Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
November 9, 2007

1. Alliance Background

   Date Signed

   October 26, 2004

   Date Renewed

   January 29, 2007

   Overview

   Through the Alliance, OSHA and SDMS are working together to provide the organization's members and others in the medical community with information, guidance, and access to training resources to help protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to work - related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

   Implementation Team Members

   OSHA

   Brett Besser

   Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)

   Brently Donaldson

   Directorate of Training and Education

   Sandra Khan

   Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)

   SDMS

   Joan Baker

   Chair, SDMS Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMD) Task Force

   Donald Haydon

   Executive Director

   Evaluation Period

   October 26, 2006 - October 25, 2007

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   January 29, 2007

   Implementation Team Meeting

   March 21, 2007

   Implementation Team Meeting

   August 31, 2007

   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.

3. Results

   1. Events and Products

      Training and Education Goal

      • Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop and promote training and education programs on work -related MSD issues for the sonography community.

        During this evaluation period, no products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      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 SDMS's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.

      Products

      Print and Electronic Media

      Articles on the OSHA and SDMS Alliance renewal have appeared in print and online publications, including, Sonography World, OSHA and SDMS news releases, OSHA QuickTakes, and Occupational Safety and Health magazine. For more information on the print and electronic media, please see the Alliance Program Reach Section of this report.

      OSHA and SDMS Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web Site

      OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and SDMS Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site. The page includes the OSHA and SDMS Alliance agreement, renewal agreement, news releases, activities and events and milestones and successes.

      SDMS and OSHA Alliance Web page on SDMS's Web Site

      SDMS is continuing to update the SDMS and OSHA Alliance Web page on the organization's Web site. The page includes the goals of the Alliance, links to the OSHA and SDMS Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site and articles related to the Alliance. In addition, the Web page has links to OSHA's Compliance Assistance, Voluntary Protection Programs and Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program Web pages on the Agency's Web site.

      OSHA's Healthcare Facilities Safety and Health Topics page

      SDMS representative, Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force, participates on the Agency's Healthcare Facilities Safety and Health Topics page's editorial board.

      • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or SDMS's conferences, local meetings, or other SDMS sponsored events such as the SDMS Annual Conference.

      Events

      2007 SDMS Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 12 - 14, 2007

      At the 2007 SDMS Annual Conference, October 12 - 14, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force, gave a presentation, "OSHA and SDMS Alliance Update and Ergonomics for the Cardiac Sonographer," to the conference's attendees on October 12, 2007. In addition, Brett Besser, SLTC, staffed the Alliance Program exhibit within the SDMS Safety Island and distributed copies of the OSHA and SDMS Alliance Activities Summary, Alliance Program brochure and "All About OSHA" to conference attendees.

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

      SDMS Presentations

      SDMS has added information on the Alliance Program and the OSHA and SDMS Alliance to several SDMS ergonomic presentations. For example, Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force, made the following presentations to numerous healthcare facilities and organizations throughout the United States:

      • Occupational Injury in Sonographers
      • Minimizing Sonographer Injury
      • Ergonomic Challenges in Echocardiography
      • Tools for Worker Safety the Stakes are High
      • Ultrasound Technology: The Picture is Changing

      • Ergonomic Challenges in Echocardiography

      SDMS Clinical Sonography Site Evaluation Reports

      SDMS added information on the Alliance Program and the OSHA and SDMS Alliance to its Clinical Sonography Site Evaluation reports that were completed at several Massachusetts area hospitals including the Brigham & Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. For more information on the print and electronic media, please see the Alliance Program Reach Section of this report.

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

      Products

      OSHA's Hospital eTool Ergonomics Module

      SDMS representative, Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force, is participating on the Agency's update of its Ergonomics Module of the Hospital eTool with a number of other Alliance Program participants including the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and the Association of Occupational Heath Professionals. In addition, SDMS representatives provided input and expertise to assist OSHA with the development of its Sonography Module of the Agency's tool. The Sonography Module will be launched on the Agency's Web site in 2008.

   2. Executive Summary

      During the 2006 - 2007 reporting period, OSHA and SDMS continued to work together to help foster a culture of prevention while sharing technical knowledge in the area of ergonomics and promoting safe and healthful working conditions for sonographers. This positive relationship has led to the development of the many programs and projects that the team is currently working on or has produced. For example:

      • OSHA and SDMS regularly update the Alliance-related Web pages on their organizations' Web sites. The Web pages include links to the OSHA and SDMS Alliance agreement, renewal agreement, related documents, and activities and events.

      • OSHA and SDMS representatives share safety and health information and best practices through conferences and presentations. For example, Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force, added information on the Alliance Program and the OSHA and SDMS Alliance to several ergonomic presentations that she gives throughout the United States including, the Occupational Injuries Conference, October 28, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and the 4th Annual Conference; Arizona Society of Echocardiography, January 13, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona.

      • SDMS added information about the Alliance Program and the OSHA and SDMS Alliance to its Clinical Sonography Site Evaluation reports that were completed at several Massachusetts area hospitals.

      • SDMS representatives are participating on the Agency's update of the Ergonomics Module of the Agency's Hospital eTool. In addition, representatives are also providing input and expertise to assist OSHA with the development of its Sonography Module of the Hospital eTool.

      • Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force participates on OSHA's Healthcare Facilities Safety and Health Topics page's editorial board.

      • Brett Besser, SLTC, USDOL - OSHA staffed the Alliance Program exhibit within the SDMS Safety Island during the 2007 SDMS Annual Conference, October 12 - 14, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, Joan Baker, Chair, WRMD Task Force, gave a presentation, "OSHA and SDMS Alliance Update and Ergonomics for the Cardiac Sonographer," to the conference's attendees on October 12, 2007.
        Based upon the ongoing successes of the OSHA and SDMS Alliance, the organizations agreed to continue the Alliance and signed a renewal agreement on January 29, 2007.

   3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
      OSHA and SDMS Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site	7,213
      SDMS and OSHA Alliance Web page on SDMS's Web site	25,259
      OSHA's Hospital eTool	38,913
      October 28, 2006 Occupational Injuries Conference Boston, Massachusetts "Occupational Injury in Sonographers" Speaker - Joan Baker	50
      January 7 - 10, 2007 Clinical Site Evaluation Obstetrical Ultrasound Lab Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts	35
      January 13, 2007 4th Annual Conference Arizona Society of Echocardiography Phoenix, Arizona "Minimizing Sonographer Injury" Speaker - Joan Baker	45
      January 29, 2007 - "SDMS - OSHA Alliance Renewed Original Story" Sonography World	Data not available
      January 29, 2007 - "OSHA Renews Alliance with the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography" OSHA News Release	69 News Services
      January 31, 2007 - "New, Renewed OSHA Alliances Include Ergonomic Injuries, Pipeline Contractors" Occupational Safety and Health	Data not available
      February 6 - 12, 2007 Clinical Site Evaluation Cardiac Ultrasound Lab Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts	40
      February 15, 2007 - "Alliance Activity Update" OSHA QuickTakes	50,906
      February 2007 - "OSHA Renews Alliance with Medical Society" BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter	Data not available
      July 23, 2007 - "Ergonomic Challenges in Echocardiography" Bristol Meyer Squibb Austin, Texas Speaker - Joan Baker	35
      July 24, 2007 - "Tools for Worker Safety - the Stakes are High" Bristol Meyer Squibb Austin, Texas Speaker - Joan Baker	25
      September 4, 2007 - "Ultrasound Technology: The Picture is Changing" U-Systems Seattle, Washington Speaker - Joan Baker	45
      September 14, 2007 - "Ultrasound Technology: The Picture is Changing" Seimens Conference Seattle, Washington Speaker - Joan Baker	45
      September 25, 2007 - "Ergonomic Challenges in Echocardiography" Bristol Meyer Squibb Minneapolis, Minnesota Speaker - Joan Baker	40
      October 12 - 14, 2007 2007 SDMS Annual Conference Las Vegas, Nevada Exhibit	1,300
      October 12 - 14,2007 2007 SDMS Annual Conference Las Vegas, Nevada "OSHA and SDMS Alliance Update and Ergonomics for the Cardiac Sonographer" Speaker - Joan Baker	1,300
      October 23 - 26, 2007 Clinical Site Evaluation Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts	50
      October 26, 2007 Clinical Site Evaluation Ultrasound Pasco Pasco, Washington	35
      TOTAL	74,380

