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Partnership Closures:
Region III |
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National
Park Service (NPS) - National
Capitol Parks Central |
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#108 |
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Partners: |
International Brotherhood of Painter/Allied Trades;
Fraternal Order of
Police Labor Committee, US Park Police |
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Date Signed: |
May 18, 1999 |
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Date Concluded: |
May 18, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410)
865-2055/2056
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Results: This Park's total case rate decreased from 15.6 in
1999, the first year of the Partnership, to 13.2 in 2003, a 15%
reduction. The lost time case rate decreased in the same time period
by 63%. |
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Philadelphia Ship Disposal Partnership |
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#15 |
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Partners: |
Metro Machine Company; International Brotherhood of Boilermakers;
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce |
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Date Signed: |
January 19, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
May 19, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This agreement aims to prevent fatalities, other injuries, and
accidents resulting from work related to ship disposal within the
jurisdiction of OSHA's Philadelphia Area Office.
Results: Written safety and health procedures have been
implemented and improved as of the 2004 review. These procedures are
constantly being updated as Metro Machine implements innovative means
and methods from its short term experience in the ship dismantlement
business. Metro Machine has acted on numerous safety recommendations
made during the initial evaluation. This Partnership's lost workday
rate has decreased by 23% from 2002 to 2003. |
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Philadelphia Telecommunications
Tower Project |
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#14 |
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Partners: |
Television Tower Owners of the Philadelphia Area; International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Ironworkers Union; WCAU-Channel
10-NBC; WPV1-ABC Inc. |
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Date Signed: |
May 2, 2000 (renewed December 15, 2004) |
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Date Concluded: |
December 15, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This Partnership, formed in response to 32 fatalities in 5 years, aims
to prevent accidents, injuries, and fatalities resulting from work
on/from telecommunication towers. The focus is on falls,
electrocutions, and non-ionizing radiation exposures. The partners also
will implement written tower safety and health management systems.
Results: In the 2002 review, this Partnership
covered 9 sites, positively impacting 39 employees through completion of
Pre-work Communication Tower Safety and Health Checklists. All hazards
were abated prior to employee exposure, and there was no injuries or
illnesses reported. The Partnership has held contractors responsible to
ensure that its employees are protected 100% of the time while engaged
on towers covered under the Partnership.
An OSHA Training Institute on-site Communication Tower training course
was held during the 2003 rating period. This course was attended by
partners' employees, subcontractors, unions and OSHA personnel. A
"Communication Structure Partnership" has been developed because several
companies involved in this Partnership wanted to expand the Partnership
to all communication structures in the state of Pennsylvania. There was
a training course held in April 2003 to train OSHA personal on the
Pennsylvania Partnership and the telecommunications industry. The field
training for this course was given by contractors that have been
involved with this Partnership.
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Pittsburgh
Master Builders' Association (MBA) Project |
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#13 |
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Partners: |
Pittsburgh Building and Construction Trades Council |
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Date Signed: |
May 9, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
May 9, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Pittsburgh Area Office, (412) 395-4903
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Partnership goals include reducing Pittsburgh construction contractors'
lost workday rates by 3% each year during the Partnership, improving
the safety and health performance of participating contractors,
leveraging OSHA resources, and recognizing exemplary partnering
contractors.
Results: During the 2002 review period, the
combined Partnership participants' LWDII rate was 64% lower than the
national average for the construction industry, and the combined
participants recordable incident rate was 32% lower than the national
average for the construction industry. In the 2003 review period, the 4
participants had 99 active construction sites. The LWDII rate for all
the participants combined during this period was 3.0. The incident rate
for all the participants combined during this period was 7.8.
Participants have identified and corrected a variety of hazards
throughout their various jobsites. Participants have utilized in-house
audits and inspections to document the areas where corrective actions
have been taken.
The Pittsburgh Area Office personnel had been involved in
"Pre-Construction Meetings" with Turner/P.J. Dick/ATS and Mascaro
Construction Company. The meetings were designed to share and review
all safety and health concerns and precautions to be taken by
contractors while working at sites. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Western Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#67 |
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Date Signed: |
June 12, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 15, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Pittsburgh Area Office, (412) 395-4903
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs.
