Safety Alliance Furthering Educational Resources in Rhode Island (SAFER): Alliance Agreement

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE

BETWEEN

THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PROVIDENCE AREA OFFICE

AND

THE SAFETY ALLIANCE FURTHERING EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES IN RHODE ISLAND

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Safety Safety Alliance Furthering Educational Resources in Rhode Island (SAFER) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and SAFER hereby form an Alliance to provide SAFER members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to construction hazards. OSHA and SAFER will strive to meet the needs of the Rhode Island construction industry by providing information, assistance, and training that will enable employers, employees, and trainees to successfully eliminate and reduce the hazards associated with working in the construction industry. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and SAFER recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and SAFER will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:

Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for SAFER affiliated individuals and companies, and others regarding construction safety and health and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.
Deliver or arrange for the delivery of monthly roundtable meetings.
Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health curricula on construction safety.

SAFER and OSHA will work together to achieve the following 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) to employers and employees in the industry.
Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or SAFER’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding construction safety and health best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by SAFER and through OSHA- or SAFER developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
Promote and encourage SAFER members’ or worksites’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, and the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on construction safety and health that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Encourage SAFER members to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address construction health and safety issues.

OSHA and SAFER members will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health whenever SAFER leaders address groups.
Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and publicize their results.
Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction health and safety issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing any of that party’s products or services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of SAFER and OSHA will meet to establish goals of the Alliance. In addition, they will meet at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA will encourage the Rhode Island OSHA Consultation Projects’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any signatory may terminate their membership in this alliance for any reason provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of the signatories.

PATRICK J. GRIFFIN Area Director Providence Area Office	Date	ROBERT KUNZ Corporate Safety Director Dimeo Construction	Date
CHRISTINE LYNCH Vice President Horton Construction Company	Date	AL MIRABITO Vice President J Carr & Sons, Inc.	Date
JOHN MURPHY Safety Officer H Carr & Sons, Inc	Date	MAURICE J. DEVINE Corporate Safety Director HART Companies	Date
CASEY A. BUSHWAY Site Safety Director Dimeo Construction	Date	BRIAN HOXSIE Corporate Director of Safety New England Construction	Date
JOANNE CAMERON Corporate Safety National Lumber Company	Date	GLENN E. NARROW, CSP AVP Risk Control	Date
MARKO KAAR Risk Engineering Consultant Zurich Services Corporation	Date	JOHN W. CONROY Director of Safety Arden Engineering Contractors	Date
SHAWN C. CARVALHO Safety Manager Shaumut Design & Construction	Date	FRED SANTANIELLO Account Executive NE Institute of Technology	Date
BETSEY THOMSON Risk & Safety Management	Date	ANDREW THOMSON President Risk & Safety Management	Date
SAM BRUSCO Manager Brusco Design & Renovation	Date	RICHARD AUSTIN Consultant Austin/Pisano EHS&E Consulting	Date
GEORGE TUETKEN Director of Safety Century Drywall, Inc	Date	ROBERT J. BOISSELLE President ABC Rhode Island Chapter	Date
TERRI MACLEAN Human Resources Administration Dimeo Properties, Inc.	Date	JASON BERARD Safety Director Cardi Corporation	Date
AMELIA CANTO Claims Administrator Cardi Corporation	Date	DANIEL DELLA GIUSTINA Corporate Safety Director Consigli Construction Company	Date
SARAH THURLOW HR Generalist Gem Plumbing & Heating	Date	STEVE SWEET Safety Compliance Manager Thielsch Engineering	Date
ROGER BRUCE Safety Director Perini Building Company	Date	ANDREW BROOKS Safety Inspector Advanced Building Concepts	Date
REMI FLUETTE Health & Safety Manager PJ Keating Company	Date	NANCY HUGHES Chief of Operations Dimeo Construction	Date
THOMAS E. FUREY President Furey Roofing & Construction	Date	LORI A. CORSI Director of Accounting Dimeo Construction	Date
WILLY NOPWASKY Site Safety Manager Dimeo Construction	Date	DAVID DRISCOLL Site Safety Manager Dimeo Construction	Date
DOUGLAS MARCHESSAULT Project Manager Harold Glass	Date


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