I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
June 23, 2006
Evaluation Period
June 23, 2006 – June 22, 2007
Overview
Through the OSHA and NMSA Alliance, the organizations are working together to provide NMSA members
and others in the marine cargo handling industry with information, guidance, and access to training
resources to protect employees' health and safety, particularly in addressing intermodal container
lashing issues and marine terminal traffic safety.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Steve Butler
Carl Halgren1
Jim Maddux
Jess McCluer2
Paul Rossi |
Office of Maritime Enforcement (OME)
Region X, Portland, Oregon Area Office
Office of Maritime Standards
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OME |
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| NMSA: |
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Jimmy Burgin
Steve Crouch
Daniel Harrison
Ken Killough
Marc McDonald
Mark Montgomery
Ron Signorino |
Technical Committee
Technical Committee
Technical Committee
Chairman, Technical Committee
Technical Committee
Technical Committee
Technical Committee |
1Member of the Implementation Team until June 2007.
2Jess McCluer was the Alliance coordinator until May 25, 2007.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
July 28, 2006
November 8, 2006 |
Kick-off Implementation Team meeting, OSHA,
Washington, DC
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.
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health curricula on hazards in
the marine cargo handling industry.
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or 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 NMSA's Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and NMSA Alliance Web page
OSHA developed an OSHA and NMSA Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site. The page
includes the OSHA and NMSA agreement, news releases, and activities and events. This Web page is
updated on a regular basis.
Publications and Newsletters
Articles on the OSHA and NMSA Alliance activities have appeared in a number of print and online
publications, including: NMSA's Semi-Annual Newsletter, BNA Daily Labor Report, BNA Occupational
Safety and Health Reporter, CCH Safety NetNews, Environmental Resource Center, Business and Legal
Reports, and Occupational Hazards Magazine. For more information see the "Alliance Program
Reach" table.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's and NMSA's conferences and events such as NMSA Annual Meeting,
safety summits and training sessions.
NMSA Technical Committee Meeting, March 14-15, 2007, Houston, Texas
On March 14, 2007, Roger Banaitis, Safety and Health Manager, Region VI, Dallas, Texas, USDOL-OSHA
updated 30 attendees on the agency's standards that address powered industrial trucks and marine
terminal/longshoring enforcement programs at the NMSA Technical Committee Meeting in Houston, Texas.
NMSA Technical Committee Meeting, September 13-14, 2006, Vancouver, Washington
On September 13, 2006 Carl Halgren, then Area Director, Region X, Portland, Oregon Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA updated 25 attendees on the OSHA Alliance Program and activities of the OSHA and NMSA
Alliance at the NMSA Technical Committee Meeting in Vancouver, Washington.
NMSA Annual Meeting, June 23, 2006, Charleston, South Carolina
On June 23, 2006, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on the
OSHA Alliance Program to 135 attendees during the NMSA Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.
Following his speech, Mr. Foulke signed the OSHA and NMSA Alliance agreement.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding NMSA
best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by NMSA and through
OSHA-or NMSA developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other
applicable forum).
Motor Vehicle Safety Tips Sheet for Marine Terminals
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team is working with OSHA's Office of Maritime Enforcement
and Office of Maritime Standards to develop Motor Vehicle Safety Tip Sheets for Marine Terminals.
Longshoring and Marine Terminals Hazard and Abatement Summaries
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team is working with OSHA's Office of Maritime Enforcement
and Office of Maritime Standards to develop Longshoring and Marine Terminals Hazard and Abatement
Summaries.
- Promote and encourage NMSA's 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.
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health, and
publicize the results.
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings to address
safety and health issues in the marine cargo handling industry, including intermodal container
lashing and marine terminal traffic.