Results: One partner has decreased its TRIR rate from 12.6 in 2002 to
5.0 in 2003. This employer also decreased its DART Rate from 8.6 in
2002 to 5.0 in 2003. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Western Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#110 |
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Date Signed: |
June 15, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 15, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Erie Area Office, (814) 833-5758
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Lehigh Valley Chapter
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#71 |
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Date Signed: |
September 7, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 30, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Allentown Area Office, (610) 776-0592
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Central Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#65 |
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Date Signed: |
September 12, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 1, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Harrisburg Area Office, (717) 782-3902
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Central Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#66 |
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Date Signed: |
September 12, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 1, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Pittsburgh Area Office, (412) 395-4903
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Central Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#78 |
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Date Signed: |
September 12, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 1, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Wilkes-Barre Area Office, (570) 826-6538
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Lehigh Valley Chapter |
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#68 |
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Date Signed: |
September 27, 2000 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 25, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Wilkes-Barre Area Office, (570) 826-6538
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Southeast Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#111 |
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Date Signed: |
May 30, 2001 |
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Contact Information: |
Allentown Area Office, (610) 776-0592
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs.
Results: This Partnership has had a proactive impact on safety and
health of employees engaged in the construction trades and has created
a positive working relationship between OSHA and the construction
trades in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In cooperation with the
ABC Chapter’s Vice President of Educational Services and OSHA’s
Philadelphia Area Office, several training sessions were conducted,
all of which have been well attended and received. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Southeast Pennsylvania
Chapter |
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#112 |
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Date Signed: |
May 30, 2001 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 4, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - West Virginia Chapter |
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#70 |
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Date Signed: |
July 12, 2001 |
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Date Concluded: |
January 12, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Charleston Area Office, (304) 347-5937
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc., (ABC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have entered into this partnership to provide a safe and
healthful work environment in the construction Industry.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in decreased
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participant contractors with a
resultant decrease in worker compensation costs. ABC member
construction companies will use the Safety Training and Evaluation
Process, or "STEP" program in evaluating their safety and health
program performance and their safety and health training programs. The
primary goals are to: reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an
emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls,
struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards); increase the number of construction companies
that implement effective safety programs; decrease worker compensation
costs and OSHA penalties for contractor participants; and, allow OSHA
to focus resources on companies that require attention from OSHA,
rather than companies that have demonstrated existence of effective
safety programs. |
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Delaware Contractors Association Partnership |
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#91 |
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Partners: |
Delaware Department of Labor |
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Date Signed: |
October 25, 2001 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 30, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Wilmington Area Office, (302) 573-6518
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Participants aim to reduce by 3% annually the number of injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities. Another Partnership objective is to
increase the number of general and specialty contractors who implement
effective safety and health management systems and provide effective
safety and health training.
Results: This Partnership has had a proactive impact on the Safety and
Health of employees engaged in the construction trades and has created
a positive working relationship between OSHA and construction trades
in the State of Delaware and organized labor. This Partnership covered
construction sites ongoing in the State of Delaware, with 6 sites
being evaluated and impacting approximately 86 employees. Both members
received verification inspections and had no recorded incidents in any
of the four focus categories of falls, struck by, caught between, or
electrocution. Both firms were considered the construction manager for
the ongoing projects. |
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South Tidewater Association of Ship Repairers (STASR) |
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#194 |
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Date Signed: |
April 23, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 30, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Norfolk Area Office, (757) 441-3820
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: STASR is a trade association of more than 125 member companies with
30,000 employees representing all trades involved in the industry. The
agreement will promote a safe and healthful work environment for
employees engaged in shipyard activities in the Hampton Roads, VA
area, with the goal of preventing serious accidents within the
industry through increased training and implementation of enhanced
safety and health management systems.
Results: This Partnership’s TRIR rate of 11.2 is below the BLS rate of
17.2 for the respective SIC code. This Partnership’s LTIR rate of 2.2
is also below the BLS rate of 3.9. The Partnership covers 10 Employers |
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Erie Federal Courthouse Project |
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#208 |
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Partners: |
Mascaro Construction; Great Lakes Building Council |
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Date Signed: |
July 31, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
August 31, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This agreement between government, Mascaro Construction, and
subcontractors encourages and assists those working on the Erie
Federal Court House to improve their safety and health performance,
strives for the elimination of serious accidents in the construction
industry, and recognizes contractors with exemplary safety and health
management systems.
Results: The injury and illness rate from July through the end of 2002
was 17.53. Partners took an aggressive re-education, re-training and
enforcement stand on how to work safely. The result yielded dramatic
improvement for 2003, when the rate was reduced to 6.79. The DART rate
decreased from 3.89 in 2002 to 2.26 in 2003, and was below the
national average.
All on site employers have improved their safety and health management
systems through this Partnership. Training has been an important
aspect of this success, with employers spending extra time on problem
areas that were causing lost time injuries. OSHA provided 4 hours of
on-site training on fall protection, scaffolds and ladder safety,
which was well received. Contractors have identified and addressed the
primary causes of job injuries and have retrained all employees on the
how to perform jobs safely. Mascaro's safety director conducts weekly
walk-arounds at the job site and performs a hazard assessment and
abatement review. The subcontractors are required to correct any
deficiencies noted and to ensure that hazards are abated. |
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Washington D.C. Prettyman U.S. Courthouse Project |
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#227 |
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Partners: |
Centex Construction |
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Date Signed: |
July 31, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
June 7, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410) 865-2055
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The addition and renovation to the Prettyman U.S. Courthouse will last
approximately 3.5 years, and the Partnership covers all contractors at
the site. The Partnership will encourage contractors to improve their
safety and health performance, focus on the most serious construction
hazards, and provide recognition for contractors with outstanding
safety and health management systems.
