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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association of America (CSDA)
April 4, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
March 16, 2006
Evaluation Period
March 17, 2006 – March 16, 2007
Overview
The OSHA and CSDA Alliance is providing CSDA members and other sawing and drilling operators with
information, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health
and safety. Through the Alliance, the organizations are addressing highway work zone hazards, motor
vehicle safety and respiratory protection for hazards associated with silica.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Michael Buchet
Jess McCluer
Danezza Quintero |
Directorate of Construction (DOC)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
DOC |
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| CSDA: |
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Susan Hollingsworth
Patrick O'Brien
Tom Stowell |
President
Executive Director
Vice President |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
March 16, 2006
September 20, 2006
December 13, 2006 |
Kick-off Meeting, Washington, DC
Meeting, Teleconference
Meeting, Teleconference |
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
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 CSDA's Web sites)
to employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page
OSHA developed an OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site that
includes the OSHA and CSDA Alliance agreement, news releases, and milestones and successes. This Web
page is updated on a regular basis.
CSDA Web site (www.csda.org)
CSDA created a CSDA and OSHA Alliance Web page on its Web site. The page has information on the OSHA
and CSDA Alliance along with links to OSHA's Web site including: Safety and Health Topics pages,
Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employers and Workers Web page, Hispanic and Youth Outreach
Compliance Assistance material and the On-site Consultation Program.
Publications and Newsletters
Information on the activities of the OSHA and CSDA Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and
online publications, including: BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter, Chicagoland
Construction News, Concrete Current, CSDA News, CONCRETE Monthly, Concrete Openings, Construction &
Demolition Recycling Magazine, Facilities Management News, IHS, PDi Magazine, Risk Control Issues
NewsBrief, Safety & Health, Southeast Construction: Industry News, and US
Newswire. For more information on the articles, see the "Alliance Program Reach."
Concrete and Concrete Products – Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics page
The following CSDA representatives serve on the Concrete and Concrete Products – Manufacturing and
Construction Safety and Health Topics editorial board:
- Susan Hollingsworth, Holes Incorporated, CEO; Houston, TX
- Pat O'Brien, CSDA, Executive Director; St. Petersburg, FL
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or CSDA's conferences, meetings and major industry trade shows
such as the annual CSDA convention and annual World of Concrete.
Events
World of Concrete 2007, January 22-26, 2007, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
On January 22-26, 2007, OSHA Region IX, Nevada OSHA, and the Nevada On-site Consultation Program
shared an exhibit booth with CSDA at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada. OSHA provided
compliance assistance and Alliance Program publications, including the OSHA and CSDA Alliance
Activities Summary, which were distributed to the attendees during the event.
On January 24, 2007, Stew Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services (OCS), DOC,
USDOL-OSHA, spoke to 75 attendees during the "Outreach Programs for Construction" seminar. The
session provided a construction industry regulatory update and highlighted the benefits of
participating within OSHA's cooperative programs, including the Alliance Program.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
CSDA's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by CSDA and
through OSHA -or CSDA- developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or
any other applicable forum including outreach events).
Products
CSDA Best Practices for Sawing and Drilling Operations: Highway Workzone Safety Best Practices Fact
Sheet
Through the Alliance, OSHA and CSDA developed a fact sheet; ‘Highway Workzone Safety Best
Practices." It identifies hazards associated with sawing and cutting adjacent to a highway work zone
and safe work practices to help reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries or illnesses. The fact
sheet was completed and posted on CSDA's Web page in January 2007. A link to the fact sheet was also
added to the OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site in January 2007.
- Promote and encourage CSDA members 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 CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and
publicize their results.
The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on highway work
zone safety, motor vehicle safety and respiratory protection for hazards associated with silica to
help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the OSHA and CSDA Alliance's first year a productive working relationship was established
between the organizations. OSHA learned more about the concrete sawing and drilling industry and
CSDA learned more about the compliance assistance resources that the Agency has developed. The OSHA
and CSDA Alliance has also helped to identify and develop compliance assistance safety and health
information that is specific to the industry.
For example, this positive relationship led to the development of the CSDA Best Practices for Sawing
and Drilling Operations: Highway Workzone Safety Best Practices fact sheet. It identifies hazards
associated with sawing and cutting adjacent to a highway work zone and safe work practices to help
reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries or illnesses. The fact sheet was completed and posted on
CSDA's Web page in January 2007. A link to the fact sheet was added to the OSHA and CSDA Alliance
Web page on the Agency's Web site.
In addition, OSHA and CSDA representatives are sharing their expertise through participation on
OSHA's electronic assistance tools' editorial boards and speaking and exhibiting opportunities. For
example:
- CSDA representatives are serving on the editorial board for the Concrete and Concrete Products-
Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics page.
- On January 22-26, 2007, OSHA Region IX, Nevada OSHA and the Nevada On-site Consultation Program
shared an exhibit booth with CSDA during the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- On January 24, 2007, Stew Burkhammer, Director, OCS, DOC, USDOL-OSHA, spoke to 75 attendees during
the "Outreach Programs for Construction" seminar.