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the OSHA and NMSA Alliance's first year a productive working relationship was established
between the organizations. OSHA learned more about the marine cargo handling industry and NMSA
learned more about the compliance assistance resources that the Agency has developed. In addition,
NMSA's members hear directly from OSHA representatives about safety and health issues in the
industry. For example:
- On March 14, 2007, Roger Banaitis, Safety and Health Manager, Region VI, Dallas, Texas, USDOL-OSHA
updated 30 attendees on the agency's standards that address powered industrial trucks and marine
terminal/longshoring enforcement programs at the NMSA Technical Committee Meeting in Houston, Texas.
- On September 13, 2006, Carl Halgren, then Area Director, Region X, Portland, Oregon Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA updated 25 attendees on the OSHA Alliance Program and activities of the OSHA and NMSA
Alliance at the NMSA Technical Committee Meeting in Vancouver, Washington.
- On June 23, 2006, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on
the OSHA Alliance Program to 135 attendees during the NMSA Annual Meeting in Charleston, South
Carolina. Following his speech, Mr. Foulke signed the OSHA and NMSA Alliance agreement.
The OSHA and NMSA Alliance, is working with the OSHA's Office of Maritime Enforcement to review OSHA
data in order to identify topics for developing Fatality Fact Sheets for the marine cargo handling
industry. In addition, the OSHA and NMSA Alliance Implementation Team is working with OSHA's Office
of Maritime Enforcement and Office of Maritime Standards to develop Motor Vehicle Safety Tip Sheets
for Marine Terminals.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and NMSA Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site |
6,117 |
| October 5, 2006 – "MACOSH Focuses on Falls, Traffic,
Guidance, Health Issues," BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| October 4, 2006 – "Maritime Committee Focuses on
Falls, Traffic, Guidance," BNA Daily Labor Report |
Data Not Available |
| October 2, 2006 – "Foulke: MACOSH Insight of Great
Importance to OSHA," Occupational Hazards Magazine |
Data Not Available |
| July 18, 2006 – "OSHA Announces Outreach with
Transportation Industries," Business and Legal Reports |
Data Not Available |
| July 17, 2006 – "OSHA Signs Alliance with National
Maritime Safety Association," Environmental Resource Center |
Data Not Available |
| July 13, 2006 – "OSHA Signs Alliance with National
Maritime Safety Association," CCH Safety NetNews |
Data Not Available |
| July 5, 2006 – "OSHA Signs Alliance with National
Maritime Safety Association (NMSA)," IHS - Industry News |
Data Not Available |
| July 1, 2006 – "National Alliance Signed, One
Renewed," QuickTakes |
52,805 |
| July 2006 – "NMSA/OSHA Safety Alliance," NMSA
Semi-Annual Newsletter |
Data Not Available |
| June 23, 2006 – "OSHA Signs Alliance with National
Maritime Association," OSHA news release |
69 News Services |
| TOTAL |
58,991 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, OSHA's and NMSA's implementation team will undertake a number of activities
and develop several products.
For example, NMSA will complete its draft Motor Vehicle Safety Tips Sheets for Marine Terminals in
Fall 2007. OSHA will provide NMSA with feedback on the document. NMSA will also develop and post a
NMSA and OSHA Alliance Web page on its Web site. The Web page will include the Alliance Program logo
and links to the Alliance agreement and other safety and health information on the OSHA's Web site.
Through the Alliance, NMSA has asked OSHA to schedule a meeting in September 2007 at the Department
of Labor in Washington, DC. The agenda will include an implementation team meeting, a maritime
industry question and answer session with DEP and OME, and a presentation on the OSHA Web site by
Barnett Lawrence, Compliance Assistance Coordinator, OOSA.
In addition, OSHA will invite NMSA to assist in delivering presentations during the OSHA Training
Institute's 2060 Longshoring and Marine Terminals Course which is scheduled for November 2007 in
Long Beach, California. The OSHA and NMSA Alliance will also continue working with the agency's
Office of Maritime Enforcement to review OSHA data in order to identify topics and hazards to
address for Fatality Fact Sheets.
Report prepared by: Daniel K. Youhas, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and
Alliances, June 23, 2007
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