Results: Site contractors' employees are required to undergo a
thorough safety orientation when they begin work at the site.
Management personnel also undergo extensive safety and health training
provided by Centex and their participating Partnership contactors.
Job safety analyses are required from all contractors on a timely and
regular basis. All participating contractors have incorporated a
progressive disciplinary program into their safety and health
management systems. Centex holds jobsite safety meetings and performs
regular safety audits that involve submitting questionnaires to
employees and lower-level management personnel. The site safety
program also allows for and encourages employee involvement in
reporting hazards, developing abatement strategies, and in performing
site inspections. |
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Northern Tier Safety Association (NTSA) Partnership |
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#205 |
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Partners: |
Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program |
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Date Signed: |
September 13, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
September 13, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Wilkes-Barre Area Office, (570) 826-6538
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Employees and employers engaged in construction and general industry
activities in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier area can get assistance to
help prevent serious accidents/illnesses through increased training
and implementation of enhanced safety and health management systems. |
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American Society of Safety Engineers - Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter |
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#206 |
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Partners: |
Pennsylvania OHSA Consultation Program |
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Date Signed: |
September 13, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 31, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Wilkes-Barre Area Office, (570) 826-6538
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This agreement aims to provide a safe and healthful work environment
for Association members engaged in construction activities in the
northeastern Pennsylvania area, and to help prevent serious
accidents/illnesses within the construction industry through increased
training and implementation of enhanced safety and health programs. |
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York County Judicial Center Project |
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#226 |
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Partners: |
Kinsley Construction, Inc.; McClure Company; Encompass; Thyssen Krupp
Elevator Corp.; York County |
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Date Signed: |
November 12, 2002 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 1, 2004 |
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Contact Information: |
Harrisburg Area Office, (717) 782-3902
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The York County Judicial Center is a 330,000 square foot 8-story
structure, with a penthouse level and full basement, being constructed
over a 2-year period. This Partnership intends to develop criteria for
a model multi-employer worksite safety and health management system
that specifically identifies the responsibilities of each contractor;
make safety and health materials available to all contractors on-site;
and achieve participant recordable illness and injury rates below the
national average for the construction industry.
Results: Since the initiation of the Partnership, approximately 268
employees from 20-25 contractors have worked on the site. The
Partnership has achieved a low number of recordable injury cases of 10
and a Lost Work Day Frequency rate of 0.63 with a Lost Work Day
Severity rate of 6.29 based on 317,874 man hours worked for the
respective SIC code. Twice daily site inspections were conducted by
the prime contactors on site. In addition, a joint inspection is
conducted monthly by designated representatives from the contractors
on site. |
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U.S. Capitol Visitors Center - Centex Construction |
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#248 |
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Partners: |
Centex Construction Company |
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Date Signed: |
March 26, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
May 11, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410) 865-2068
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Partnership will last more than 3 years, and will be used as a
model for all contractors at this project. The general contractor will
assist with and encourage contractor development of safety and health
management systems, reduction in serious accidents, and recognition of
exemplary safety and health performance.
