes ergonomic hazards associated with transport, storage and packaging in the grocery warehouse environment, and potential solutions to reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

      OSHA's Forklift Safety Quick Card

      During June 2004, IWLA implementation team members reviewed a Forklift Safety Quick Card that OSHA is developing. IWLA members provided feedback to OSHA's Office of Communications. This Quick Card will provide safety tips and information related to the safe operation of forklifts.

      OSHA's Warehousing Pocket Guide

      In August 2004 IWLA reviewed and provided comments on OSHA's Warehousing-Pocket Guide. This twenty-five page pocket guide provides safety and health information, safety tips on safe forklift operation and a checklist on forklift safety. The OSHA - IWLA Alliance is discussed on page twenty-two and IWLA is also recognized as an informational resource.

      • Disseminate information through print and electronic media including newsletters and links from OSHA's and IWLA's Web sites.

      Print and Electronic Media

      Articles on the OSHA and IWLA Alliance have appeared in print and online publications, including: BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter, and OSHA's QuickTakes and Alliance Quarterly Review. In addition, IWLA highlighted the OSHA and IWLA Alliance signing in the Government and Legal Services update in its 3PL Executive publication. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.

      OSHA and IWLA Alliance Web Page

      OSHA developed an OSHA and IWLA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. The Web page includes links to the OSHA and IWLA Alliance agreement, OSHA news releases, a photograph of the signing ceremony, activities and events, products and resources, and milestones and successes. For more information on the number of visits to the OSHA and IWLA Web page, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.

      • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and IWLA educational seminars, chapter meetings and other events including IWLA's annual conference.

      Event

      IWLA 113th Annual Meeting, March 28-31, 2004, JW Marriott Desert Resort and Spa, Phoenix, Arizona

      On March 29, 2004, Kim Lazor, OSHA, then Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary, gave a presentation at the 113th IWLA Annual Meeting, in Phoenix, Arizona, on OSHA's cooperative programs and the OSHA – IWLA Alliance to approximately 40 attendees.

      • Promote and encourage IWLA's members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      • Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects, including warehouse material handling, forklift safety and HAZCOM, that are addressed and developed through the Alliance program.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      • Increase hard-to-reach and youth workers' access to safety and health information and training resources, including developing and providing materials in Spanish, through community based organizations.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      Promoting the National Dialogue Goals:

      • Raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health whenever IWLA leaders address groups.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      • Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health programs such as warehouse material handling and forklift safety.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      • Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on warehouse safety and health issues such as material handling, forklift safety and HAZCOM issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.

        During this reporting period, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on programs or projects to address this goal.

    2. Executive Summary

      In the first year of the Alliance, OSHA and IWLA established a good working relationship. Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and IWLA are working to reduce injuries and exposure to hazards in the workplace for the warehousing industry.

      OSHA developed an OSHA and IWLA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. In addition, information about the OSHA – IWLA Alliance also appeared in print and online articles.

      The OSHA and IWLA Alliance implementation team members also reviewed and provided feedback on some of OSHA's electronic assistance products and publications including: the Grocery Warehousing eTool, Forklift Safety Quick Card and the Warehousing Pocket Guide.

      OSHA also shared compliance assistance information with IWLA's membership. On March 29, 2004 during IWLA's 113th Annual Meeting, Kim Lazor, then Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary, gave a presentation on OSHA's Cooperative Programs and the OSHA – IWLA Alliance to approximately forty attendees.

    3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity Number of Individuals Reached
      February 17, 2004, "IWLA, OSHA Form an Alliance to Improve Safety for Warehouse Workers"
      BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter      		 Data Not Available
      March 1, 2004, "Five More Organizations Sign National Alliances with OSHA"
      OSHA QuickTakes, Volume 3, Issue 5      		 44,000
      March 29, 2004, IWLA's 113th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona
      Speaker:
      • Kim Lazor, OSHA, then Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
      		40
      March 2004, "Forklift Safety and Hazardous Communication; OSHA Aligns with International Warehouse Logistics Association to Focus on Material Handling"
      Industrial Hygiene News      		 Data Not Available
      June 2004, "Putting Safety First: Hazards Abound in a Beverage Facility, and on the Road. Here's Some Ways to Avoid Them.
      Beverage World      		 Data Not Available
      August 2004, OSHA at Your Door: Are You Safe Inside?"
      Material Handling Management      		 Data Not Available
      December 2004, "Government and Legal Services"
      3PL Executive      		 Data Not Available
      OSHA and IWLA Alliance Web page 4,800
      TOTAL 48,840

       

  4. Upcoming Milestones

    In the upcoming year, OSHA and IWLA will continue their working relationship and collaborate on projects to support the Alliance agreement and to raise awareness of safety and health issues that impact the warehousing industry. For example, through the Alliance, IWLA is collaborating with the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), an Alliance Program participant, to develop a training seminar on powered industrial truck safe best practices. The training seminar is intended for OSHA's Regional staff and is anticipated to be completed by late October, 2005.

    The OSHA and IWLA Alliance will also pursue efforts to develop an OSHA Safety and Health Topics page on Warehousing and Public Storage and potentially work on the development of OSHA eTools on powered industrial trucks and hazard communications. In addition, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance will develop a safety and health checklist for warehouse managers.

    OSHA will continue to promote the OSHA and IWLA Alliance by maintaining the OSHA and IWLA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. IWLA will also include an OSHA article on its Consultation Program for distribution to its membership in the association's publications such as IWLA's newsletter, This Week @IWLA.

    Finally, the OSHA and IWLA Alliance will consider opportunities to educate and provide compliance assistance information for employees and employers on safety and health issues that impact the warehousing industry, such as at the IWLA 115th Annual Meeting, March 19-22, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Report prepared by: Richard L. Harris, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services Alliances, June 8, 2005