4. Upcoming Milestones

   In the upcoming year, the OSHA and SDMS Alliance implementation team members will continue to maintain and update the OSHA and SDMS Alliance Web page on the agency's Web site and the SDMS and OSHA Alliance-related Web page on the organization's Web site. Joan Baker will promote the Alliance Program and the OSHA and SDMS Alliance and discuss ergonomic issues during a number of presentations that she gives throughout the United States. In addition, she will continue to provide information on the Alliance Program and the OSHA and SDMS Alliance on her Clinical Sonography Site Evaluation reports.

   SDMS representatives will also continue to participate on the agency's update of the Ergonomic Module and the development of the Sonography Module for the Hospital eTool. Further, Joan Baker will continue to serve on OSHA's Hospital eTool's and the Healthcare Facilities Safety and Health Topics page's editorial boards.

   In addition, SDMS is planning to support and promote the 2008 NAOSH Week, May 4 - 10, 2008. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), another Alliance Program participant, is the Week's sponsor and many other Alliance Program participants are also supporting the event.

   Finally, OSHA and SDMS Alliance representatives may staff an Alliance Program exhibit booth and give presentations at the 2008 SDMS Annual Conference, October 16 - 19, 2008 in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Report prepared by: Sandra Khan, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, November 9, 2007.

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
October 1, 2008

1. Alliance Background

   Date Signed

   October 1, 2007

   Overview

   The OSHA and AEM Alliance provides rough terrain forklift or telehandler owners and operators with information, guidance, and access to training resources in multiple languages to help them protect construction employees' health and safety. The Alliance particularly focuses on operational hazards related in the workplace for telehandlers, such as ground conditions, machine mobility and overloading, and ways to properly hoist employees.

   Implementation Team Members

   OSHA:

   Michael Buchet

   Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, Office of Construction Services (OCS), Directorate of Construction (DOC)

   Rob Swick

   Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA) Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs(DCSP)

   Danezza Quintero

   Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, OCS-DOC

   Elizabeth (Bea) Way

   Acting Director, OOSA-DCSP

   NCSE:

   Bradley Boehler

   Director, Product Safety, Skyjack Elevating Work Platforms

   Richard Dressler

   Assistant Director, Technical and Safety Services, AEM

   Pete Haikio

   Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Pettibone

   David Hahn

   Vice President, Sales and Marketing & Business Development, Lift Technologies, Inc.

   Dan Moss

   Assistant Director, Standards and Safety, AEM

   Mike Pankonin

   Assistant Director, Technical and Safety Services, AEM

   Lance Henrickson

   Product Safety Engineer, Gehl Company

   Russ Hutchison

   Director, Technical and Safety Services, AEM

   Evaluation Period

   October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008

2. Implementation Team Meetings
   • October 2, 2007 - Implementation Team meeting
   • October 10, 2007 - OSHA Powered Industrial Truck eTool Workgroup
   • December 13, 2007 - 2008 NAOSH Week Planning Teleconference
   • December 18, 2007 - Implementation Team meeting
   • January 15, 2008 - Resources Development Workgroup
   • January 30, 2008 - Alliance Program Construction Roundtable Meeting
   • January 31, 2008 - 2008 NAOSH Week Planning Teleconference
   • July 23, 2008 - Implementation Team meeting
3. Results
   1. Events and Products Training and Education Goal
      • Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for telehandler operators and "workers on foot," and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.

        During this reporting period, OSHA and AEM did not work on projects to address this goal.

      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 AEM's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.

        OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page

        OSHA created and maintains an OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page that is posted on the OSHA Web site. The page includes the OSHA and AEM Alliance agreement news releases, photos, and information on activities and events, as well as links to resources developed by AEM through the Alliance Program.

        AEM and OSHA Alliance Web page

        AEM created and maintains an AEM and OSHA Alliance Web page on the AEM Web site. The Web page includes information about the OSHA and AEM Alliance and links to OSHA's Web site, Alliance-developed resources, Department of Labor-developed articles, and other safety and health information. The page also features a link to the AEM Pictorial Database.

        AEM Pictorial Database

        AEM membership maintains a database of pictorials/pictograms that convey safety messages. The database, linked to from the OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page, was developed to assist designers and technical illustrators in communicating effective safety messages through the use of consistent "industry-recognized" pictorial representations. Continued development of the database by AEM is guided by industry professionals, and it will be expanded as more product and process-specific pictorials are identified. Through the Alliance, AEM shared its database with the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), another Alliance Program Participant, for use in PLANET's draft "safety Web site."

        Preventing Rough Terrain Forklift Accidents Best Practices

        Through the OSHA and AEM Alliance, AEM developed a "Preventing Rough Terrain Forklift Accidents Best Practices" document. The document provides users of rough terrain forklifts with information to prevent injury or death when operating them and addresses how to prevent overturn and run-over accidents. The document was finalized and posted on the AEM and OSHA Alliance Web page and linked to from the OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site in March 2008. To help promote the product, as well as the OSHA and AEM Alliance, AEM created a literature stand that displays the product and announces "Proud Participants in the AEM and OSHA Alliance." The literature stand was featured at the AEM member exhibit booths at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 which was held March 11-15, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

        Seatbelt and Tip-over Awareness Key Fob

        Through the OSHA and AEM Alliance, AEM developed a "Seatbelt and Tip-over Awareness" key fob. The key fob is a 3-D image etched mini-card with pictograms and short text messages, in English and Spanish, which provides a reminder of the hazards, associated with equipment tip-over and promotes seatbelt use. AEM distributed the "Seatbelt and Tip-over Awareness" key fob at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008, which was held March 11-15, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

        Print and Electronic Media

        Articles about the OSHA and AEM Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and online publications, including BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter and OSHA QuickTakes. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table in this report.

      • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or AEM's conferences, seminars, or other events such as ConExpo-ConAgg and World of Asphalt.

        CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008, March 11-15, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada.

        Michael Buchet gave a presentation entitled "OSHA's Trenching Initiative and Construction Update" to trench shoring and shielding industry executives during AEM's Trench Shoring and Shielding Association Breakfast Meeting on March 13, 2008 during the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008. In addition, on March 14, 2008, Michael gave a presentation entitled "OSHA's Top Ten Construction Hazards" to construction industry representatives. Further, AEM distributed the resources "Preventing Rough Terrain Forklift Accidents Best Practices" document and a "Seatbelt and Tip-over Awareness" key fob, developed though the OSHA and AEM Alliance.

