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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
Brick Industry Association (BIA)
March 30, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
March 20, 2006
Evaluation Period
March 20, 2006 – March 19, 2007
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and BIA are working together to provide the BIA's members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources to help them protect employees' health and
safety, particularly in reducing ergonomics injuries, and preventing exposure to hazardous levels of
silica.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Neil Davis
Jess McCluer
Loretta Schuman
Joanna Sznajder |
Office of Chemical Hazards, Non-Metals (OCH)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
OCH
Office of Physical Hazards & Others |
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| BIA: |
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Tom Brown
Joseph Casper
Davis Henry
Mike Patterson |
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Task Force
Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety
EHS Task Force
EHS Task Force |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
March 20, 2006
July 12, 2006
October 25, 2006
February 15, 2007 |
Kick-off meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Teleconference, Ergonomics Best Practices Fact Sheet
Meeting, Teleconference |
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 BIA's Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and BIA Alliance Web page
OSHA developed an OSHA and BIA Alliance Web page that is posted on the Agency's Web site that
includes the OSHA and BIA Alliance agreement, the OSHA news release on the Alliance's signing, and
information on articles included in BIA's e-newsletter, Brick News Online, that feature U.S.
Department of Labor-developed articles on OSHA's compliance assistance and cooperative program
resources. This Web page is updated on a regular basis.
Publications and Newsletters
Information and news releases on the OSHA and BIA Alliance signing and the activities of the
Alliance have appeared in print and electronic publications such as BNA
Occupational Safety and Health Reporter, Facilities Management News, IHS, News for OSC,
and Risk Control Issues NewsBrief. For more information on the
articles, see the "Alliance Program Reach."
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages
BIA representatives are serving on the editorial boards for the following OSHA Safety and Health
Topics pages that address brick industry hazards:
- Confined Spaces
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Heat Stress
- Machine Guarding
- Silica, Crystalline
The BIA representatives are:
- Tom Brown, Director of Occupational Safety & Health, Acme Brick Company; Ft. Worth, Texas
- Mike Patterson, Regional Safety and Health Manager, Boral Bricks Inc.; Pelham, Alabama
- Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA's and BIA's conferences, local meetings or other events such as
BIA's Brick Show.
The OSHA and BIA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
BIA's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by BIA and
through OSHA- or BIA- developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or
any other applicable forum).
Events
Silicosis Prevention for Brick Industry Workers Seminar, February 8, 2007, Clemson, South Carolina
Through the OSHA and BIA Alliance, James Lane, South Carolina On-site Consultation Division,
attended BIA's Silicosis Prevention for Brick Industry Workers seminar that was held February 8,
2007 at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. During the seminar's discussions, Mr. Lane
answered questions and provided useful information on OSHA's On-site Consultation Program to 25
attendees.
- Promote and encourage BIA members' or worksites' 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.
Products
BIA's Brick News monthly newsletter included the following articles developed
by the U.S. Department of Labor focusing on OSHA's cooperative programs and compliance assistance resources:
- December 16, 2006, Brick News, "Consultation Helps Small Businesses
Establish Safety and Health Programs."
- October 12, 2006, Brick News, "OSHA's Electronic Resources for Small
Businesses."
Events
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, Workforce Protections
Subcommittee, June 14, 2006, Washington, DC
On June 14, 2006, Joe Casper, BIA testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Education and the Workforce, Workforce Protections Subcommittee. During his testimony, Mr. Casper
promoted the OSHA and BIA Alliance and the value of the OSHA Alliance Program. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA also testified at the hearing.
- Executive Summary
During the OSHA and BIA Alliance's first year a productive working relationship was established
between the organizations. OSHA learned more about the brick industry and BIA learned more about the
compliance assistance resources that the Agency has developed. The OSHA and BIA Alliance has also
helped to identify the need for compliance assistance safety and health information in the areas of
silica and ergonomics that is specific to the industry.
In addition, OSHA and BIA representatives are sharing their expertise through participating on
OSHA's electronic assistance tools' editorial boards, participating and speaking at events and
developing and publishing articles. For example:
- BIA representatives serve on a number of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages' editorial boards
including Confined Spaces, Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) and Machine Guarding.
- On June 14, 2006, Joe Casper, BIA promoted the OSHA and BIA Alliance and the value of the OSHA
Alliance Program during his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Education and the Workforce, Workforce Protections Subcommittee.
- On February 8, 2007, James Lane, South Carolina On-site Consultation Division, attended BIA's
Silicosis Prevention for Brick Industry Workers seminar. During the seminar's discussions, he
answered questions and provided information on OSHA's On-site Consultation Program to 25 attendees
during.
- BIA used US Department of Labor developed articles to promote the activities of the OSHA and BIA
Alliance and OSHA's compliance assistance resources and cooperative programs in its bi-monthly
e-newsletter, Brick News. The articles addressed OSHA's On-site Consultation Program and the
agency's electronic resources for small businesses.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and BIA Alliance Web site on OSHA's Web page |
6,225 |
| OSHA Confined Spaces Safety and Health Topics page |
82,557 |
| OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
Safety and Health Topics page |
69,268 |
| OSHA Heat Stress Safety and Health Topics page |
65,667 |
| OSHA Machine Guarding Safety and Health Topics page |
36,431 |
| OSHA Silica, Crystalline Safety and Health Topics
page |
45,806 |
February 8, 2007, Silicosis Prevention for Brick
Industry Workers Seminar, Clemson, South Carolina
Attendee: James Lane, South Carolina On-site Consultation Division |
25 |
| July 13, 2006 – "Concrete Industry Compliance
Resource Available," BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| June 14, 2006 – Joe Casper, BIA testified before the
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, Workforce Protections
Subcommittee |
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 4, 2006 – "Two National Alliances Formed with
OSHA, Another Renewed," News for OSC |
Data Not Available |
| April 1, 2006 – OSHA includes information on the
OSHA/BIA Alliance signing in QuickTakes |
52,805 |
| April 2006 – "Two National Alliances Formed with
OSHA, Another Renewed," Risk Control Issues NewsBrief |
Data Not Available |
| March 20, 2006 – "OSHA, Brick Industry Association
form Alliance," OSHA News Release |
69 News Services |
| TOTAL |
358,784 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
The OSHA and BIA Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will be
undertaken in the upcoming year. Through the Alliance, BIA will work with OSHA to develop an
Ergonomics and Silica Best Practices fact sheets for employees and employers in the brick industry.
In addition, BIA representatives will continue to provide their expertise to OSHA by serving on a
number of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages' editorial boards including the Confined Spaces,
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) and Machine Guarding. BIA will also develop and post a
BIA 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.
To share safety and health information with the brick industry, OSHA will provide publications to
BIA, including the OSHA and BIA Alliance Activities Summary for the BIA Brick Show 2007 Conference
and Trade Show March 29-31, 2007 in Orlando, Florida. BIA will also continue to promote OSHA
compliance assistance materials and the OSHA and BIA Alliance through articles in their bi-monthly
e-newsletter, Brick News.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
March 30, 2007
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