Results: Safety inspection activity continues to be a priority for
this Partnership. A designated full-time safety officer and safety
team perform inspections along with the safety director. The insurance
carrier for the site performs inspections as well. The superintendent
performs inspection work as a part of daily routine work tasks. This
Partnership saw a reduction to 3.2 for the total number of injuries
and illnesses at the site compared to the industry TCIR rate of 8.8. |
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HQ2 International Monetary Fund Office Building Safety Partnership |
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#335 |
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Partners: |
Clark Construction Company |
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Date Signed: |
December 17, 2003 |
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Date Concluded: |
June 15, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410) 865-2068
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The goal of this Partnership is to develop a contractor/government
Partnership that will encourage and assist Washington D.C. Area
construction contractors to improve their safety and health
performance, strive for the elimination of serious accidents in the
construction industry, and recognize contractors with exemplary safety
and health programs. Expected outcomes of the Partnership include
developing criteria for a model contractor safety and health program
and making new safety and health materials available to all
contractors. |
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USPS Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center Project |
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#316 |
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Partners: |
Dunn/Intech Joint Venture; Indiana University Consultation Program |
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Date Signed: |
January 12, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
January 12, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Partnership's goal is to reduce illness and injuries and
fatalities through a cooperative relationship between contractors
working for Dunn/Intech Joint Venture at the USPS Philadelphia
Processing and Distribution Center and OSHA. The Partnership will be
conducted over a 27 month period and will be adopted by all
contractors at the site. The goal of this Partnership is to develop a
contractor/government Partnership that will encourage construction
contractors to improve their safety and health performance. |
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Communication Structure Partnership |
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#274 |
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Partners: |
Paramount Advanced Wireless, LLC; Train's Towers, Inc. |
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Date Signed: |
February 20, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
April 30, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This partnership agreement is between Communication
Structure Owners, Contractors working on communication structures,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Delaware Department of Labor
Consultation Program. The goal of this program is to reduce
occupational-related fatalities and serious injuries by 4% each year
by developing a partnership that will encourage communication
structure contractors and owners to improve their safety and health
performance and to recognize those contractors with exemplary safety
and health programs. |
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Lehigh Career & Technical Institute/Warehousing, Storage, Distribution
and Transportation (WSDT) Employers |
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#299 |
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Partners: |
Walgreens; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Allentown Area Office |
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Date Signed: |
March 10, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
March 10, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Allentown Area Office, (610) 776-0592
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The primary goal of this Partnership is to prevent
accidents, injuries, and fatalities resulting from work activities
among warehousing storage distribution and transportation industry
employees. This Partnership will develop an initiative to reduce the
LWDII or DART rate of participating employers by 4% per year over the
life of the Partnership. Partners will also work to identify primary
causal factors contributing to injuries and illnesses and develop a
strategy to eliminate those hazards. |
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Taylor St. Bridge Design Build Project #BH-3203 |
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#336 |
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Partners: |
Cherry Hill Construction, Inc. |
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Date Signed: |
May 21, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
May 21, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410) 865-2055
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The goal of this partnership is to develop a
contractor/government partnership that will encourage Washington D.C.
area construction contractors to improve their safety and health
performance, assist them in doing that, strive for the elimination of
serious accidents in the construction industry, and to recognize those
contractors with exemplary safety and health programs. This program
was designed in cooperation with the Taylor Street Bridge Design-Build
contractors headed by Cherry Hill Construction, Inc. The goals of this
partnership are to: keep recordable injuries and illnesses cases per
100 full time workers below the agreed upon baseline of 6.6 and to
reduce recordable injuries by at least 3% annually; Identify and
correct primary causal factors worker injuries Illnesses: and, develop
criteria for a model safety and health program. |
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Saint Paul Homes Project |
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#347 |
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Partners: |
Mistick Construction |
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Date Signed: |
July 26, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
July 26, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Erie Area Office, (814) 833-5758
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This partnership will be conducted at the Saint Paul Homes Project
site where Mistick Construction is building a 330,000 square foot three story structure
with a partial basement. The goal of this program is to develop a contractor/government
partnership that will encourage construction contractors to improve their safety and
health performance, assist them in doing so, strive for the elimination of serious
accidents in the construction industry, and recognize those contractors with exemplary
safety and health programs. This will be accomplished: by developing, implementing, and
maintaining an effective, comprehensive safety and health management system in accordance
with OSHA’s 1989 Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; by keeping the DART
(days away from work, job-transfer, or restriction rate) for SIC 1540, which was 3.4 for
year 2002, below the national average; and by identifying and correcting primary causal
factors in worker injuries and illnesses, in particular the top four causes of
construction injuries - falls, struck-by-and caught-in incidents, and electrocution
(OSHA’s focused four construction hazards). |
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Skirkanich Hall University of Pennsylvania |
| #358 |
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Partners: |
Skanska USA Building, Inc.; Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council; and
Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation |
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Date Signed: |
October 7, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
October 7, 2006 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Skirkanich Hall Project at the University of Pennsylvania is a
58, 000 square foot seven story cast in place concrete superstructure, including the
penthouse level, with a full basement. The façade is a combination of glass curtain wall
system, brick, block, stone and zinc panels and architectural concrete. Over the two year
life of the construction project contractors will employ approximately 125 individual
construction tradespersons at peak construction. The complete work will include: site
construction, concrete, masonry, miscellaneous metal, casework, lab equipment, thermal and
moisture protection, doors and windows, finishes, specialties, equipment, furnishings,
special construction, elevator, mechanical, and electrical work. Skanska USA Building will
aim to keep the DART rate below 3.4, the national average for SIC 1540, for the year 2002.