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

        OSHA Hazards Associated with Unsafe Operations of Skid-steer Loaders Safety and Health Bulletin

        As a result of the collaborative relationship established by OSHA and AEM, Mike Pankonin is working with Reginald Richards, Safety & Occupational Health Scientist, Office of Science and Technology Assessment, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, USDOL-OSHA, to provide OSHA with information for a draft OSHA Skid-steer Loader Safety and Health Bulletin (SHIB). The SHIB is currently in the OSHA 202 Clearance process.

      • Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects, including those associated with operating telehandlers, that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

        OSHA Powered Industrial Truck eTool

        Through the Alliance Program, AEM provided input to the development of the OSHA Powered Industrial Truck eTool. Mike Pankonin and Russ Hutchison joined OSHA and representatives from seven other Alliance Program participants, including the Industrial Truck Association, ADSC, International Association of Foundation Drilling, Altec Industries, Inc., American Foundry Society, American Forest and Paper Association and Pulp and Paper Safety Association, Integrated Waste Services Association, and Precision Metalforming Association; to create the eTool. The eTool, which focuses on forklifts commonly used in general industry, provides a review of potential hazards and a summary of key OSHA requirements and industry-recommended practices for forklift operations. It includes four modules examining the types of forklifts, safe operating practices, workplace conditions affecting operation and operator training. The eTool was posted on the OSHA Web site in September 2008.

        2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 4-10, 2008, Washington, DC

        AEM joined more than 50 other Alliance Program participants to support 2008 NAOSH Week. NAOSH Week, sponsored by American Society of Safety Engineers, 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. In support of NAOSH Week, AEM participated in 2008 NAOSH Week planning teleconferences and printed articles about NAOSH Week in AEM Advisor Email Alert. In addition, AEM posted information about the Week on the AEM Web site.

        Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goal

      • Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on workplace hazards, including those associated with operating telehandlers, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.

        OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable and Joint Meeting of the Fall Protection and Design for Safety Workgroups

        On January 30, 2008, Mike Pankonin joined representatives from 13 construction-related Alliances and participated in the second Alliance Program Construction Roundtable at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. During the Roundtable, the organizations shared information regarding their Alliance-related activities, received updates on OSHA's construction-related activities, and identified potential Fall Protection and Design for Safety (DFS) and Workgroup projects to help address safety and health in the construction industry.

        As an outcome of the Construction Roundtable, the DFS and Fall Protection Workgroups met on April 22, 2008 and September 18, 2008 to discuss common construction-related interests and project ideas developed during the Roundtable meeting, such as conducting a national public awareness campaign focusing on construction safety. In addition, Workgroup members formed the Fall Fatalities and Injuries Subgroup to develop a presentation entitled "Prevention of Fall Fatalities and Injuries in Construction." The presentation, due to be completed in October 2008, will provide information on the top causes of falls in the construction industry and will provide guidance on ways to prevent falls.

   2. Executive Summary

      During the first year of their Alliance, OSHA and AEM worked together through the Alliance Program to address operational hazards for telehandlers, such as ground conditions, machine mobility and overloading, and ways to properly hoist employees. For example, OSHA created and maintains an OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page that is posted on the OSHA Web site. The page includes the OSHA and AEM Alliance agreement news releases, photos, information on activities and events, as well as links to resources developed by AEM through the Alliance Program. Moreover, AEM created and maintains an AEM and OSHA Alliance Web page on the AEM Web site that includes information about the OSHA and AEM Alliance and links to OSHA's Web site, Alliance-developed resources, Department of Labor-developed articles, and other safety and health information. Articles about the OSHA and AEM Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and online publications, including BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter and OSHA QuickTakes. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table below.

      In addition, through the OSHA and AEM Alliance, AEM developed a "Preventing Rough Terrain Forklift Accidents Best Practices" document. The document provides users information to prevent injury or death when operating rough terrain forklifts and addresses how to prevent overturn and run-over accidents. The document was finalized and posted on the AEM and OSHA Alliance Web page and linked to from the OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site in March 2008. Also, AEM developed a "Seatbelt and Tip-over Awareness" key fob. The key fob is a 3-D image etched mini-card with pictograms and short text messages, in English and Spanish, that provides a reminder of the hazards associated with equipment tip-over and promotes seatbelt use.

      Michael Buchet gave a presentation entitled "OSHA's Trenching Initiative and Construction Update" to trench shoring and shielding industry executives during AEM's Trench Shoring and Shielding Association Breakfast Meeting on March 13, 2008 during the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On March 14, 2008, Michael gave a presentation entitled "OSHA's Top Ten Construction Hazards" to construction industry representatives. Throughout CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008, which was held March 11-15, 2008, AEM distributed resources it had developed through the OSHA and AEM Alliance, including a "Preventing Rough Terrain Forklift Accidents Best Practices" document and a "Seatbelt and Tip-over Awareness" key fob. To help promote the product, as well as the OSHA and AEM Alliance, AEM created a literature stand that displays the product and announces "Proud Participants in the AEM and OSHA Alliance." The literature stand was featured at the AEM member exhibit booths at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008.

      In addition, as a result of the collaborative relationship established by OSHA and AEM, Mike Pankonin is working with Reginald Richards to provide OSHA with information for a draft OSHA Skid-steer SHIB. Mike and Russ Hutchison joined OSHA and representatives from seven other Alliance Program participants to help OSHA create the OSHA Powered Industrial Truck eTool. Also, AEM joined more than 50 other Alliance Program participants to support 2008 NAOSH Week. Finally, on January 30, 2008, Mike Pankonin joined representatives from 13 construction-related Alliances and participated in the second Alliance Program Construction Roundtable at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC.

   3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
      OSHA and AEM Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site	49,884
      AEM and OSHA Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site	73,448
      October 3, 2007: OSHA Announces New Alliance with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, OSHA News Release	69 News Services
      October 3, 2007: AEM and OSHA Partner to Enhance Jobsite Safety, AEM News	Data Not Available
      October 4, 2007: AEM and OSHA Partner to Enhance Job Site Safety, Construction and Demolition Recycling	Data Not Available
      October 4, 2007: AEM-OSHA Alliance Targets Forklift Safety, Forklift News	Data Not Available
      October 9, 2007: AEM and OSHA Join Forces, Cranes Today	Data Not Available
      October 11, 2007: Equipment Manufacturers Sign Alliance with OSHA, BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter	Data Not Available
      October 12, 2007: AEM, OSHA Partner to Enhance Job Site Safety, Construction Equipment Guide	Data Not Available
      October 15, 2007: Alliance Program Activity, QuickTakes	65,000
      October 15, 2007: e-Quick Takes, Aggregates Manager e-News	Data Not Available
      October 17, 2007: OSHA Allies with Equipment Manufacturers for Telehandler Safety, Facilities Management News	Data Not Available
      October 22, 2007: OSHA Announces Alliance with AEM, ThomasNet - Industrial NewsRoom	Data Not Available
      November 1, 2007: AEM and OSHA Form Alliance to Promote Forklift Safety, Site Prep Online	Data Not Available
      December 1, 2007: AEM and OSHA Form Forklift-Safety Alliance, Construction Equipment	Data Not Available
      December 6, 2007: AEM and OSHA Alliance, Construction Bulletin	Data Not Available
      December 31, 2007: AEM and OSHA Partner to Enhance Jobsite Safety, OEM Off-Highway	Data Not Available
      December 31, 2007: AEM and OSHA Partner on Safety, Training Programs and Outreach, Colorado Construction	Data Not Available
      December 31, 2007: OSHA Alliances, OSHA Up To Date	Data Not Available
      January 17, 2008: AEM and OSHA Partner to Enhance Jobsite Safety, OEM Off-Highway	Data Not Available
      March 2008: Publication Stand Advertises Alliance Program, Product Created Through Alliance, Alliance Quarterly Review	300
      March 13, 2008: AEM Trench Shoring and Shielding Association Breakfast meeting, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, "OSHA's Trenching Initiative and Construction Update" Speaker: Michael Buchet	45
      March 14, 2008: CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, " OSHA's Top Ten Construction Hazards" Speaker: Michael Buchet	80
      Total	188,667

