(L to R) Edwin G. Foulke, Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; Robert
Switzer, Vice President of Operations, Lamar Outdoor Advertising; Marthe Kent, Regional
Administrator, Region I, USDOL-OSHA; Paul Gagnon, Corporate Safety Director, Lamar Outdoor
advertising sign an Alliance Program agreement on September 19, 2007 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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Through the OSHA and Lamar Alliance, the organizations will provide Lamar
employees and others in the outdoor advertising industry with information, guidance, and access to
training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety. In particular, the
Alliance will focus on reducing and preventing exposure to falls, electrical, struck-by and
trenching hazards, as well as hazards related to the operation of aerial lifts. The Alliance’s goals
include:
Training and education:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing training and education programs for Lamar
employees regarding falls, electrical, struck-by and trenching hazards, as well as hazards related
to the operation of aerial lifts, and to provide expertise in communicating such information to
others in the outdoor advertising 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 assistance tools and OSHA’s and Lamar’s Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
Lamar’s best practices or effective approaches and publicize the results through outreach by Lamar
and through OSHA- or Lamar-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and
lectures (or any other applicable media, such as Lamar billboards).
- Work with other Alliance participants on projects to address safety and health issues in the
outdoor advertising industry including falls, electrical, struck-by and trenching hazards, as well
as hazards related to the operation of aerial lifts.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- October 20-26, 2008:
2008 Drug-Free Work Week. Lamar Outdoor Advertising (Lamar) and a number of
other Alliance Program participants are supporting the 2008 Drug-Free Work
Week. Sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Program, the
Week’s focus is educating employers, employees and the public about the
importance of being drug-free as an essential component of a safe and healthful
workplace.
- October 16-18, 2008: 2008 Outdoor Advertising Association of America
Operations Conference and Trade Show, Gaylord Palms, Orlando, Florida.
- October 16, 2008: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA,
will give a keynote address.
- October 16-18, 2008: Anthony Rosa, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region
IV, Tampa, Florida Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, will staff an Alliance Program
exhibit booth and distribute OSHA compliance assistance publications during the
conference.
- June 17-18, 2008: OSHSPA/OSHA Spring 2008 Meeting, Burlington, Vermont.
- June 18, 2008: Marthe Kent, Regional Administrator, Region I, USDOL-OSHA; and Chuck Wigger,
Assistant Corporate Safety Director, Lamar Outdoor Advertising; presented an overview of the OSHA
and Lamar Alliance.
- April 8, 2008: Northeast Region Outdoor Advertising Training Seminar,
Bridgeport, Connecticut. Leona May, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region I,
Bridgeport, Connecticut Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled,
"Safe Driving and Heat Stress."
Products and Resources
Related Alliances
Areas of Emphasis
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