The partnership will identify and correct primary causal factors in worker injuries and
illness, particularly the top four causes of construction injuries: falls, struck-by and
caught-in incidents, and electrocutions. |
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Pennsylvania-Delaware-New Jersey National
Electrical Contractors Association, Inc, international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
| #357 |
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Partners: |
Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc, and
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locals 81, 98, 126, 143, 163, 229, 313,
375, 380, 607, 654, 743 and 812; Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program |
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Date Signed: |
November 8, 2004 |
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Date Concluded: |
November 8, 2007 |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors
Association, Inc. (PDJNECA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
(IBEW) Locals have worked together to develop programs and procedures for rational and
peaceful dispute resolution and improving safety and health, training of apprentices and
journeymen, employment and benefit programs, and other programs for the benefit of the
industry, its workers, and the general public. For over 65 years, PDJNECA/IBEW labor -
management partnerships have provided their respective members and the construction
industry with model programs designed to meet industry specific needs in Pennsylvania and
Delaware. The PDJNECA/IBEW partners are pleased to expand their umbrella of partnership to
extend the hand of cooperation and consideration to the Pennsylvania and Delaware Area
Offices of OSHA by participating in a partnership tailored to furthering safety and health
in the electrical construction industry. The PDJNECA/IBEW partners continue to work
together to develop harmonious relationships aimed at promoting the well being of labor
while improving the economic and financial interests of the industry. The primary goals of
the PDJNECA/IBEW Partnership are to reduce the injury and illness rates by 4% per year,
adopt an industry standard checklist designed to exceed OSHA requirements when working
with energized circuits, decrease workers compensation cost for participating contractors,
and increase the number of electrical workers who have been trained in the OSHA 10 and 30
hour course.
Results: Membership in this partnership increased to 8
participating employers, representing 410 employees. The most recent annual evaluation
report showed that about 410 employees and supervisors received almost 6,000 hours of
training. The training included NFPA-70E courses and arc flash safety. A minimum of one
supervisor per participating employer was required to attend a Train the Trainer course to
ensure that the members are capable of providing in-house training. The members performed
520 self-inspections where 780 hazards were identified and corrected. |
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Neighborhood Transformation
Initiative |
| #372 |
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Partners: |
City of Philadelphia; Hill International, Inc.; Prime Contractors; and Pennsylvania OSHA
Consultation |
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Date Signed: |
November 22, 2004 (renewed August 15, 2006) |
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Date Concluded: |
August 15, 2008. |
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Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: The Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Program involves the
removal of dangerous buildings throughout the city of Philadelphia. Hill International,
Inc. is the city of Philadelphia Program Manager for the Neighborhood Transformation
Initiative Program. In this capacity, Hill is responsible for working with the
administration and City Council to plan targeted demolition areas, preparing detailed bid
packages for bidding out demolition work through the City's standard procurement process,
working closely with inspectors and other staff of the City's Department of Licenses and
Inspections, and overseeing the demolition work in the field. The demolition program will
proceed based on three guiding principles: (1) conduct the demolition in a safe, orderly
manner; (2) minimize community disruption; and (3) structure bid documents to decrease
costs and meet goals for community participation. Over the life of the project the Prime
Contractors will employ approximately 500 individual construction tradespersons at peak
construction. The complete work will include: residential demolition, site clearing,
waterproofing, stuccoing, and landscaping. The partnership is to be conducted at numerous NTI sites over a one year period, and will be applied to all contractors at the site. The
partnership goals are to: encourage demolition contractors to improve their safety and
health performance; recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health
management systems; elimination of injuries and illnesses in particular the four causes of
construction injuries: falls, struck-by and caught-in incidents, and electrocution; and,
maintaining a dart rate below the 2002 national average for SIC 1795 of 3.8.
Results: This partnership involves 27
employers representing 207 employees. According to the most recent
evaluation, the partnership’s total case rate for 2007 was below the
national average for their respective industry. During the most recent
evaluation period, almost 150 employees and supervisors received over
600 hours of training which included demolition safety, fall
protection, electrical hazards, scaffolding, and accident reporting.
As a result of this partnership, all of the employers improved their
safety and health management systems. Two example of this are where
some of the participants worked with site safety management to develop
and implement new types of fall protection measures and the
development of a standardized orientation power point presentation
including the NTI/OSHA safety requirements that was distributed for
use by all contractors. Finally, the partners performed approximately
1000 self-inspections and identified and corrected 693 hazards.
OSHA recognizes that the demolition industry as a whole is an
inherently danger element prompting the Philadelphia Area Office to
approach the City of Philadelphia to partner for the duration of the
project. To determine the effectiveness of this partnership, national
and local inspection statistics were obtained for the Demolition
industry for the years of 2004 through 2006 to determine the
effectiveness of the Partnership as a whole. These statistics reflect
the pervasiveness of the continued identification of serious safety
and health hazards which were reflective in the 305 OSHA inspections
conducted nationally.