4. Upcoming Milestones

   During the coming year, OSHA and AEM will continue to develop compliance assistance tools and resources. For example, the Alliance will:

   • Develop best practices bulletins to address rough terrain vehicle issues such as "To See" for equipment operators and "To Be Seen" for pedestrians.
   • Create an equipment sticker intended to remind the equipment operators of the training requirements set out under 29 CFR 1910.178(L).
   • Exhibit at the International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition at the Kentucky Exposition Center, on October 6-8, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky.
   • Participate in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable and its Fall Protection and, Design for Safety Workgroups.
   • Support 2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
   • Serve on the editorial boards for several of the 120 OSHA eTools and Safety and Health Topics pages.

   Report prepared by: Rob Swick, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, November 3, 2008.

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA)
June 17, 2011

1. Alliance Background

   Date Signed

   June 10, 2010

   Evaluation Period

   June 10, 2010 – June 9, 2011

   Overview

   The OSHA and IWCA Alliance focuses on providing IWCA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to slip, trip and fall, and fall from heights hazards and addressing issues related to the proper, safe use of high-reach access equipment including ladders and scaffolding equipment and addressing the safety and health challenges of small business owners and low literacy and limited English speaking workers in the window cleaning industry.

   Implementation Team Members

   OSHA:

   Morgan Seuberling

   Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP)

   Dominique Smith

   Office of Small Business Assistance, DCSP

   Ginny Fitzner

   Office of Safety Systems, Directorate of Standards and Guidance

   Sherman Williamson

   Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, Office of General Industry Enforcement, Directorate of Enforcement Programs

   Laura Kenny

   Region II, New York Regional Office

   IWCA:

   Deb Nemec

   IWCA

   Stefan Bright

   IWCA

   Vickie Eubanks

   South Shore Building Services, Inc.

   Noa Pedersen

   General Window Cleaning

   Matt Pierce

   Fish Window Cleaning

   Coby Powell

   Red Rock Window Cleaning

   Dan Dvorak

   Valcourt Building Services

   Vic Munson

   Erlanger Window Cleaning

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   June 23, 2010

   Implementation Team Meeting

   October 19, 2010

   Implementation Team Meeting

   April 4, 2011

   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.

3. Results

   1. Events and Products

      Training and Education Goal

      • Provide expertise to develop training and education programs for window cleaning contractors and workers, including low literacy and limited English speaking workers, regarding the recognition and prevention of workplace accidents due to slips, trips and falls, working from heights, and the use of specialized window cleaning and high-rise access equipment, and provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and workers in the industry.

        During the reporting period, the OSHA and IWCA Alliance Implementation Team have not completed work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      Outreach and Communication Goals

      • Provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information in English, Spanish, and/or other languages (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the IWCA's Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.

      Products

      OIWCA and OSHA Alliance-Related Web Page

      IWCA maintains and updates the IWCA and OSHA Alliance Web page on its Web site. Information includes links to the Alliance agreement and OSHA's electronic assistance tools.

      OSHA and IWCA Alliance Web Page

      OSHA maintains and updates the OSHA and IWCA Alliance Web page on the Agency Web site. The page includes links to OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages, the Alliance's agreement and information on Alliance activities and events.

      Publications and Newsletters

      IWCA includes several OSHA-related articles and events in its electronic newsletter, The View and in its industry publication, The Professional Window Cleaner. The articles provide IWCA members with workplace safety and health information.

      OSHA Safety and Health Topics page

      IWCA representatives serve on the editorial boards of the following OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages, providing OSHA with their expertise and technical review:

      • Fall Protection
        • Coby Powell, President, Red Rock Window Cleaning, Las Vegas, NV
      • General Cleaning Industry
        • Matt Pierce, General Manager, Fish Window Cleaning, Woburn, MA
      • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or the IWCA's conferences, local meetings or other industry events such as the Building Owners and Management annual convention and the International Facility Management Association annual conference.

      Events

      International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) Annual Convention and Trade Show, February 16-19, 2011, St. Pete Beach, Florida.

      Joan Spencer, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Tampa, Florida Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled "How to Successfully Prepare for an OSHA Inspection" to 50 industry workers, contractors, and safety and health professionals on February 17, 2011.

      2010 BOMA International Conference, June 27-29, 2010, Long Beach, California.

      IWCA disseminated information on OSHA and the Alliance program to attendees during the BOMA conference.

      • Promote and encourage the IWCA 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, the OSHA and IWCA Alliance Implementation Team have not completed work on programs or projects to address this goal.

      Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

      • Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on window cleaning industry safety to discuss safety and health issues and to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.

      Events

      OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable Meeting, Department of Labor, July 29, 2010, Washington, DC

      On July 29, 2010, a representative from International Window Cleaning Association participated in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable meeting in Washington, D.C. During the meeting, Alliance Program participants received OSHA updates, discussed products developed through the Roundtable, including the next series of draft Construction Workplace Design Solutions, and identified potential projects and compliance assistance resources to help address safety and health hazards in the construction industry.

      2011 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 1-7, 2011, Washington, DC.

      The International Window Cleaning Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2011 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), 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. The theme for 2011 was "Celebrating a Century of Safety."

      To help support the event, IWCA disseminated information about 2011 NAOSH Week to their membership and linked the IWCA Alliance Web page to the 2011 NAOSH Web page on the ASSE Website.

   2. Executive Summary

      During the OSHA and IWCA Alliance's first year, the organizations established a productive working relationship. For example, IWCA representatives are sharing their expertise with OSHA through participation in reviewing OSHA's electronic assistance tools. IWCA members are serving on editorial boards for Fall Protection and the General Cleaning Industry Safety and Health Topics pages.

      In addition, Joan Spencer, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Tampa, Florida Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled "How to Successfully Prepare for an OSHA Inspection" during their annual convention and trade show.

      Finally, as part of their outreach, IWCA supported and promoted the 2011 NAOSH Week by adding information about the event on the IWCA Web site and in distributing information to their members.

