NALP - Alliance Annual Report - February 6, 2018
ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
February 6, 2018
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Alliance Background
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Date Signed
October 2, 2008
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Dates Renewed
November 26, 2013
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Evaluation Period
October 1, 2016-September 30, 2017
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Alliance Overview and Goals
The OSHA and NALP Alliance focuses on providing NALP members and other stakeholders, including youth, low-literacy level, and non-English speaking workers, with information, guidance, and access to training resources on workplace hazards , including manual material handling, slips, trips, and fall, and motor vehicle safety.
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Implementation Team Meetings
- 12/15/2016
- 05/16/2017
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.
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Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals
Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on agency-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, and outreach campaigns.
Disseminations Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Areas* Number Reached Webpage 10/1/16-12/31/17 Alliance Webpage - OSHA Website 2,190 Webpage 10/1/16-9/30/17 Alliance Webpage - Participant Website Fall Prevention, Youth, Hispanic/ Latino Workers/ Youth 6,935 Webpage 10/1/16-9/30/17 NALP’s Landscape Safety Resources – OSHA Section - New "Job Safety and Health - It's the Law!" Poster
- Free On-Site Consultation Program
- Hazard Communication Web Page
- Injury Reporting Requirements
- Fall Prevention Campaign
- Lyme Disease Fact Sheet in English and Spanish
- Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies and Practices
- Top 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards
- Distracted Driving Initiative
- Harwood Grant Publications in English and Spanish
- Heat Illness Prevention Campaign
Fall Prevention, Youth, Hispanic/ Latino Workers 3,600 Article 5/2017 NALP issued safety article entitled “Teenage Workers.’ Youth 877 Newsletter 9/21/17 NALP issued a newsletter promoting the availability of OSHA’s technical resources for Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Outreach 3,600 Article 10/2017 NALP issued an article entitled “Reporting and Investigating Incidents” available in both English and Spanish. Hispanic/Latino Workers 350 TOTAL 17,552 Speeches, Presentations, Exhibits and Other Events:
Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings.
Speeches, Presentations, Exhibits and Other Events Activity Type Date Event Name Participant Name(s) and Affiliation(s) Title Of Presentation (if applicable) City State Emphasis Areas* Number Reached Exhibit
(Supported by KYOSHA)October 17-19, 2017 Landscapes 2017 Not Applicable Louisville KY Fall Prevention, Youth, Hispanic/ Latino Workers; Heat Illness 535 TOTAL 515 Other Training:
Alliance Program participant provided free training for workers/employers/others through the Alliance Program.
Other training Training Type Date Name/Title of Trainer Training Title Audience City State Emphasis Areas* Number Reached Webinar 6/21/17 Steve Hamilton, NALP Workers Compensation Program Summer is Coming-Is your Heat Illness Prevention Program Ready? NALP Members/Non-Members Not Applicable Heat Illness 313 Webinar 7/21/17 Sam Steel, NALP Safety Advisor Hot Button - Safety & Health Issues: What You and Your Team Need to Know NALP Members/Non-Members Not Applicable Silica, Hearing Loss 419 TOTAL 732 -
Alliance Developed Products
None completed during the evaluation period of the report.
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OSHA Product Reviews
None completed during the evaluation period of the report.
Report prepared by: Todd Briggs, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, February 6, 2018.