As a result of the inspections 84 or 27% were found to be in
compliance. During this same time frame, OSHA’s Philadelphia Area
Office conducted 27 inspections in this SIC code 11 of which were a
direct result of the current NTI Partnership. These inspections
resulted in a 91% rate of in compliance. Violations found on only 1 of
the 11 inspections conducted. Additionally, while the National
inspection data reflects that the 305 inspections resulted in the
issuance and sustaining of a total of 778 violations or 3.52
violations per inspection, the NTI Partnership Inspections show a rate
of .73 per inspection. Additionally, of the 305 inspections, 13 were
prompted by accidents/fatalities including 8 unfortunate fatalities.
While the injury/illness data presented above reflects an above
national average rate, it should be noted that during the duration of
the NTI Partnership, the participant demolished a total of 2,558
homes/structures with no fatal accidents. |
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Dundalk Marine Terminal Project |
| #382 |
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Partners: |
Cianbro Corporation |
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Date Signed: |
February 3, 2005 |
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Date Concluded: |
August 17, 2005 |
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Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410) 865-2055
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Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This project consists of the demolition of 1300 linear feet of the
existing wharf and the construction of a new wharf. The replacement structure will be 25ft
wider and have double the cargo capacity. The work involves the excavation of 15,000 cubic
yards of material, 106 soil anchors, driving 1,100 twenty and twenty-four inch precast
piles, dredging 38,000 cubic yards of material from the berths and disposing of it at
Hart-Miller Island, and placing 11,000 cubic yards of new concrete. There will be a
combination of 50 union and non-union employees employed throughout the duration of
construction. The partnership’s goals are to: keep total recordable cases per 100 full
time workers below the agreed upon baseline of 6.6; further reduce this level of
recordable injuries by at least 4% annually for the duration of the partnership; and to
identify and correct primary causal factors in worker injuries and illnesses, in
particular those behind the top four causes of construction injuries. |
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Pepperidge Farm, Inc. |
| #391 |
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| Partners: |
Pepperidge Farm Downingtown Plant |
| Date Signed: |
February 22, 2005 |
| Date Concluded: |
February 22, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: This cooperative effort expects to foster safe and
healthful worksites and meet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) strategic
goal of improving the safety, health, and well-being of the nation’s workforce. Pepperidge Farm,
Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania plant, located approximately 35 miles west of Philadelphia in
Chester County, is the company’s oldest bakery. Producing frozen cakes, pastries, and bread
products, the plant employs approximately 425 non-union employees. Expected outcomes of this
partnership include reducing work-related musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses at Pepperidge
Farm, Inc.’s Downingtown Plant by 4 % per year, fostering outreach and communication within the
safety profession, and promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health. The primary
goal of this partnership is to develop a cooperative relationship that will assist the Pepperidge
Farm, Inc.’s Downingtown Plant in improving its safety and health performance and strive for the
reduction of work-related injuries and illnesses associated with ergonomic risk factors.
Results: The primary goal of agreement was to reduce injuries and
illnesses from ergonomic risk factors by 4% per year and this partnership far exceeded this goal.
The OSHA 300 logs reviewed for evaluation purposes confirmed an overall reduction of 18% in
recordable musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) between 2006 and 2007. For the duration of the
partnership, the Pepperidge Farm – Downingtown Plant’s recordable MSDs decreased significantly,
from 29 in 2004 to 9 in 2007 representing 69% reduction. As a whole, the plant’s total case
incident rate (TCIR) for the duration of the Partnership reduced by 65% as the TCIR went from
11.23 (43 cases) in 2004 to 4.04 (15 cases) in 2007. Additionally, the Days Away, Job Restrictions
or Transfers rate (DART) reduced 10%, from 3.65 in 2004 to 2.69 in 2007. |
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Ship Disposal Safety and Health Partnership |
| #427 |
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| Partners: |
Metro Machine Corporation; International Brotherhood
of Boilermakers Local #2000 |
| Date Signed: |
May 19, 2005 |
| Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Metro Machine Corporation, the contract winner for ship
scrapping in the Philadelphia Business Naval Center, and the International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Local 2000 have entered into a partnership with OSHA to identify, incorporate, and
disseminate best practices for the ship scrapping industry, historically, one of the most
dangerous industries in the United States. This partnership will also strive to identify and
develop improved training techniques, foster employee cooperation, and implement effective written
safety and health programs for ship dismantlement operations. The partners aim to further reduce
the total Rate of Days Away From Work, Restricted, or Transfers (DART) by 4%, annually, for the
duration of partnership. |
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United States Postal Service
Philadelphia Vehicle Maintenance Facility |
| #422 |
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| Partners: |
Dunn/Intech Joint Venture |
| Date Signed: |
July 20, 2005 |
| Date Concluded: |
July 25, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
Philadelphia Area Office, (215) 597-4955
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: OSHA has joined with representatives from Dunn/Intech as
well as the United States Postal Service (USPS) Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center to
develop a common vision and commitment to provide employees a safe and healthful environment
during the construction of the USPS vehicle maintenance facility. This project is located at the
USPS Philadelphia Processing Vehicle Maintenance facility along 74th street and Brewster Avenue.
