ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
And
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
And
Joint Commission Resources (JCR)
October 2, 2006

1. Alliance Background

   Date Signed

   July 27, 2004

   Overview

   The OSHA and JCAHO, JCR Alliance focuses on providing health care workers and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources to help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to biological and airborne hazards in health care and addressing emergency preparedness, ergonomics, and workplace violence issues.

   Implementation Team Members

   OSHA:

   Sandi Khan

   Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)

   Darla Royal

   Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine (DSTM)

   Don Wright

   DSTM

   JCAHO:

   Char Hill

   Special Assistant

   JCR:

   Karen Timmons

   President and CEO

   Cathy Hinckley

   Executive Director, Publications

   Pam Steinbach

   Executive Director, Education

   *Jennifer Hill

   Special Assistant to the CEO

   *Jennifer Hill served as the JCAHO/JCR Alliance coordinator until April 2006.

   Evaluation Period

   July 27, 2005 - July 26, 2006

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   January 10, 2006

   Meeting, OSHA, Washington, D.C.

   April 5, 2006

   Conference Meeting, OSHA, Washington, D.C.

   June 23, 2006

   Conference Meeting, OSHA, Washington, D.C.

   July 21, 2006

   Meeting, OSHA, Washington, D.C.

   In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance Implementation Team members from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.

3. Results
   1. Events and Products

      Training and Education

      • Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs targeted to health care workers on topics including emergency preparedness, biological and airborne hazards, and ergonomics.
       

      Products

      Environment of Care® News

      Through the Alliance OSHA and JCAHO/JCR are jointly writing an "OSHA & Worker Safety" column in the JCR newsletter, Environment of Care® News, about health care worker safety and health. The December 2005 edition included the article, "Moving from the Research Bench to the Bedside," the March 2006 edition included the article, "Preventing Occupational Injury Among Diagnostic Medical Sonographers." This article was co-authored by Joan Baker, Founder, Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS); another Alliance Program participant. The June 2006 edition included the article, "Helping Drug-Impaired Health Care Workers-The Keys are Education, Prevention and Confidential Diagnosis," and was written with input from another Alliance Program participant; the Drug Free Workplace (DFWP) Alliance. Dr. Wright continues to serve on the Environment of Care® News' Editorial Board.

      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 to employers and employees in the industry.
       

      Products

      OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Alliance Web page

      The OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site continues to be updated on a regular basis. The page includes links to the Alliance agreement and related documents, activities and events, and products and resources.

      • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or JCAHO/JCR conferences, local meetings, or other jointly sponsored events.
       

      Events

      1st Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Defending your Front Lines, October 6-7, 2005, Washington, D.C.

      Through the OSHA and JCAHO /JCR Alliance, the organizations worked together to develop curriculum for the 1st Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Defending your Front Lines, October 6-7, 2005, in Washington, D.C. The conference provided attendees with a thorough examination of OSHA and Joint Commission standards related to emergency management, identified hospital-based best practices, examined avenues for funding, addressed communication between first receivers and other first responders and discussed specific areas of concern including respiratory infection, victim decontamination, bloodborne pathogens, waste-water disposal and mobile hospital capabilities. More than 450 emergency management and healthcare employees attended the conference.

      2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Disaster Readiness on the Home Front, October 19-20, 2006, Washington, D.C.

      Through the OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Alliance, the organizations are working with the American Red Cross, another Alliance Program participant, to co-sponsoring the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Disaster Readiness on the Home Front, October 19-20, 2006 in Washington, D.C. The organizations are working together to develop curriculum to meet the conferences' goals that include:

      • • Examine the threat of pandemic flu and natural disasters and effective planning strategies, tools and techniques available to maintain preparedness and readiness status,
        
        
        • Identify hospital-based best practices for developing a comprehensive plan for emergency response, and effective training programs that can be applied to a hospital setting when preparing for pandemic flu and natural disasters.
        
        
        • Provide attendees with a thorough examination of OSHA and Joint Commission standards related to emergency management, and how hospitals can use these standards as a foundation for their hospital-based first receivers safety program.
        
