- Alliance Background
Date Signed
August 5, 2005
Date Renewed
August 16, 2007
Evaluation Period
August 5, 2007 – August 4, 2008
Overview
The OSHA and ISSA Alliance focuses on providing ISSA’s members and others,
including small businesses and general industry, with information, guidance, and
access to training resources on hazards in the cleaning, maintenance and
warehousing industries, such as slips, trips and falls and hazard communication.
Implementation Team Members
OSHA:
Lee Anne Jillings Office of Outreach Services and Alliance (OOSA)
Barney Lawrence OOSA
Tony Mapes** OOSA
Lisa Ramber OOSA
Bill Willson* OOSA
ISSA:
Bill Balek Director of Legislative Affairs
Dan Wagner Manager of Regulatory Compliance
* Bill Willson served as the Alliance Coordinator until January 22, 2008.
** Tony Mapes has been serving as the Alliance Coordinator since January 22,
2008.
- Implementation Team Meetings
- April 15, 2008 Implementation Team Meeting
- April 17, 2008 Workgroup conference call to discuss Slip and Fall
Symposium
- May 6, 2008 Workgroup conference call to discuss Slip and Fall Symposium
- May 29, 2008 Workgroup conference call to discuss Slip and Fall Symposium
- July 15, 2008 Implementation Team Meeting
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.
- Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs
for cleaning, maintenance, and warehousing industry employers and employees
regarding slips, trips, and falls and HAZCOM.
Event
Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention Symposium, ISSA/INTERCLEAN®, Las Vegas,
Nevada, September 8-11, 2008
Through the OSHA and ISSA Alliance, ISSA is working with the National Floor
Safety Institute to develop a Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention Symposium that
will be conducted during the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on
September 8, 2008. The symposium will help attendees better understand the scope
of the issues related to slips, trips and falls, while providing practical
guidance on how to best promote floor safety by controlling and reducing the
incidence of slips, trips and falls.
Outreach and Communication
- 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 ISSA's Web sites) to employers
and employees in the industry.
Products
Small Business Resources Module on ISSA Safety and Health Portal
Through the Alliance, ISSA developed a Small Business Resources module on the
ISSA Safety and Health Portal. The page includes links to OSHA resources that
are available for small businesses. In addition, ISSA maintains and updates its
Safety and Health Portal on the ISSA Web site, which was developed for ISSA’s
members, employers, and employees in the cleaning industry. The Portal contains
the following modules in addition to the Small Business Resources module:
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Cleaning Chemicals in the Workplace (Hazard Communication)
- Injury and Illness Recordkeeping
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Workplace
- Spanish Resources
Publications
Information on the activities of the OSHA and ISSA Alliance has appeared in
ISSA’s Legislative and Regulatory Update, BNA’s Occupational Safety and Health
Reporter, and the Building Services Management magazine. For more information on
the articles, see the "Alliance Program Reach Table."
Cleaning Industry Safety and Health Topics page
Through the Alliance, ISSA representatives provided their expertise to OSHA
during the agency’s development of the Cleaning Industry Safety and Health
Topics page. The topics page provides information on potential hazards, such as
slips, trips and falls, OSHA standards, and links to free resources from OSHA
and other organizations and was posted on the agency’s website in December 2007.
OSHA issued a news release about the product, "New Cleaning Industry Topics Page
Provides Important Safety and Health Resources," on December 11, 2007.
OSHA Electronic Assistance Tools
Representatives from ISSA serve on the editorial boards of the following OSHA
Safety and Health Topics pages, providing OSHA with their expertise and
technical review:
- Cleaning Industry
- William C. Balek, Director of Legislative Affairs, ISSA, Lincolnwood, IL
- Daniel S. Wagner, Directory of Facility Service Regulatory Affairs, ISSA,
Lincolnwood, IL
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Daniel S. Wagner, Directory of Facility Service Regulatory Affairs, ISSA,
Lincolnwood, IL
- Walking/Working Surfaces
- William C. Balek, Director of Legislative Affairs, ISSA, Lincolnwood, IL
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's and ISSA's conferences and workshops,
including various ISSA training seminars and forums such as ISSA’s annual
convention, ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America.