The primary goals of this agreement are: to facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing occupational
related fatalities by 3% and reducing the total Rate of Days Away from work by 4% each year,
additionally the partnership will aim to: develop, implement, and maintain effective comprehensive
safety and health programs in accordance with OSHA’s 1989 Safety and Health Program Management
Guidelines; maintain a DART Rate below the National average for SIC 1542 & NAICS 236220, which was
3.1 for 2003; identify and correct primary casual factors in worker injuries and illness,
resulting from falls, struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four
construction hazards) |
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Department of Transportation Headquarters Southeast Federal Center Construction Project |
| #415 |
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| Partners: |
Clark Construction Group, LLC |
| Date Signed: |
September 14, 2005 |
| Date Concluded: |
November 30, 2006 |
| Contact Information: |
Baltimore/Washington Area Office, (410) 865-2055
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: Clark Construction Company the general contractor and
approximately 80 subcontractors are involved in the construction of a two million square foot
complex that will consist of two towers. The towers will contain a central linear atrium that will
extend the full height of the buildings to skylights above. The towers will be constructed over
two levels of below-grade parking that will accommodate one thousand vehicles. The complex will be
constructed directly above a subway tunnel, approximately 17 feet below the lowest point of the
excavation, and an active 14’ x 14’ active sewer main. The primary goals of this program: is to
develop, implement, and maintain an effective safety and health management system; achieve
participant recordable illness and injury rates below the National average for the construction
industry with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from falls, struck-by and
caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four construction hazards); evaluate the injury and
illness incidents of the four construction hazards through the OSHA 300 log and any other relevant
accident reports. |
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Morrisville Train Yard Project |
| #508 |
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| Partners: |
Slattery Skanska, Inc.; Pennsylvania OSHA
Consultation at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; S.M. Electric; and Philadelphia Building
Trades Council |
| Date Signed: |
October 27, 2006 |
| Date Concluded: |
January 1, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Allentown Area Office (610) 776-0592
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: OSHA and Slattery Skanska, Inc. have
agreed to joint implementation of a strategic partnership during construction
of the Morrisville Train Storage Yard and Service/Inspection Facility located
in Morrisville, Pennsylvania (Bucks County) and owned by the New Jersey
Transit Corporation. The train yard construction activities involve the
installation of new tracks, an overhead catenary system (OCS), 138 KV
electrical transmission towers, new substations as well as upgrades to
existing substations, site utilities including: catenary lighting,
communications, storm, sanitary and water sewers systems, and general site
work such as pavement. The train service and inspection facility will include
construction of a high bay building which includes concrete track pits,
structural steel framing with metal and precast panels and houses posted
tracks (elevated) a center platform between the service and inspection tracks
and side locomotive roof access platforms. This facility will also include
bridge and monorail cranes, a wheel truer machine and car progression system,
traction sand dispensing system, a mobile platform gantry and a train
signaling system. |
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Barton Malow |
| #531 |
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| Partners: |
Barton Malow Company; Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation
at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; and Building and Construction Trades Council |
| Date Signed: |
January 25, 2007 |
| Date Concluded: |
May 21, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Erie Area Office (814) 833-5758
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: To facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing the
total Rage of Days Away From Work (DART rate) by 4% each year, Region III OSHA
in the Erie Area Office and Barton Malow Company have agreed to joint
implementation of a partnership during construction of the 78 million dollar
Bayfront Convention Center (BCC) and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel.
In this partnership, Barton Malow Company and its contractors will develop,
implement and maintain effective and comprehensive safety and health programs
and will strive to keep the DART rate at the convention center project below
the national average, which was 2.8 in 2005. They will further strive to
reduce this rate by 4% annually during the life of the partnership. To
accomplish these goals, OSHA and Barton Malow will work together to
continuously monitor, identify and correct the primary causal factors in
injuries, illnesses and near misses.
Results: At the completion of the partnership, the
project recorded a DART rate of 1.44 for the duration of the partnership which
is well below the established baseline for this partnership, 2.8 in addition
to the 2005 BLS Industry Average for Construction. Furthermore, the DART rate
reduced 100% in its second year, from 2.24 to 0.0. Serious injuries were
reduced by more than 4% and the goals of the partnership were met.