   3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
      OSHA and IWCA Alliance Web Page on OSHA Website	Data Not Available
      IWCA and OSHA Alliance Web Page on the IWCA Website	616
      OSHA Fall Protection Safety and Health Topics Page	97,872
      OSHA General Cleaning Industry Safety and Health Topics Page	Data Not Available
      February 17, 2011: International Window Cleaning Association Annual Convention and Trade Show, St. Pete Beach, Florida   Speaker: Joan Spencer, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Tampa, Florida Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled "How to Successfully Prepare for an OSHA Inspection."	50
      April 2011: "Educating OSHA on RDS," The Professional Window Cleaner.	2,500
      July 2010 Edition: "IWCA Participates in OSHA Alliance Construction Roundtable," The View.	920
      July 18, 2010; "Local business owner witnesses OSHA and IWCA alliance," Northern Kentucky News.	Data Not Available
      June 2010 Edition: "IWCA Forms Alliance with OSHA to Promote Safety," The View.	920
      June 2010: "OSHA and IWCA Team Up to Increase Workplace Safety," The Professional Window Cleaner.	2,500
      Total	105,378

4. Upcoming Milestones

   Over the next year, OSHA and IWCA will continue work together to provide IWCA's members and others with guidance and access to information and training resources that will focus on reducing and preventing exposure to slip, trip and fall, and falls from height hazards, and issues related to the use of high-reach access equipment including ladders and scaffolding equipment. The OSHA and IWCA Alliance Implementation Team members will finalize and implement a training program on water-fed poles, develop a fact sheet on the equipment, and will add the resources to the IWCA and OSHA Alliance-related Web page on the IWCA Web site. OSHA will then link the resources to the OSHA and IWCA Web page, the Alliance Program Participants Developed Products Web page, and other appropriate locations on the Agency Web site.

   IWCA will continue to provide their expertise to OSHA in serving on the editorial boards for the OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages dealing with Fall Protection and the General Cleaning Industry. IWCA will also invite OSHA to exhibit and speak at the annual International Window Cleaning Convention.

   Finally, IWCA representatives will be joining with other Alliance Program participants to support 2012 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week and participating in the Alliance Program Construction Roundtables.

   Report prepared by: Morgan Seuberling, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, June 17, 2011.

    

OSHA and National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Alliance
Close-Out Report

On August 12, 2003, OSHA and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) formed an Alliance focusing on providing NECA members 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 electrical and construction hazards.

Based on the success attained through the agreement and NECA’s interest in expanding its cooperative relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices, OSHA and NECA have agreed to conclude their National Alliance as of March 31, 2005.

OSHA and NECA mutually agreed to conclude the National Alliance agreement so both organizations could maximize their use of limited resources. In particular, the NECA National office will focus their activities on the implementation of a National Electrical Transmission and Distribution Construction Contractors and Trade Association Strategic Partnership with OSHA and encourage the NECA chapters to develop their own Alliances with the OSHA Regional and Area Offices. A number of NECA chapters have established Alliances with the Regional and Area Offices. For example, NECA, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Southeastern Line Constructors of Apprenticeship Training (SELCAT) developed a SELCAT safety training course, as well as a course catalog, which lists all of the training courses offered by the organization through a Region IV Alliance.

However, the following successes have resulted from the groups’ work together to meet the Alliance goals:

• On March 1, 2004, Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, updated NECA members about OSHA's cooperative programs; including Alliances, in particular the NECA Alliance, and Strategic Partnerships during the NECA Association Executives Institute Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
   
• Through the Alliance, NECA updated the Safety section of their Web page to include a link to the Alliance agreement on OSHA’s Web page. In addition, OSHA provided recommendations to NECA regarding the materials to include on the safety section of their Webpage.
   
• Members of NECA participate on the Electrical and the Electrical Contractors Safety and Health Topics pages Editorial boards. These pages provide links to resources that provide safety and health information relevant to the electrical industry.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)

I. Alliance Background

Date Signed

September 16, 2003

Overview

Through the Alliance, OSHA and CMAA are working together to promote safe and healthful working conditions for membership club employees especially in the areas of Hazard Communication (HAZCOM), recordkeeping and respiratory protection. OSHA and CMAA are developing and making available training courses, education programs and "toolbox talks" in English and Spanish and electronic assistance tools for youth workers. In addition, the groups are participating in forums, roundtable discussions and conferences on youth worker outreach in the membership club industry.

Implementation Team Members
 

Contributors

Kym Pond Contractor, Salt Lake City Technical Center (SLTC)*****

* Arlene Perkins served on the Alliance Implementation Team until February 2005
** Joan Slattery served on the Alliance Implementation Team until March 2005
*** Joe Perdue served on the Alliance Implementation Team until June 2005
**** Gordon Welch served on the Alliance Implementation Team until January 2005
***** Kym Pond became a contributor to the Alliance Implementation Team as of May 1, 2005

Evaluation Period

September 16, 2004 - September 15, 2005

II. Implementation Team Meetings
 

III. Activities and Products

1. Events and Products
   
   Training and Education Goal
    
   • Develop and make available training courses, education programs, and "tool box talks" in English and Spanish on HAZCOM, recordkeeping and respiratory protection.
     
     During this evaluation period, no products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
   Outreach and Communication Goals
    
   • Develop electronic assistance tools for youth workers and other membership club employees on HAZCOM and respiratory protection and disseminate through print and electronic media and links from OSHA's and CMAA's Web sites.
   Products
   
   OSHA Motor Vehicle Safety and Health Topics Page
   
   The following member of the OSHA and CMAA implementation team continues to serve on the editorial board of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics page; Motor Vehicle Safety. The board reviews and shares comments with OSHA's SLTC regarding the content of the page.
    
   • Melissa K. Low, Director, Industry Resources and Legislative Services; CMAA, Alexandria, VA
   OSHA Restaurant Safety for Teen Workers Safety and Health Topics Page
   
   The following members of the OSHA and CMAA implementation team continue to serve on the editorial board of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics page; Restaurant Safety for Teen Workers. The board reviews and shares comments with OSHA's SLTC regarding the content of the page.
    
   • Melissa K. Low, Director, Industry Resources and Legislative Services; CMAA, Alexandria, VA
   • Alan E. Achatz, AKA Capitol Adventures LLC; Buffalo, NY
   OSHA Working Outdoors Fact Sheet
   
   On July 26, 2005 the CMAA implementation team provided feedback on OSHA's draft Working Outdoors Fact Sheet. The CMAA feedback suggested adding language to the Fact Sheet's clothing section, including additional tick diseases in the Lyme Disease section (e.g. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever), and adding information on poison ivy.
    
   • Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events such as CMAA's annual meeting and pre-conference workshops.
   Events
   
   CMAA Leadership/Legislative Conference, October 18, 2004, Arlington, VA
   
   On October 18, 2004, Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, updated CMAA's members on OSHA's cooperative programs at the CMAA Leadership/Legislative Conference in Arlington, Virginia.
   
   CMAA 78th Annual World Conference on Club Management and 28th Annual Exposition, February 27 – March 3, 2005, New Orleans, LA.
   
   From February 27 - March 3, 2005, Tirzah Leiman-Carbia with OSHA's Office of Small Business Assistance, and Dorinda Folse with OSHA's Region VI Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area Office, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth in the Member Service Pavilion at CMAA's 78th Annual World Conference on Club Management and 28th Annual Exposition. In addition, they distributed OSHA compliance assistance information and answered questions from CMAA's members.
   
   CMAA Leadership/Legislative Conference, September 10, 2005, Pentagon City, VA
   
   On September 10, 2005, Alan Achatz, an OSHA and CMAA Alliance Implementation Team member, updated CMAA's members on OSHA regulatory issues including hazard communication and OSHA's Recordkeeping Form 300 Log at CMAA's Leadership/Legislative Conference in Pentagon City, Virginia. In addition, Alan informed attendees on OSHA's resources that are available on the Agency's Web site such as eTools and Safety and Health Topics pages. He also distributed a number of OSHA's publications including "All About OSHA," and Alliance Program and Consultation Program brochures.
   