        
        • Address how to strengthen training and communication between first receivers and other first responders.

      • Promote and encourage participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance and the Voluntary Protection Programs when JCAHO/JCR representatives work with healthcare institutions.
        
        During this evaluation period, no products or activities have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding JCAHO/JCR good practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by JCAHO/JCR and through OSHA- or JCAHO/JCR-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
       

      Products

      Environment of Care Essentials, Sixth Edition

      Through the Alliance, OSHA's Office of Occupational Medicine reviewed and provided feedback on the JCR's sixth edition of Environment of Care Essentials. One of the publication chapters focuses on OSHA's regulations and how the regulations relate to healthcare worker safety.

      • Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects related to health care worker safety that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
       

      Events

      Joint Commission Resources 25th Audio/Web Conference, January 25, 2006

      Representatives from OSHA, JCAHO/JCR and the American Heart Association (AHA), an Alliance Program participant, worked together to produce an Audio/Web conference that was broadcast from JCR's Headquarters in Oakwood, Illinois on January 25, 2006. The Audio/Web conference provided attendees with an overview of the new cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) guidelines developed through the National First Aid Science Advisory Board that was co-founded in 2004 by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.

      Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

      • Identify opportunities to raise awareness of workplace safety and health to groups that JCAHO/JCR leaders and surveyors address.
        
        During this evaluation period, no products or activities have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Develop case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and promote such results.
        
        During this evaluation period, no products or activities have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on health care worker safety related issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
        
        During this evaluation period, no products or activities have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

   2. Executive Summary

      During the 2005-2006 reporting period, the OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Alliance continued to work together to update and develop new resources related to reducing and preventing exposure to biological and airborne hazards in health care and address emergency preparedness and ergonomic issues. For example, the OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Web page on OSHA's Web site provides links to the Alliance agreement, related documents, activities and events, and milestones and successes.

      In addition, through the Alliance, OSHA and JCAHO/JCR shared information with safety and health professionals, emergency preparedness planners and healthcare employees at the 1st Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference, October 6-7, 2005, in Washington, D.C. The organizations are now planning and developing curriculum for the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference.

      OSHA and JCAHO/JCR are also working with other Alliance Program participants to develop and disseminate compliance assistance information. For example, the Drug Free Workplace Alliance co-wrote an article for JCR's publication, Environment of Care®, entitled, "Helping Drug-Impaired Health Care Workers - The Keys Are Education, Prevention, and Confidential Diagnosis," and the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography co-wrote, "Preventing Occupational Injury Among Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. In addition, OSHA and JCAHO/JCR worked with the AHA to develop and broadcast the Audio/Web about CPR and AEDs on January 25, 2006 and are co-sponsoring the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference with the American Red Cross on October 10-20, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

      Finally, OSHA reviewed and provided comments on JCR's sixth edition of Environment of Care Essentials. The publication includes information on OSHA regulations and how the regulations relate to healthcare worker safety.

   3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
      OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site	4,189
      October 6-7, 2005, 1st Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference, Washington, D.C.	450
      December 2005, "Moving from the Research Bench to the Bedside," Environment of Care® News	1,848
      January 25, 2006, Audio/Web cast, American Heart Association's New Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)	Data not available
      March 2006, "Preventing Occupational Injury Among Diagnostic Medical Sonographers," Environment of Care® News	1,848
      June 2006, "Helping Drug-Impared Health Care Workers -The Keys Are Education, Prevention, and Confidential Diagnosis," Environment of Care® News	1,817
      June 2006, "Environment of Care Essentials" (Published June 2006 JCR)	Data not available
      TOTAL	10,152

4. Upcoming Milestones

   As a result of the Alliance's successes in its first two years, OSHA and JCAHO/JCR will renew their Alliance agreement in the upcoming year. The renewal agreement will revise the Alliance's goals to more accurately reflect the organizations' areas of interest and continue to help to protect health care employees' health and safety, particularly focusing on reducing and preventing exposure to biological and airborne hazards in health care and addressing emergency preparedness, ergonomics, and workplace violence issues. Through the Alliance the organizations are committed to maintaining and updating the OSHA and JCAHO/JCR Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site and developing a JCAHO/JCR's Alliance-related Web page on the organization's Web site.