CSDA also promotes the activities of the OSHA and CSDA Alliance and OSHA's compliance assistance
resources and cooperative programs through articles the association publishes in its monthly
newsletter, CSDA News and monthly magazine, Concrete Openings.
In addition, CSDA created a CSDA and OSHA Alliance Web page on its Web site. It has information on
the OSHA and CSDA Alliance along with links to OSHA's Web site including the cooperative programs
and compliance assistance resources, Safety and Health Topics pages, Compliance Assistance: Hispanic
Employers and Workers Web page, Hispanic and Youth Outreach Compliance Assistance material and the
On-site Consultation Program.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and CSDA Alliance Web site on OSHA's Web page |
6,245 |
| CSDA and OSHA Alliance Web page |
Data Not Available |
| Concrete and Concrete Products- Manufacturing and
Construction Safety and Health Topics page |
13,909 |
| February 2007 – "CSDA/OSHA Alliance Adds Safety
Series," CONCRETE Monthly |
Data Not Available |
January 22-26, 2007, World of Concrete, Las Vegas,
Nevada
Alliance Program Exhibit |
90,000 |
January 24, 2007, World of Concrete, Las Vegas,
Nevada
"Outreach Programs for Construction"
Speaker: Stew Burkhammer, Director, Office of Construction Services, DOC, USDOL-OSHA |
75 |
| December 11, 2006 – "World of Concrete Organizers Eye
New Record," Concrete Currents |
Data Not Available |
December 2006 – Concrete Openings
"Free Seminar at WOC 2007"
"President's Page"
"Free Seminar by CSDA/OSHA Alliance"
"CSDA/OSHA Alliance Resources" |
15,639 |
| September 2006 – "CSDA/OSHA Alliance Presents Free
Seminar at Work of Concrete 2007," Concrete Openings |
15,639 |
| August 14, 2006 – "CSDA and OSHA Provide Free Seminar
at World of Concrete 2007," Construction & Demolition Recycling Magazine |
Data Not Available |
| June-August 2006 –"CSDA/OSHA Alliance Provides Free
Seminar at the World of Concrete in 2007" PDi Magazine |
Data Not Available |
| July 17, 2006 – "CSDA/OSHA Alliance Provides Free
Seminar at the World of Concrete in 2007," CSDA News Release |
250 publications |
| July 13, 2006 – "Concrete Industry Compliance
Resource Available," BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| July 2006 – "OSHA Posts Concrete Safety and Health
Topics Web Page," Concrete Currents |
Data Not Available |
| June 2006 – "CSDA, OSHA Partner to Improve Safety,
Health," CONCRETE Monthly |
Data Not Available |
| June 2006 – "Alliance Focuses on Highway Construction
Hazards, Silica," Safety + Health |
Data Not Available |
| May 2006 – "OSHA Forms Alliance with CSDA," Southeast
Construction: Industry News |
Data Not Available |
| May 2006 – "OSHA Alliance Focuses on Highway
Construction Hazards, Silica," Safety + Health |
Data Not Available |
| April 24, 2006 – "OSHA Forms Alliances with Brick,
Concrete Industries," Facilities Management News |
Data Not Available |
| April 7, 2006 – "OSHA Forms Alliances with BIA,
CSDA," IHS |
Data Not Available |
| April 3, 2006 – "OSHA, Sawing Group Eye Silica
Exposure in Alliance," Concrete Currents |
Data Not Available |
| April 1, 2006 – "OSHA Forms Alliance with CSDA," CSDA
News Release |
250 publications |
| April 1, 2006 – OSHA includes information on the
OSHA/CSDA Alliance signing in QuickTakes |
52,805 |
| April 2006 – "Two National Alliances Formed with
OSHA, Another Renewed," Risk Control Issues NewsBrief |
Data Not Available |
| March 16, 2006 – "OSHA Aligns with Association,"
Chicagoland Construction News |
Data Not Available |
| March 16, 2006 – "OSHA Forms Alliance with Concrete
Sawing and Drilling Association; Will Focus on Highway Work Zone Hazards," U.S. Newswire |
Data Not Available |
| March 14, 2006 – "OSHA Forms Alliance with Concrete
Sawing and Drilling Association," OSHA News Release |
69 News Services |
| TOTAL |
194,312 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
The OSHA and CSDA Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will be
undertaken in the upcoming year. For example, CSDA will work with OSHA to develop silica and motor
vehicles best practices fact sheets for employees and employers in the concrete sawing and drilling
industry. In addition, OSHA will draft an article addressing fall protection for an upcoming edition
of CSDA's monthly magazine, Concrete Openings.
CSDA's representatives will also continue to provide their expertise to OSHA by serving on the OSHA
Concrete and Concrete Products – Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health Topics editorial
board.
Also, the association will invite OSHA representatives to exhibit and speak at the World of
Concrete, January 21-25 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, CSDA will invite OSHA
representatives to speak at the CSDA Annual Convention March 4-8, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Finally, the organization will continue to promote OSHA compliance assistance materials and the OSHA
and CSDA Alliance through its Web site and articles in Concrete Openings
and its newsletter, CSDA News.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
April 4, 2007
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