   Products
   
   OSHA and CMAA Web site
   
   OSHA continues to update the OSHA and CMAA Alliance Web site on the Agency's Web page. The page includes the OSHA and CMAA Alliance agreement, news releases, and milestones and successes.
   
   CMAA's OSHA Web site (http://www.cmaa.org/legislat/osha.asp)
   
   CMAA's OSHA Web site is available to the general public and contains information on the OSHA and CMAA Alliance and OSHA's Alliance Program. This Web site is regularly updated and has a safety and health section that includes links to a number of OSHA's electronic assistance tools and compliance assistance resources including:
    
   • • Hazard Communications
     • Record Keeping
     • Respiratory Protection
     • Hispanic Workers
     • Youth Workers
   • Share information with and contribute to CMAA's publications including Outlook and Chapter Digest newsletters regarding safety and health issues, including HAZCOM, recordkeeping and respiratory protection.
   Products
   
   CMAA Articles on Safety and Health Issues
   
   Information on the OSHA and CMAA Alliance activities have appeared in a number of publications produced by OSHA, the CMAA and other industry publications. In the January 2005 edition of its Chapter Digest, an article "Stop By the Member Services Pavilion at Conference for OSHA Information," was published by CMAA. The article contained information on the Alliance Program and safety and health resources available from OSHA. In May 2005 another article "CMAA & OSHA Alliance: An Update," appeared in CMAA's Chapter Digest.
   
   In addition, an article entitled "Take Advantage of OSHA Consultation Programs," was published in the September 2005 edition of the Chapter Digest. The article appeared on the front page of the publication and contained information on OSHA's Consultation Program.
   
   Further, Alan Achatz, an implementation team member developed an article, "OSHA's Alliance with the Club Managers Association of America Is Working to Foster a Better Understanding and Compliance with Regulatory Issues," that highlights the regulatory differences between State and Federal standards. The article is under review by OSHA. It will be published in the CMAA's Chapter Digest when finalized.
   
   Please see the chart in this report under "Alliance Program Reach" for additional information.
    
   • Promote and encourage CMAA's members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation, and SHARP.
     
     Please see the CMAA Articles on Safety and Health Issues in the Outreach and Communication Goals Section of this report.
      
   • Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on HAZCOM, recordkeeping and respiratory protection that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
     
     Please see the OSHA Alliance Program Hazard Communication Roundtable, Washington, DC, February 15, 2005 section in the Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals Section of this report.
      
   • Encourage CMAA's chapters, student chapters, and colonies at colleges and universities to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues and to increase Spanish-speaking employee's access to and understanding of safety and health information and available training resources, including HAZCOM and respiratory protection.
   Events
   
   Outreach and Training in OSHA's Region II
   
   Through the Alliance, CMAA worked with Gordon J. DeLeys, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Region II Buffalo, New York Area Office, to provide outreach and training at the Six Flags Darien Lakes Amusement Park on April 21, 2005.
   
   OSHA Region IV Hispanic Safety and Health Fairs
   
   CMAA promoted OSHA's Region IV Hispanic Safety and Health Fairs to their Chapters in Florida and Georgia. The fairs were sponsored by the Consultation Programs in Georgia and Florida and addressed the safety and health training needs of Spanish speaking employees particularly in the areas of construction and landscaping. CMAA sent the Chapters informational letters and flyers in English and Spanish. The fairs were held on:
    
   • June 4, 2005, Miami Dade Community College, Homestead, Florida
   • June 11, 2005, Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, Lawrenceville, Georgia,
   • August 20, 2005, Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida
   Products
   
   CMAA Chapter List
   
   CMAA updated its chapter list and OSHA posted it on the OSHA and CMAA Web site on OSHA's Limited Access Page. OSHA's staff, including Regional and Area Offices and Compliance Assistance Specialists, can contact the CMAA members if they have any questions or need additional expertise to address club-related safety and health issues and concerns.
   
   Article: "OSHA Construction Standards for Private Clubs," Club Management Magazine, June 2005
   
   Alan Achatz developed this article on OSHA's construction industry standards that apply to the club industry with assistance from Gordon J. DeLeys, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Region II Buffalo, New York Area Office. The article was published in the June 2005 edition of the Club Management Magazine. Please see the CMAA Articles on Safety and Health Issues in the Outreach and Communications Section of this report.
   
   Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goal
    
   • Participate in forums, roundtable discussions and conferences on youth worker outreach and HAZCOM, recordkeeping and respiratory protection issues, to help forge innovative solutions to raising safety awareness in the membership club industry.
   OSHA Alliance Program Hazard Communication Roundtable, Washington, DC, February 15, 2005
   
   Melissa Low, Director, Industry Resources and Legislative Services at CMAA, participated on behalf of the association in OSHA's Alliance Program Hazard Communication Roundtable February 15, 2005 in Washington, DC. This roundtable provided Alliance Program participants with an opportunity to learn about the status of OSHA's Hazard Communication Initiative; share information about their own Alliances, including any activities related to Hazard Communication; and learn about what other Alliances are doing to address Hazard Communication issues. Representatives from 18 Alliances participated in the roundtable.
   
   At the meeting, workgroups were established and projects were identified for the Alliance Program participants to work on together to develop Hazard Communication related compliance assistance resources. The workgroups created are:
    
   • Hazard Communication and Awareness Training;
      
   • Developing model Material Safety Data Sheets: and
      
   • Promoting the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
   Ms. Low is a member of the Hazard Communication Awareness and Training workgroup.
    
2. Executive Summary
   
   The OSHA and CMAA Alliance has led to a greater awareness by both organizations of the safety and health issues and hazards that impact the employees, including young workers, at country, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military membership clubs. Through speeches, OSHA has been able to inform and educate CMAA's members about the Agency and its Strategic Management Plan. In addition, the CMAA has updated its Web site with links to OSHA's electronic assistance tools and compliance assistance resources and informed its membership about OSHA's resources through articles in its publications, including:
    
   • "OSHA Construction Standards for Private Clubs," published in the June 2005 edition of the Club Management Magazine
      
   • "Take Advantage of OSHA Consultation Programs," published in the September 2005 edition of the Chapter Digest
   Over the Alliance's last year, OSHA and CMAA participated in a number of activities promoting safety and health for membership club employees', including:
    
   • On October 18, 2004, Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs update CMAA's members on OSHA's Cooperative Programs during the association's Leadership/Legislative Conference in Arlington, Virginia
      
   • OSHA exhibited at CMAA's Membership Pavilion during the association's 78th Annual World Conference on Club Management and 28th Annual Exposition, February 27 - March 3, 2005, in New Orleans, Louisiana
      
   • CMAA took part in the Alliance Program's Hazard Communication Roundtable on February 15, 2005
   The goals of the Alliance have encouraged the CMAA to inform its membership about OSHA's cooperative programs, including the availability of OSHA's free on-site Consultation Program to evaluate the safety and health of workplaces. CMAA also informed its membership about the availability of OSHA's Compliance Assistance Specialists to share compliance assistance information and resources with membership clubs. In addition, the association is able to share its small business perspective and provide comments to OSHA on the Agency's compliance assistance tools, including the Motor Vehicles Safety and Health Topics page.
   
