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Washington Division of URS Corporation
(formerly Washington Group International)
(signed December 12, 2002; renewed December 19, 2003; renewed
February 1, 2006; renewed January 30, 2008)
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Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; and Brad Giles,
Vice President, Environmental Safety and Health, Washington Division of URS Corporation; sign the
OSHA and Washington Division of URS Corporation Alliance renewal on January 30, 2008.
Richard Terrill, OSHA Region X Administrator, joins Jonathan L. Snare, OSHA's then-Acting Assistant
Secretary, and Brad Giles, Corporate Vice President, Environmental Safety and Health, Washington
Group International, for the OSHA and Washington Group International Alliance renewal signing on
February 1, 2006.
OSHA's then-Assistant Secretary, John Henshaw, and
Washington Group International's Chief Operating Officer, Thomas H. Zarges, sign the Alliance (2002,
December).
Alliance signing with Washington Group International (2002, December).
Washington Group International's Chief Operating Officer,
Thomas H. Zarges, and OSHA's then-Assistant Secretary, John Henshaw, shake hands after signing the
OSHA and Washington Group International renewal Alliance agreement.
Washington Group International's Chief Operating Officer,
Thomas H. Zarges, OSHA's Directorate of Construction Director, Bruce Swanson, Washington Group
International's Environmental Safety and Health Vice President, Brad Giles, and OSHA's
then-Assistant Secretary, John Henshaw, discuss the future of the Alliance after the renewal
signing.
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Through the Alliance, OSHA and the Washington Division of URS Corporation will
focus on using their collective expertise to help advance a culture of accident prevention while
sharing information, guidance, best practices, access to training resources and technical knowledge
that will help protect employees’ safety and health. In particular, the Alliance will address, but
is not limited to, the areas of cranes and rigging, hearing protection and ergonomics within the
engineering and construction industry. The Alliance’s goals include:
Training and Education:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs on specific
construction industry safety and health issues and provide expertise in communicating such
information to employers and employees in the industry.
Outreach and Communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention
of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information
(e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the Washington
Division of URS Corporation’s Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Promote and encourage the Washington Division of URS Corporation to participate in OSHA’s
cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, On-site
Consultation and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on engineering
and construction industry issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide
input on safety and health issues.
Milestones and Successes
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Activities and Events
- June 9-12, 2008: ASSE's Professional Development Conference, Safety 2008, Las Vegas Convention
Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- June 10, 2008: Steven F. Witt, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs
(DCSP), USDOL-OSHA; Bradley D. Giles, Vice President, Washington Division of URS Corporation;
Emory E. Knowles, III, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Sector; and James Thornton, Northrop
Grumman, presented "Safety and Health Management Systems - A Comparison of US and Global
Models."
- June 11, 2008: Lee Anne Jillings, Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, DCSP,
USDOL-OSHA; Danezza Quinterro, Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, Office of Construction
Services, Directorate of Construction, USDOL-OSHA; Bradley D. Giles, Vice President, Washington
Division of URS Corporation; and Michael Behm, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University,
presented "Incorporating Safety into Your Company's Design Build Process."
- July 9-11, 2007: Prevention through Design Workshop, Washington, DC.
- July 9, 2007: Thomas H. Zarges, Chief Operating Officer, Washington Division of URS
Corporation, gave
the Workshop's Keynote Presentation during which he discussed the OSHA and Washington Division
of URS Corporation Alliance.
- July 24-27, 2006: Washington Division of URS Corporation's Safety Workshop, Boise, Idaho.
- July 24, 2006: Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs,
USDOL-OSHA, presented "OSHA Cooperative Program Update" and discussed the Agency's Voluntary
Protection Programs and its Challenge Pilot, Strategic Partnerships and the Alliance Program.
- July 25, 2006: Stewart Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services, USDOL-OSHA,
presented "OSHA Construction Update" and highlighted the Alliances that are impacting the
construction industry.
- June 11-14, 2006: ASSE's Professional Development Conference, Safety, 2006, Washington State
Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington.
- June 14, 2006: Stewart Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services, USDOL-OSHA, and
Brad Giles, Vice President for Environmental Safety, Health and Security, Washington Division of
URS Corporation, participated in a panel presentation; "Designing for Construction Worker Safety."
- June 12, 2006: Stewart Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services, USDOL-OSHA, and
Brad Giles, Vice President for Environmental Safety, Health and Security, Washington Division of
URS Corporation, participated in a panel roundtable; "OSHA Construction Update." During the
roundtable discussions, OSHA's Alliance Program initiatives and cooperative programs were
discussed.
- June 12-15, 2005: ASSE's Professional Development Conference, Safety 2005, Ernest R. Morial
Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- June 15, 2005: Stewart Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services, USDOL-OSHA, Brad
Giles, Vice President for Environmental Safety, Health and Security, Washington Division of URS
Corporation, and a representative from the OSHA and Board of Certified Safety Professionals and
Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists Alliance made
presentations during a conference workshop; "Supporting SH&E Careers in Government." The topics
covered in the workshop provided government employees in the safety, health and environmental
fields with career development information, including the paths and milestones for professional
level certification.
- September 1-2, 2004: National Construction Safety Executives Fall Meeting, The Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho.
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