   In addition, OSHA and JCAHO/JCR will work with other Alliance Program participants, including the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and the Association of Occupational Health Professions to update modules of OSHA's Hospital eTool.

   OSHA and the JCAHO/JCR will also identify additional avenues to publicize the Alliance Program and share information, including presentations at the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference, October 19-20, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

   Finally, OSHA and JCAHO/JCR will continue to jointly write articles for the standing column, "OSHA & Worker Safety," in JCR's quarterly publication, Environment of Care® News. In addition, Dr. Wright will continue to serve on the publication's Editorial Board.

    

   Report prepared by: Sandi Khan, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, October 22, 2006.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE NATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Safety Management Society (NSMS) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and the NSMS hereby form an Alliance to provide NSMS members and others with information that will help them protect employee health and safety, particularly by addressing the effective development and implementation of integrated safety management systems and workplace safety and health programs.

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

• Provide the OSHA Training Institute, upon request, with educational and training materials and resources on issues specific to safety management systems.
   
• Develop and provide effective safety management systems related training to be delivered in conferences, meetings and through NSMS' learning network, when OSHA and NSMS jointly identify the need.

OSHA and the NSMS will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

• Disseminate and raise awareness of the use of OSHA and/or NSMS developed information and guidance on safety management systems through NSMS' newsletters, Web site, workshops, meetings, and other resources.
   
• Promote NSMS members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation, and SHARP.
   
• Establish avenues and processes that NSMS members can use to mentor and assist OSHA personnel as OSHA personnel proceed with professional certification.

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

• Raise awareness through speeches and appearances by NSMS leaders of the benefits of incorporating integrated safety management systems into workplace safety and health programs.
   
• Share information on the best safety management systems of NSMS members, as jointly determined by OSHA and NSMS, with NSMS members and others in the occupational health and safety profession through OSHA and/or NSMS developed programs and materials.
   
• Convene and/or participate in stakeholder groups, roundtable discussions or other forums to discuss specific safety management systems issues, as jointly identified by NSMS and OSHA as top priorities, in order to develop innovative solutions.

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 both organizations will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least quarterly to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. Team members will include representatives of OSHA's Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

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

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND THE
AMERICAN PIPELINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Pipeline Contractors Association (APCA) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and APCA hereby renew the Alliance signed January 25, 2007, and renewed February 25, 2009, and January 30, 2012. OSHA and the APCA are committed to providing APCA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help to protect the health and safety of workers, as well as promote a better understanding of worker rights and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

Through the Alliance, the participants will continue to promote a culture of safety within the pipeline construction industry, including small businesses and non-English and limited English speaking employees, to reduce workplace incidents and prevent worker exposures to hazards such as those associated with equipment operation (e.g. bulldozer, excavator and sideboom), trenching and excavation and hydrostatic testing. Alliance emphasis will also work to address issues related to distracted driving.

Work will also involve the use of relevant injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, as appropriate, to prioritize areas of emphasis for Alliance activities, as well as determine a baseline for reducing and preventing such incidents. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance and measure its impact on improving workplace safety for employers and workers in the pipeline construction industry In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and the APCA recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

This renewal agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

Raising Awareness of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives

The Participants will work together to achieve the following raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement objectives:

• Share information on OSHA's National Emphasis programs, enforcement initiatives, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• Disseminate information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication objectives:

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's and APCA's websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or APCA's conferences, local meetings, or other events such as the APCA Annual Meeting.
• Encourage APCA members and other industry stakeholders to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues in the pipeline construction industry; participate in OSHA's Cooperative Programs, including Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) and the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP); and utilize OSHA's On-site Consultation Program to improve health and safety in the pipeline construction industry.

Training and Education

The Participants will work together to achieve the following training and education objectives:

• Promote industry-wide use of safety and health management systems, encouraging employers to develop new or enhance existing performance programs.

OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. 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 or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet to develop a work plan, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs and any other offices as appropriate. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for five years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. The agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 15th day of October 2015.

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the
Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
February 28, 2007

1. Alliance Background

   Date Signed

   January 15, 2004

   Date Renewed

   April 24, 2006

   Evaluation Period

   January 14, 2006 - January 13, 2007

   Overview

   Through the Alliance, OSHA and ITA are promoting the safe operation and use of powered industrial trucks by providing information, guidance, and access to training resources to assist employers and employees in reducing and preventing exposure to potential hazards associated with the use of powered industrial trucks in general, and in warehouses in particular.

   Implementation Team Members

   OSHA:

   Jess McCluer

   Office of Outreach Services and Alliances

    

   ITA:

   Gary Cross

   Counsel

   Mac Dunaway

   Counsel

   Chris Merther

   Manager, Technical Programs

   Bill Montwieler

   Executive Director

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   February 3, 2006

   Meeting to Discuss Alliance Renewal Agreement, OSHA, Washington, DC

   March 14, 2006

   Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC

   September 19, 2006

   Planning Meeting for Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar

   November 15, 2006

   Powered Industrial Truck Editorial Board Conference Call

   January 4, 2007

   Meeting, ITA - 1750 K Street, NW, Washington, DC

3. 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 ITA's Web sites) to employers and employees, including youth workers, in the industry.

        Products

        OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site

        OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and ITA Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site. It includes the OSHA and ITA agreements, news releases, activities and events and milestones and successes.

        ITA Website (www.indtrk.org)

        ITA's Web site has an OSHA Information Web page that contains links to sites relating to industrial truck safety. It includes a link to the Protecting Young Workers: Prohibition Against Young Workers Operating Forklifts Safety and Health Information Bulletin and the Sample Daily Checklists for Powered Industrial Trucks.

        Publications and Newsletters

        During the reporting period, Information on the OSHA and ITA Alliance activities appeared in OSHA and industry print and online media including OSHA' Alliance Quarterly Review as well as Community Dispatch, News for OSC and Risk Control Issues NewsBrief. For more information, see the "Alliance Program Reach" table.

        Powered Industrial Trucks CD

        Over 200 copies of the OSHA Powered Industrial Trucks CD were distributed at the ITA Spring Meeting April 24-26, 2006 in Washington, DC. The CD includes the OSHA Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page.

        Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page

        The following ITA staff member is continuing to participate on the OSHA Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page's editorial board:

        • Bill Montwieler, ITA, Executive Director; Washington, DC

        Powered Industrial Trucks eTool

        Through the Alliance, ITA representatives are providing their input and expertise, along with other Alliance Program participants, to assist OSHA with the development of a Powered Industrial Trucks eTool. The following ITA members and staff are serving on the eTool's editorial board:

        • Gary Cross, Dunaway & Cross, Counsel, Washington, DC
        • Mac Dunaway, Dunaway & Cross, Counsel, Washington, DC
        • Chris Merther, ITA, Manager, Technical Programs, Washington, DC
        • Bill Montwieler, ITA, Executive Director; Washington, DC

      • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and/or ITA conferences, local meetings and other events such as ITA's Annual and/or Spring meetings.

        Events

        ITA Annual Meeting, September 25-27, 2006, West Palm Beach, FL

        On September 26, 2006, Steven Witt, then-Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, addressed the ITA's Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, FL. Mr. Witt gave the keynote presentation on safety issues for lift trucks and updated over 250 attendees on the activities of the OSHA and ITA Alliance.

      • Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by ITA and through OSHA- or ITA-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

        Products

        Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar

        OSHA and the ITA Alliance developed a one day Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar. The seminar focuses on topics such as maintaining vehicle stability and preventing vehicles from tipping over. Presentations also emphasize the use of proper operator restraints to avoid injury should a vehicle flip over.

