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American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
(signed February 14, 2003; renewed March 24, 2005; concluded February 14,
2007)
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R to L: Kevin M. Burke, AAFA's President and CEO, and Steven F. Witt,
OSHA's then-Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, renew national Alliance agreement on March 24, 2005.
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By renewing the Alliance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and AAFA will continue to use their collective expertise to help foster a culture of injury and
illness prevention by sharing best practices and technical safety and health knowledge, especially
in the area of ergonomics. The Alliance's goals include:
Training and education:
- Develop and deliver training and education programs on ergonomics issues.
- Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals in AAFA ergonomics
programs or best practices, as determined by OSHA and AAFA.
Outreach and communication:
- Develop and disseminate information and guidance through print and electronic media,
particularly the AAFA and OSHA Web sites.
- Disseminate information and guidance in applicable foreign languages.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events to promote the
effectiveness of ergonomics programs.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Encouraging AAFA members to act as industry liaisons and resources for OSHA's cooperative
programs and Compliance Assistance Specialists.
- Share information on best practices of AAFA members, as determined by OSHA and AAFA, with
others in the industry.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- February 22, 2006: AAFA's Annual Meeting, Aventura, Florida. John Eapan, Vice President,
Environmental, Health and Safety for American & Efird and a member of the OSHA and AAFA Alliance
implementation team, gave an update on the OSHA and AAFA Alliance to AAFA's Environmental
Taskforce and Social Responsibility Committee.
- June 21, 2005: AAFA's Social Responsibility Committee Meeting, New York, New York. John Eapan,
Vice President, Environmental, Health and Safety for American & Efird and a member of the OSHA and
AAFA Alliance implementation team, gave an update on the OSHA and AAFA Alliance to 25 attendees.
- AAFA's Ergonomics Training Seminars: "A Practical and Economical Approach to Enhancing Your
Company's Success Without Reinventing the Wheel" provided training to AAFA members and others in
the apparel and footwear industry on AAFA's ergonomics manual, "Ergonomics for Supervisors: Volume
I, An Introductory Manual for the Apparel and Footwear Industries," which was developed through
the OSHA/AAFA Alliance. Representatives from OSHA and State Plan States assisted with the
presentations at several of the seminars.
- May 10, 2005, Miami, Florida
- April 5, 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina: Betty Copeland, Education and Training
Specialist, North Carolina Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety
and Health, and Roseanne Morgan, Health Compliance Officer II, North Carolina
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, served as seminar
presenters.
- March 16, 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina: Betty Copeland, Education and Training
Specialist, North Carolina Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety
and Health, and Roseanne Morgan, Health Compliance Officer II, North Carolina
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, served as seminar
presenters at a special session to train 10 AAFA trainers who are leading the
AAFA seminars around the country.
- February 24-26, 2005: AAFA's Annual Meeting, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida.
- February 26-28, 2004: AAFA Annual Meeting, Phoenician Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona.
- June 12, 2003: "OSHA Alliances and Partnerships with the Apparel
Industry," Adrienne Huey, USDOL-OSHA, and Frank Strasheim, USDOL-OSHA.
Frank Strasheim (Administrator) and Adrienne Huey (Occupational Safety
and Health Manager) of OSHA Region IX spoke to the Social Responsibility
Committee at the AAFA 2003 Annual Conference. In addition, OSHA participated
in the conference with an exhibit table.
- June 11, 2003: "OSHA-AAFA Ergonomics Alliance Update," San
Francisco, California. Steven Jesseph, Executive Director, Global
Workplace Values and Safety, Sara Lee Corporation, provided
an updated on the OSHA-AAFA Alliance to the AAFA Government Contracting
Committee.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Ergonomics for Supervisors: Volume I, An Introductory Manual for the Apparel and Footwear Industries
[PDF
- 3.9 MB].
American Apparel and Footwear Association.
Additional Resources
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs at
202-693-2200 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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