   The implementation team remains committed to continuing to provide expertise and input on OSHA publications and electronic assistance tools and reviewing the Safety and Health Topics pages, as needed.
   
   Finally, OSHA and the CMAA agreed to renew the Alliance agreement and began work on developing the renewal agreement which will be signed in early 2006.
    
3. Alliance Program Reach

IV. Upcoming Milestones

During the next year, OSHA and CMAA will sign the Alliance Renewal Agreement and are planning a number of activities to promote the safety and health of the workplace for membership club employees. For example, OSHA will provide publications to CMAA members at the association's 79th Annual World Conference on Club Management and 29th Annual Exposition, February 26 - March 2, 2006, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In addition, OSHA will provide input to Alan Achatz's draft article "OSHA's Alliance with the Club Managers Association of America Is Working to Foster a Better Understanding and Compliance with Regulatory Issues." When the review is finished the article will be published in CMAA's Chapter Digest and also posted online on CMAA's OSHA/CMAA Web page.

The CMAA also plans to promote to their Chapter members the Hispanic Safety and Health Fair that is being developed by ADOSH and another Alliance Program participant, NFIB, and tentatively scheduled to take place in Arizona in 2006. In addition, CMAA will continue to participate in the workgroup, Hazard Communication and Awareness Training, that was established during OSHA's Alliance Program Hazard Communication Roundtable, Washington, DC, February 15, 2005.

Finally, OSHA and CMAA Alliance implementation team members will also continue to update OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages; Motor Vehicle Safety and Restaurant Safety for Teen Workers and serve on the Topics page's editorial boards.

Report prepared by: Bill Willson, OSHA and CMAA Alliance Coordinator, October 25, 2005

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE CRANE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.,
THE HOIST MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE, AND
THE MONORAIL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) and the Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA), hereby recognize the value of continuing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces and renew the Alliance originally signed on October 5, 2005. Through the Alliance, the organizations are working to provide crane, hoist and monorail systems owners and operators in general industry and construction with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, including Spanish-speaking, and other high-risk or vulnerable "hard-to-reach" employees, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to safety and health issues such as electrical hazards, falls from elevations or being struck by moving equipment. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and CMAA, HMI, and MMA recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and CMAA, HMI, and MMA 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 CMAA, HMI, and MMA Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or CMAA, HMI, and MMA conferences, local meetings, or other events such as the NA2008 (North American Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference), ProMat 2009 and the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) Annual Membership Meetings.
• Promote and encourage CMAA, HMI, and MMA members' 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.
• Work with other Alliance Program participants on specific issues and projects on the safe use of hoist and monorail equipment that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

OSHA and CMAA, HMI, and MMA will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• 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 safety issues related to the use of crane, hoist and monorail equipment 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 the 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 CMAA, HMI, and MMA and OSHA's Directorate of Construction, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs 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. 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 all signatories.

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
and the
American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL)
July 30, 2007

I. Alliance Background

Date Signed

July 23, 2003

Date Renewed

November 18, 2005; July 17, 2007

Overview

Recognizing the value of enhancing public safety through quality testing, OSHA and ACIL are using their collective expertise to help increase awareness of OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) program that is a part of OSHA's Directorate of Science, Technology, and Medicine (DSTM). The OSHA recognized laboratories determine if equipment and products that are required to be approved by the Agency's regulations meet consensus-based product safety test standards. Approval helps ensure the equipment or products can be used safely in the workplace. Each NRTL puts its nationally registered mark on the products it tests, which certifies that the products meet OSHA standards for approval of equipment.

Implementation Team Members

Evaluation Period

July 23, 2006 – July 22, 2007

II. Implementation Team Meetings

III. 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 ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and ACIL's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
   Products
   
   OSHA and ACIL Alliance Web Page
   
   OSHA continues to update the OSHA and ACIL Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. The page includes a copy of the OSHA and ACIL Alliance agreement, photographs of the signing ceremonies, news releases and activities and events; products and resources; and milestones and successes. Information on the OSHA and ACIL Alliance renewal agreement signing and the OSHA news release announcing the renewal agreement signing was added the page during the reporting period. The OSHA and ACIL Alliance Web page also links to two products of the Alliance, Identifying Counterfeit Quick Tips and a white paper, The Threat of Counterfeit Product Approval Marks Warrants Aggressive Detection and Enforcement Action which are posted on the ACIL Web site. In addition, the OSHA and ACIL Alliance Web page averaged 488 visitors per month during the reporting period.
   
   ACIL Web Site
   
   ACIL created an OSHA and ACIL Alliance Web page on the association's Web site. The page has a link to the OSHA and ACIL Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. In addition, the Web page also links to two products, Identifying Counterfeit Quick Tips and a white paper, The Threat of Counterfeit Product Approval Marks Warrants Aggressive Detection and Enforcement Action, developed through the OSHA and ACIL Alliance.
   
   NRTL Certification Marks Pocket Card
   
   The OSHA and ACIL implementation team finalized the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Certification Marks pocket card, which shows the product safety certification marks used by testing laboratories within the OSHA NRTL Program. The pocket card contains certification marks from each of the NRTLs; the Alliance Program and ACIL logos; the Web site addresses for ACIL, OSHA and its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Safety and Health Topics page and information from OSHA's standard, 29 CFR 1910 subpart S.
   
   OSHA's National Office distributed approximately 2,500 copies of the card to OSHA's Training Institute, Agency Regional and Area Offices as well as State Plan State representatives and OSHA's On-site Consultation Program personnel.
   
   Publications and News Releases
   
   ACIL's Newsletter News from...
   
   ACIL publishes a monthly newsletter, News from…, for its members, associate members and others, to inform them about current industry-related events; new electrical safety and health resources and pertinent testing and engineering laboratory issues. ACIL continued to share information on OSHA's compliance assistance resources in several issues during the reporting period.
   
   For example, in its December 2006/January 2007 edition of News from…, ACIL published an article, "OSHA on Avian Flu" based on guidance in OSHA's handbook, "OSHA Guidance Update on Protecting Employees from Avian Flu Viruses." In addition, this edition informed ACIL's members about an OSHA letter of interpretation on workplace violence in an article, "Workplace Violence," based on an Alliance Program email alert to Alliance Program participants.
   
   Further, in it June/July 2007 edition, ACIL published an article, "ACIL Participated in the U.S. Department of Labor's Safety Day," which highlighted the ACIL exhibit at the Seventh Annual DOL Safety Day, products developed through the OSHA and ACIL Alliance and OSHA's NRTL Program.
   For more information on the print and electronic media, please see the Alliance Program Reach table in Section C of this report.
    
   • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or ACIL's conferences, local meetings, ACIL's annual meetings, legislative conferences or other NRTL related events.
   Events
   
   ACIL's 2007 Mid-Winter Meeting, February 12, 2007, Arlington, VA
   
   On February 12, 2007, Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation, "OSHA and ACIL Alliance," to ACIL's members during the association's 2007 Mid-Winter Meeting in Arlington, VA. The Assistant Secretary updated the attendees on the achievements of the OSHA and ACIL Alliance, and discussed major OSHA initiatives.
   