Events
Promotion of OSHA and ISSA Alliance by ISSA
During the reporting period, ISSA representatives made presentations on the
successes and activities of the OSHA and ISSA Alliance at 21 different
conferences and meetings that they attended. As a result of the updates, 985
people were reached. The updates included information on the ISSA Safety and
Health Portal, which is a product of the OSHA and ISSA Alliance. In addition,
they encouraged the audiences to look at the OSHA and ISSA Alliance Web page on
the OSHA Web site to see the successes and activities of the Alliance
first-hand.
ISSA/INTERCLEAN®, October 23-26, 2007, Orlando, Florida
Bill Willson, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliance,
Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, staffed the OSHA and
ISSA Alliance exhibit booth, October 23-26, 2007 and distributed OSHA safety and
health information and answered questions from the conferences’ attendees. There
were over 14,833 attendees at the conference. In addition, Carol Jones, then
Acting Director, Office of Biological Hazards, Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, presented "Pandemic Preparedness" to six attendees on
October 26, 2007.
- Promote and encourage ISSA members’ or worksites’ participation in OSHA’s
cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection
Programs, and the On-site Consultation Program and its Safety and Health
Achievement Recognition Program.
During the reporting period, OSHA and ISSA did not work on projects to address
this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on
cleaning, maintenance, and warehousing industry hazards, such as slips, trips
and falls and HAZCOM that are addressed and developed through the Alliance
Program.
Events
Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) Spring Meeting, April 5-9,
2008, Atlanta, Georgia
Through the Alliance Program, Bill Balek presented "Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)
Across North America" on April 8, 2008 at the SCHC Spring Meeting.
National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
Events
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 4-10, 2008,
Washington, DC.
ISSA joined with more than 50 other Alliance Program participants to support
2008 NAOSH Week. NAOSH Week, sponsored by ASSE, an Alliance Program participant,
focuses on increasing the understanding of the positive benefits of investing in
occupational safety, health and environmental programs among employers,
employees and the public; raising awareness of the role and contribution of
safety, health and environmental professionals; and reducing workplace injuries
and illness by encouraging new safety and health activities at all companies and
organizations. ISSA published a news release in support of NAOSH Week and linked
to the release and the NAOSH Week Web page from the ISSA Safety and Health
Portal.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and ISSA are working together to develop
resources for employers in the cleaning, maintenance and warehousing industries
to address the hazards associated with slips, trips, falls and hazard
communication (e.g., hazard classification, precautionary labeling, material
safety data sheets, and personal protective equipment). The positive
relationship that that ISSA has developed over the past three years has led to
the development of the many programs and projects that the team has produced or
is currently working on.
For example, through the Alliance, ISSA has developed the Safety and Health
Portal on the ISSA Web site, and during the reporting period the Small Business
Resources Module was added to the Portal.
In addition, ISSA representatives provided OSHA with their expertise during the
agency’s development of the Cleaning Industry Safety and Health Topics page. The
page features information from OSHA and other organizations on the types of
hazards common in the cleaning and maintenance industry. In addition, ISSA
representatives are sharing their expertise with OSHA through participation on
the editorial boards for the following OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages:
- Cleaning Industry
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Walking/Working
Finally, as part of their outreach efforts, ISSA and a number of Alliance
Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, May 4-10.
- Alliance Program Reach
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or Trained |
OSHA and ISSA Alliance Web page on OSHA Web site |
2,940 |
ISSA and OSHA Alliance Web page on ISSA’s Safety and Health Portal |
Data not available |
OSHA Cleaning Industry Safety and Health Topics page |
11,995 |
OSHA Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page |
94,163 |
OSHA Walking/Working Surfaces Safety and Health Topics page |
30,408 |
August 2007 – OSHA Case Study Highlights Benefits of Safety and Health
Program," ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
August 16, 2007 – "OSHA and ISSA renew Alliance," OSHA Trade News Release |
69 News Services |
August 16, 2007 – "OSHA and ISSA Renew Alliance," Compliance Home |
Data not available |
August 17, 2007 – "ISSA Renews Alliance With OSHA," ISSA Legislative and
Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
August 17, 2007 – "OSHA and ISSA Renew Alliance," Jordo Media |
Data not available |
August 20, 2007 – "ISSA/OSHA Alliance Renewed," CleanLink News |
Data not available |
August 22, 2007 – "ISSA Renews Alliance With OSHA," ICS Magazine |
Data not available |
August 23, 2007 – "OSHA and ISSA Renew Alliance for Workplace Safety Info," ThomasNet – Industrial Newsroom |
Data not available |
August 23, 2007 – "OSHA and ISSA Renew Alliance," ThomasNet – Industrial
Newsroom |
Data not available |
August 23, 2007 – "OSHA Renews Alliance With Cleaning Association," BNA, Inc.
Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data not available |
September 4, 2007 – "ISSA Renews Alliance with OSHA," CleanLink News |
Data not available |
September 2007 – "Association establishes web page portal addressing worker
safety," Alliance Quarterly Review |
300 |
October 2007 – "ISSA Renews Alliance with OSHA," ISSA Legislative and
Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
October 2007 – "OSHA Alliances," OSHA Up To Date |
69 News Services |
October 26, 2007 – ISSA/INTERCLEAN®, October 23-26, 2007, Orlando, Florida
Speaker: Carol Jones, then Acting Director, Office of Biological Hazards,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, presented "Pandemic
Preparedness." |
6 |
December 13, 2007 – "New Cleaning Industry Topics Page Provides Important
Safety and Health Resources," OSHA Trade News Release |
69 News Services |
December 13, 2007 – "OSHA Provides New Cleaning Industry Topics Page,"
CleanLink News |
Data not available |
December 31, 2007 – "New Cleaning Industry Topics Page Provides Important
Safety and Health Resources," ThomasNet – Industrial Newsroom |
Data not available |
January 10, 2008 – ISSA and OSHA Create New Cleaning Industry Web Page,"
ICS Magazine |
Data not available |
February 2008 – "Building Services Workers Get Helping Hand from OSHA,"
Building Services Management |
Data not available |
February 2008 – "ISSA Assists OSHA in Developing Cleaner Safety," Building
Services Management |
Data not available |
March 2008 – "New OSHA web page provides key safety and health information to
cleaning industries," Alliance Quarterly Review |
300 |
April 2008 – "ISSA Adds Small Business Resources to Safety and Health Portal," ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
April 8, 2008 – Society for Chemical Hazard Communication Spring Meeting,
April 5-9, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker: Bill Balek, Director of Legislative Affairs, ISSA, presented "Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)
Across North America." |
40 |
April 17, 2008 – "ISSA Supports 2008 North American Occupational Safety and
Health Week, May 4-10," ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
May 2008 – "Industry Study Identifies Most Disabling Workplace Injuries," ISSA
Legislative and Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
May 30, 2008 – "New OSHA and Alliance Program Participant Products," ASSE
Government Affairs Updates |
5,500 |
June 2008 – "OSHA Unveils New Flood and Tornado Cleanup and Recovery Web Page
and OSHA Offers Safety Tips for Working in Summer Heat," ISSA Legislative
and Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
August 2008 – "ISSA Members Encouraged to Participate in Drug-Free Work Week," ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Update |
2,225 |
TOTAL |
163,659 |
- Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, OSHA and ISSA are planning to undertake several activities
and projects through the Alliance to promote safety and health in the cleaning,
manufacturing and warehousing industries. For example, through the Alliance,
ISSA will be conducting a Slip and Fall Prevention Symposium on September 8,
2008 at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, the
Alliance will begin developing a warehouse safety module for the ISSA Safety and
Health Portal.
As part of the Alliance’s outreach efforts, ISSA representatives will be joining
with other Alliance Program participants to support 2008 Drug-Free Work Week,
October 20-26. In addition, ISSA representatives will continue to provide OSHA
their expertise in serving on the editorial boards of the following OSHA Safety
and Health Topic pages: Cleaning Industry, Powered Industrial Trucks, and
Walking/Working Surfaces.
Finally, ISSA will work with other Alliance participants through the Alliance
Program on joint projects.
Report prepared by: Tony Mapes, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist,
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, October 30, 2008
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