In this partnership, Barton Malow achieved a DART rate which was below the
2005 BLS industry average data. This met one of the partnership’s goals. To
achieve that goal, over 2,000 hours of training were provided to its
supervisors and employees. |
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District of Columbia Major League Ballpark Project |
| #539 |
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| Partners: |
Clark Construction Group, LLC |
| Date Signed: |
May 21, 2007 |
| Contact Information: |
Baltimore Area Office, (410) 865-2055
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: To facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing the total Rate of Days
Away From Work (DART rate) by 4% each year, Region III OSHA in the Baltimore/Washington Area
Office and Clark Construction Group, LLC have agreed to joint implementation of a partnership
during construction of the 611 million dollar DC Major League Ballpark Project. The open air park
will be located on a 26-acre plot a mile south of the U.S. Capitol and will seat about 41,000.
Clark Construction Group, LLC and its contractors will develop, implement and maintain effective
and comprehensive safety and health programs and will strive to keep the DART rate at the Ballpark
Project below the national average, which was 2.6 the year 2005. They will further strive to
reduce this rate by 4% annually during the life of the partnership. To accomplish these goals,
OSHA and Clark Construction Group, LLC will work together to continuously monitor, identify and
correct the primary causal factors in injuries, illnesses and near misses.
Results: Over 60 employers and 1,200 employees were involved with the construction of the new
Nationals Stadium. In 2007, the partnership experienced TCIR and DART rates of 2.31 and .71
respectively. In 2008, the rates reduced to 1.5 and .38 respectively for reductions of
approximately 35%. Overall, the partnership experienced TCIR and DART rates of 2.0 and 0.6
respectively. Both are well below the BLS averages for the Construction industry.
During the partnership, over 3,200 supervisors and employees were trained for a total of over
10,000 hours. The training included: aerial lift platforms, fall protection, confined space,
hoisting, flag traffic control, hand protection, safety orientation, respiratory protection,
powder actuated tools, suspension scaffolds, superintendents briefings, OSHA 10 hour, and weekly
tools box meetings. Also, 693 self-inspections were performed and 3,958 hazards and/or violations
were identified and corrected/abated. |
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Frederick Douglass/South Capitol Street Memorial Bridge Restoration
Project |
| #566 |
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| Partners: |
Corman Construction, Inc. |
| Date Signed: |
June 4, 2007 |
| Date Concluded: |
January 1, 2008 |
| Contact Information: |
Baltimore Area Office, (410) 865-2055
or
Regional Partnership Coordinator |
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Overview: To facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing
occupationally related fatalities by 3% each year, and reducing the total Rate
of Days Away from Work by 4% each year, Region III of the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and Corman Construction have agreed to the
joint implementation of a strategic partnership during restoration
construction of the Frederick Douglass/South Capitol Street Memorial Bridge.
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is a structural steel on concrete
structural, 3002 feet long by 75 feet wide. The project is located on South
Capitol Street in Southeast Washington DC and crosses the Anacostia River. The
owner is the District of Columbia Department of Transportation. The time
duration of the restoration of the bridge project is 16 months.
The scope of the work entails steel repair and steel member strengthening,
sidewalk rehabilitation, deck repair, installation of new lighting, repair of
the fender system, removal of the Hess petroleum tanks under the bridge,
reworking the approaches to the new baseball stadium, re-painting the steel
bridge members, milling, re-paving, and marking the newly paved deck. The
number of workers on this project will range between 59 and 100. The number of
sub-contractors scheduled to work on the project is 11. The work on the
project will be done by working both on the land and water.
The goal of this program is to develop a contractor/government partnership
that will encourage construction contractors to improve their safety and
health performance, assist them in doing that, strive for the elimination of
serious accidents in the construction industry, and recognize those
contractors with exemplary safety and health programs.
This agreement between Corman Construction and OSHA is expected to result in
decreased serious injuries and illnesses and fatalities for the site and
improve existing safety and health programs. It provides incentives to
construction contractors that voluntarily participate in the Frederick
Douglass/ South Capitol Memorial Bridge Restoration Project partnership and
demonstrate implementation of effective safety and health programs, for
example, limited scope inspections and reductions in penalties. This agreement
will not in any way affect employees’ ability to exercise rights under the OSH
Act and OSHA regulations, including walk-around rights.
Results: This partnership, for the duration of the
project, did not experience a single incident resulting in zero TCIR and DART
rates. This was due to over 2,500 hours of training provided to the
supervisors and employees. Topics included daily crew huddles, which were
performed with every crew on the site in addition to weekly ten minute tool
box talks conducted with all employees. Orientations were conducted for new
workers coming onto the site. Also, 1,385 self-inspections were performed
resulting in 375 hazards being corrected or abated. |
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