   American Council on Electrical Safety (ACES) Meeting, November 16, 2006, Baltimore, MD
   
   The American Council on Electrical Safety (ACES), organized and hosted by ACIL, is an electrical safety forum which includes sharing information about OSHA's NRTL product approval issues. The following OSHA and ACIL Alliance implementation team members attended the November 16, 2006 meeting in Baltimore, MD: Maryann Garrahan, Director; Bernard Pasquet, Electrical Engineer; and Greg Goff, General Engineer, from the Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA.
   
   During the meeting, Bernard Pasquet shared information on OSHA's NRTL Program. Patrick Kapust, General Engineer, Office of General Industry Enforcement, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, USDOL-OSHA, gave an update on OSHA's enforcement activities. In addition, OSHA and ACIL continued to share information through informal discussions immediately following the meeting.
    
   • Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by ACIL and through OSHA- or ACIL-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
   Event
   
   Annual Department of Labor Safety Day, June 6, 2007, Washington, D.C.
   
   OSHA and ACIL Alliance implementation team members and a representative from the US Chamber of Commerce staffed in exhibit booth during the Department of Labor Safety Day, June 6, 2007 in Washington, DC. The event highlighted safety and health issues at work and at home, for DOL employees, with a number of organizations sharing safety and health information.
   
   The organizations displayed a number of counterfeit products next to genuine products to raise awareness to the growing number of counterfeit products in the workplace. ACIL distributed safety and health information including the NRTL Pocket card and promoted the OSHA and ACIL Alliance.
   
   In addition, ACIL's then Executive Director Joan Walsh Cassedy and ACIL representatives on the Alliance's implementation team, Walt Vance and Eddie Van Aken answered questions on electrical safety from DOL employees.
   
   Products
   
   Identifying Counterfeit Items Quick Tips Sheet
   
   Through the Alliance, OSHA and ACIL developed a Quick Tips Sheet, "Identifying Counterfeit Items Quick Tips." The Tips Sheet provides information on how to identify counterfeit products in the workplace and discusses ways to determine if an item is counterfeit. ACIL posted the Quick Tips Sheet on its Web site in July 2007.
   
   The Threat of Counterfeit Product Approval Marks Warrants Aggressive Detection and Enforcement Action Whitepaper
   
   Developed through the Alliance, ACIL completed a white paper, with input from OSHA, "The Threat of Counterfeit Product Approval Marks Warrants Aggressive Detection and Enforcement Action." The white paper discusses the worldwide problem of counterfeit products and equipment in workplaces. In addition, the white paper offers information on counterfeit certification marks and how to detect them on products. ACIL posted the White Paper on its Web site in July 2007.
    
   • Encourage ACIL members and OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to build relationships to address health and safety issues relating to OSHA's NTRL Program.
   Product
   
   ACIL Member Contact List
   
   Through the Alliance, ACIL provided OSHA with an updated member contact list which has information on ACIL members in the United States who can serve as a resource on OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) program. The list is posted on OSHA's Intranet for use by OSHA On-site Consultation Program and State Plan States staff. The Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs sent an email to the agency's regional administrators, executive staff, state plan state representatives and On-site Consultation personnel informing them of its availability.
   
   Promoting the National Dialogue Goals:
    
   • Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and publicize their results.
     
     The OSHA and ACIL Alliance agreed to no longer pursue this goal due to a lack of information available to develop a case study.
      
   • Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on NRTL product approval and electrical safety issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
   Event
   
   Alliance Program Small Business Roundtable, February 1, 2007, Washington, DC
   
   On February 1, 2007, ACIL representative Eddie Van Aken attended the OSHA Alliance Program Small Business Roundtable in Washington, DC. During the meeting, OSHA and On-site Consultation Program representatives updated the Alliance Program participants on the status of the Agency's efforts to enhance small business compliance assistance resources based on recommendations that were made by Alliance Program participants during the Alliance Program Small Business Roundtable held September 8, 2005.
    
2. Executive Summary
   
   Through the OSHA and ACIL Alliance, the organizations continue to share information related to the NRTL Program and OSHA's compliance assistance resources. For example, ACIL published articles on OSHA's guidance on avian flu and workplace violence in the association's newsletter during the reporting period. In addition, ACIL provided OSHA with an updated ACIL contact member list, which OSHA posted on the Agency's Intranet.
   
   OSHA and ACIL representatives also sought opportunities to exhibit and speak at events. For instance, ACIL implementation team members staffed an exhibit booth during DOL Safety Day in June 6, 2007 and distributed information to DOL employees. In addition, OSHA's Bernard Pasquet and Patrick Kapust spoke about OSHA's NRTL Program and OSHA's enforcement activities at the ACES meeting on November 16, 2006 in Baltimore, MD. Further, OSHA's Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. gave a presentation to ACIL's members during the association's 2007 Mid-Winter Meeting on February 12, 2007 in Arlington, VA.
   
   The OSHA and ACIL implementation team members also completed two documents, a quick tips sheet and a white paper, on the growing problem of counterfeit products, equipment and counterfeit NRTL certification marks on products. These products are available for use in workplaces throughout the U.S.
   
   In addition, the implementation team finalized and distributed a pocket card with information and the certification marks from each NRTL. The card contains OSHA's and ACIL's Web site addresses and logos from the organizations. To date, OSHA has distributed about 2,500 copies of the pocket card.
   
   Finally, an ACIL representative attended the Alliance Program's Small Business Roundtable II in February 2007 in Washington DC which addressed efforts to update OSHA's compliance assistance resources.
   
   As a part of these successful efforts, the implementation team worked together to develop and sign the OSHA and ACIL Alliance renewal agreement on July 17, 2007.
    
3. Alliance Program Reach

IV. Upcoming Milestones

OSHA and ACIL remain committed to working and will work on number of projects to support the renewal agreement.

The OSHA and ACIL implementation team will continue to distribute the NRTL pocket card, with the NRTL approved certification marks from the testing laboratories throughout the U.S. The pocket card will continue to be issued as an informational resource for students who attend OTI's courses and the Agency's National, Regional and Area Offices staff, On-site Consultation Program and State Plan State personnel.

In addition, ACIL may conduct training sessions on the NRTL Program for OSHA staff and others in several of the Agency's regions. Topics that will be discussed during the training sessions may include: how to identify genuine and counterfeit NRTL certification marks, the location of genuine NRTL certification marks on approved equipment, and detecting counterfeit NRTL certification marks on electrical equipment.

OSHA and ACIL will also continue to work together to identify opportunities to promote and educate others on the NRTL program through speaking and exhibiting opportunities. For example, OSHA representatives will invite ACIL to exhibit during the Agency's DOL Safety Day in June 2008. Further, ACIL will invite OSHA to speak and exhibit at its Annual Meeting in October 2007 in Atlanta, GA.


Report prepared by: Richard L. Harris, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services Alliances, July 30, 2007

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and SCHC hereby renew in part the Alliance signed October 22, 2003, and renewed December 5, 2005, and March 24, 2008, with a continued emphasis on reducing and preventing exposures to health and physical hazards of chemicals. Specifically, both organizations are committed to providing SCHC members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address hazard communication hazards and issues related to increasing awareness of the Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and SCHC recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives

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

• To share information on OSHA’s National Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on hazard communication in order to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

Outreach and Communication

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

• To 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 the SCHC’s Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or SCHC’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding SCHC’s good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.

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 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 shareinformation 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 Standards and Guidance, the Directorate of Enforcement Programs, 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 1st day of March, 2012.