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2004 - 01/08/2004 - OSHA And Florida Community College Form Alliance To Reduce Hazards in High Risk Industries |
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Region 4 News Release Release Number: 04-8-ATL (8) Thurs., Jan. 8, 2003 Contact: James D. Borders Jo Anne Burgoyne Phone: (904) 232-2895 (404) 562-2076 OSHA And Florida Community College Form Alliance
To Reduce Hazards in High Risk Industries Signing Ceremony scheduled for Friday, Jan. 9, in Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Florida Community College, Jacksonville, will form an alliance to reduce workplace hazards in several high-risk industries: shipbuilding and repair, landscaping, and horticultural services. A signing ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m., Jan. 9, at the college. OSHA health and safety alliances are part of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao's ongoing efforts to improve the health and safety of workers through cooperative partnerships. Carol S. Spalding, Ed.D, president, Open Campus, will sign the alliance for the Florida Community College; James D. Borders, OSHA's Jacksonville area director, will sign for OSHA. In 2001, the shipbuilding and repair industry's injury and illness rate was twice the national average, and the landscaping and horticultural services' fatality rate was over four times the national average. For more information about the alliance, call the OSHA Jacksonville area office, located in the Ribault Building, Room 227, 1851 Executive Center Dr., phone: (904) 232-2895. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
OSHA is dedicated to saving lives, preventing injuries and illnesses and protecting America's workers. Safety and health add value to business, the workplace and life. For more information, visit www.osha.gov. ###
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