        In addition, ITA instructors use vehicle demonstrations to emphasize why different types of industrial vehicles handle in certain ways; depending upon proper placement of load and maintaining vehicle control. More than 50 attendees participated in the following seminars:

        • November 2, 2006 - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 35 attendees
        • February 9, 2006 - Tampa, Florida, 25 attendees

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

        The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      • Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that affect the use of powered industrial trucks in the workplace that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

        The OSHA and ITA 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

      • Participate in forums, roundtable discussions, conferences and stakeholders meetings on issues concerning powered industrial trucks, including youth worker outreach, to help forge innovative solutions to raising safety awareness in the workplace and to provide information during the development of industry-specific safety and health guidelines.

        The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to address this goal.

   2. Executive Summary

      Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and ITA are continuing to work together to share information on the industrial truck industry along with OSHA's compliance assistance activities and cooperative programs. This positive relationship has led to the development a one day Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar.

      The OSHA and ITA Alliance held the seminar for OSHA Region IV staff on February 9, 2006 in Tampa, Florida and for OSHA Region III staff on November 2, 2006 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. During the seminar, ITA members and staff instructed the OSHA representatives on topics such as maintaining vehicle stability and preventing vehicles from tipping over. Presentations also emphasized the use of proper operator restraints to avoid injury should a vehicle flip over. In addition, ITA instructors used vehicle demonstrations to emphasize why different types of industrial vehicles handle in certain ways; depending upon proper placement of load and maintaining vehicle control.

      In addition, OSHA and ITA representatives are sharing their expertise and information through a number of different avenues. For example:

      • Steven Witt, then-Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a keynote presentation on the safety issues for lift trucks and updated over 250 attendees on the activities of the OSHA and ITA Alliance at the ITA Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, FL on September 26, 2006.
      • ITA distributed over 200 copies of OSHA's Powered Industrial Truck CD at the ITA Spring Meeting April 24-26, 2006 in Washington, DC.
      • ITA staff is continuing to serve on the editorial board for the OSHA Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page.
      • ITA members and staff are reviewing and providing comments on OSHA's Powered Industrial Trucks eTool.

      Finally, OSHA and ITA agreed to continue the Alliance and signed an renewal agreement on April 24, 2006.

   3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
      OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site on OSHA's Web page	6,310
      ITA Web site - OSHA Information page	Data Not Available
      Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page	106,871
      February 9, 2006 - Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar, Tampa, FL	25
      March 2006 - "Seminar Emphasizes Industrial Truck Safety," Alliance Quarterly Review	300
      April 26, 2006 - ITA distributed copies of OSHA's Powered Industrial Trucks CD to members	200
      April 27, 2006 - "OSHA Renews Alliance with the Industrial Truck Association," OSHA News Release	69 News Services
      April 28, 2006 - "OSHA Renews Alliance with the Industrial Truck Association: Focus Continues on Safe Operation of Powered Industrial Trucks," Community Dispatch	Data Not Available
      May 2006 - "OSHA Renews Alliance with the International Truck Association," Risk Control Issues NewsBrief	Data Not Available
      May 15, 2006 - "OSHA Renews National Alliance, Signs New Regional One," News for OSC	Data Not Available
      May 15, 2006 - OSHA includes information on the OSHA/ITA Alliance renewal signing in QuickTakes	52,805
      September 26, 2006, ITA Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL Speaker: Steven Witt, then-Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA	250
      November 2, 2006 - Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	25
      December 2006 - "Alliance Program Participants Share Best Practices and Safety Techniques," Alliance Quarterly Review	300
      Total	167,096

4. Upcoming Milestones

   The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will be undertaken in the upcoming year. For example, the organizations are planning to conduct additional Industrial Truck Best Practice seminars. ITA is working with OSHA Region VII to hold a seminar March 27, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri and with OSHA Region III to hold a seminar March 29, 2007 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition, ITA may create a section on its Web site promoting the seminar.

   In addition, the association will continue to be a member of OSHA's Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics page editorial board. ITA's representative will review and provide comments on the page. In addition, ITA staff and members will continue to work with OSHA and other Alliance Program participants to develop OSHA's Powered Industrial Trucks eTool.

   Finally, OSHA has submitted a workshop proposal, "Powered Industrial Truck Compliance Assistance Resources", for the NSC 2007 Congress & Expo, October 12-19, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. During the proposed workshop, Bill Montweiler and an OSHA representative would discuss OSHA's powered industrial trucks compliance assistance resources.

   Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, February 28, 2007

    

OSHA and National Demolition Association (NDA) Alliance
Close-Out Report

On May 26, 2005, OSHA and the National Demolition Association (NDA) formed an Alliance to provide NDA's members and others in the demolition industry, including non-English or limited English speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees" health and safety, by addressing issues such as emergency preparedness and response and fall protection.

Because NDA has decided to focus on other projects and priorities, OSHA and NDA agreed to conclude the Alliance as of May 26, 2007. Through OSHA and NDA'S working together to meet the agreements goals, a number of successes resulted from the Alliance, including:

• Representatives from the association worked with OSHA to develop the OSHA Training Institute 3500 Demolition Training Course agenda and assisted in teaching the course to OSHA federal and State Plan State representatives.
   
• OSHA and NDA worked together to develop the Silica and Skid Steer Safety Tips Sheet for Employers and Employees.
   
• A representative from the association served on OSHA's Demolition Safety and Health Topics page's editorial board.
   
• On April 3, 2007, Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP), USDOL-OSHA, gave two presentations on OSHA's cooperative programs during the workshop "Contractor Rights and Responsibilities during an OSHA Compliance Inspection" at the 34th NDA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
   
• On March 29, 2006, Paula White, Director, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on OSHA's compliance assistance resources for Hispanic employers and employees at the 33rd NDA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
   
• On October 27, 2005, Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on the Alliance Program and the activities of the OSHA and NDA Alliance at the 11th Annual NDA Safety Summit in Baltimore, Maryland.
   
• NDA had a representative on the OSHA Alliance Program's Construction Roundtable Fall Protection Workgroup.

Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, May 14, 2007
   

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Meat Institute (AMI) recognize the value of continuing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and AMI hereby renew their Alliance originally signed October 24, 2002 and renewed July 12, 2004 to provide AMI members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, including non-English or limited English speaking workers. In particular, the Alliance focuses on ergonomics and lockout/tagout issues, including the prevention of amputations. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and AMI recognize that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and AMI will work together to achieve the following training and education goal:

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for the meat packing and processing industry, and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.

OSHA and AMI 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, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and AMI's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
   
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or AMI's conferences, local meetings, or other events such as the AMI Conference on Worker Safety, Health and Human Resources.
   
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding AMI's effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by AMI and through OSHA- or AMI-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
   
• Promote and encourage AMI members' or worksites' 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.
   
• Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

OSHA and AMI will work together to achieve the following goal related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings 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 both organizations will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. 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. Team members will include representatives of OSHA's Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of both signatories.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Forging Industry Association (FIA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to promote and cultivate safer and more healthful American workplaces. FIA and OSHA hereby form an Alliance to provide FIA members and others in the forging industry, including small businesses, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety. In particular, the Alliance will address issues associated with ergonomics and machine guarding, including the prevention of amputations that may be experienced by employees in the forging industry. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and FIA recognize that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and FIA 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, electronic assistance - tools and OSHA's and FIA's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
   
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or FIA's conferences, local meetings, or other events such as FIA's Fall and Annual Meeting of Members.
   
• Share information among OSHA personnel and forging industry safety and health professionals regarding FIA's best practices and publicize results through outreach by FIA and through OSHA or FIA developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
   
• Promote the benefits of the forging industry participating in OSHA's cooperative programs such as Compliance Assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.

OSHA and FIA will work together to achieve the following goal related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on forging industry issues to help create 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 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 from both organizations will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. 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. Team members will include representatives of OSHA's Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs and safety professionals from or representing the forging industry. Additional team members may be brought in from either group as needed to assist with technical matters. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of both signatories.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
CENTER FOR THE POLYURETHANES INDUSTRY (CPI), DIISOCYANATES (DII), AND ALIPHATIC DIISOCYANATES (ADI) PANELS

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Chemistry Council Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), Diisocyanates (DII) and Aliphatic Diisocyanates (ADI) Panels (hereafter known collectively as ACC) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and ACC hereby form an Alliance to provide members, occupational physicians, stakeholders, and others within the polyurethanes value chain with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by: 1) illustrating methods for reducing and preventing exposure to aliphatic and aromatic diisocyanates (MDI, TDI, HDI, HMDI, and IPDI); 2) providing a better understanding of the health issues, routes of exposure, and medical surveillance/clinical evaluation techniques related to diisocyanates; and 3) understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use relevant injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, such as but not limited to member surveys, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance and measure the impact of its overall effort on improving workplace safety for employers and workers. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and ACC recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives related to raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives:

• To share information on OSHA’s National Emphasis Programs, the Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.


• To share information on occupational safety and health laws, standards, and guidance resources, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education objective:

• To conduct effective web-based training to educate employers and workers on safe use and handling when working with diisocyanates, specifically potential routes of exposure to downstream users that will be shared with OSHA personnel and other industry safety and health professionals and incorporate learning evaluations to ensure training is effective.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication objectives:

• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards by developing medical surveillance guidance and workplace guidance documents on safe use and handling to prevent both inhalation and dermal exposure when working with diisocyanates and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA’s and the ACC’s websites) to employers, workers in the industry, and health care professionals.


• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA or ACC conferences, local meetings, or other regional events.


• To promote, through seminars and workshops, industry-wide use of medical surveillance programs, encouraging employers to develop new or enhance existing performance programs including the development of Safety and Health Management Systems.

OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. 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 team members will include representatives of the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, the Directorate of Enforcement Programs, the Directorate of Construction, the Directorate of Standards and Guidance, the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed this 13th day of September, 2017.

AGREEMENT RENEWING THE ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND THE
CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE OF THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Construction Institute (CI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers hereby renew the Alliance agreement signed on November 3, 2003 and renewed March 19, 2006. OSHA and CI continue to recognize the value of collaborative efforts to achieve workplace safety. Both groups will encourage employers in the construction industry to increase employee access to safety and health information and training resources and to incorporate safety and health issues into the construction/constructability process. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and CI recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and CI will work together to achieve the following training and education goal:

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for employees of civil engineering, construction, and construction engineering and management and consulting companies regarding construction/constructability, and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the construction industry.

OSHA and CI 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, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the CI's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, and/or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events such as annual and regional meetings of the Construction Institute, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding CI's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by CI and through OSHA- or CI-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

OSHA and CI will work together to achieve the following goal related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• Convene or participate in forums and roundtable discussions on construction safety issues such as designing for construction safety to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.

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 both organizations will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. 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. Team members will include representatives of OSHA's Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, the Directorate of Construction and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of both signatories.

OSHA and Industrial Minerals Association-North America (IMA-NA) Alliance Close-Out Report

On April 26, 2007, OSHA and Industrial Minerals Association-North America (IMA-NA) signed an Alliance to provide IMA-NA members, and others in the industrial minerals industry with information, guidance and access to training resources to help protect employees' health and safety, particularly on reducing and preventing exposure to rail and truck hazards common to industrial facilities (e.g., ingress and egress of rail cars and trucks at the workplace, movement of rails cars and trucks between holding and loading/unloading sites, opening/closing gates and bin closures, loading/unloading practices, securing loads, etc.)

Based on discussions regarding the future of the Alliance, OSHA and IMA-NA agreed to conclude the Alliance as of September 12, 2008. A number of successes resulted from the organizations working together to meet the Alliance's goals, including:

• On April 26, 2007, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, presented "The Power of Prevention, Making the Business Case for Workplace Safety and Health" to 100 attendees during the IMA-NA Spring Meeting in Washington D.C.
   
• On September 14, 2007, Robert Stegall, Rio Tinto Minerals, gave an update on the OSHA and IMA-NA Alliance during the IMA-NA Annual Meeting, September 11-14, 2007 in Moran, Wyoming.
   
• IMA-NA, and more than 50 other Alliance Program participants and OSHA, helped support the 2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, "Safety is Good Business," May 4-10, 2008. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers, an Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.

Report Prepared by: Tony Mapes, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, August 18, 2008.