(From left to right) Melissa Low, Director, Industry Resources and Legislative Services, Club
Managers Association of America; Michaela Rydstrom, Assistant, Environmental Health and Safety,
Brick Industry Association; Robin Crawford, Marketing Manager, American Heart Association; David
Hicks, Manager/Technical Initiatives, American Industrial Hygiene Association; Karen Orso, Director,
National Accounts and Commercial Markets, American Heart Association; Patrick Voight,
President-Elect, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses; Kevin Cannon, Safety Specialist,
National Association of Home Builders; and Bill O'Connell, Manager, Government Affairs, National
Safety Council; attended the 2008 NAOSH Week Kick-off event on May 5, 2008 at the Department of
Labor.
(L to R) Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; Michaela
Rydstrom, Assistant, Environment, Health and Safety, BIA; Joseph Casper, Vice President, Environment,
Health and Safety, BIA at the national Alliance renewal signing on March 27, 2008.
L-R OSHA's then-Acting Assistant Secretary, Jonathan L. Snare and
Richard Jennison, President & CEO, BIA sign National Alliance agreement on March 20, 2006.
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Through the OSHA and BIA Alliance, the organizations will work together to
provide the association's members and others with information, guidance, and access to training
resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing
ergonomics injuries, and preventing exposure to hazardous levels of silica. The Alliance's goals
include:
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 media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the BIA's
Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- 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 including outreach events).
- 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.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week.
The Brick Industry Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008
NAOSH Week, "Safety is Good Business." Sponsored annually by ASSE and the Canadian Society of
Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the
workplace.
- February 5, 2008: Silicosis Prevention Seminar, Clemson, South Carolina. Brian Robertson,
Industrial Hygienist, Region IV, Clemson, South Carolina Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, presented
"Exposure Monitoring" and John Steelnack, Industrial Hygienist, Office of Biological Hazards,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, USDOL-OSHA, presented "Control of Dust Exposures" and "OSHA
Silica Resources" during the seminar.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Occupational Health Program for Exposure to Crystalline Silica in the Brick Industry [PDF - 11.7 MB]. Through the OSHA and Brick Industry Association (BIA) Alliance, BIA developed "Occupational Health Program for Exposure to Crystalline Silica in the Brick Industry." The document provides the brick industry with a monitoring and medical surveillance program to control occupational exposures and associated respiratory health effects of respirable crystalline silica. (2008, April)
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
Publications and Newsletters
- Brick News Online, October 12, 2006. BIA's October 12, 2006 edition of its bi-monthly
e-newsletter includes an article, "OSHA Alliance-Provided Information," that describes the
features of the OSHA Web site including compliance assistance resources and electronic assistance
tools.
- Brick News Online, December, 2006. BIA's December 13, 2006 edition
of its bi-monthly e-newsletter includes an article, "Consultation Helps Small Businesses Establish
Safety and Health Programs," that describes the services and benefits of the On-site Consultation
Program for small businesses.
- Brick News Online, September, 2007. BIA’s September 27, 2007
edition of its bi-monthly e-newsletter includes an article, "Hispanic Worker Outreach: OSHA can
Help," that describes the ways to conduct outreach to Hispanic Workers to ensure their safety and
health.
- Brick News Online, November, 2007. BIA’s November 8, 2007 edition
of its bi-monthly e-newsletter includes an article, "OSHA’s Comprehensive Ergonomics Plan Features
Targeted Guidelines and Tough Enforcement," that describes OSHA’s comprehensive ergonomic plan.
- Brick News Online, February, 2008. BIA's February 14, 2008 edition of its bi-monthly e-newsletter
includes an article, "BIA Joins OSHA in Staging Silicosis Prevention Program at NBRC," about the OSHA and BIA
Alliance-developed Silicosis Prevention Seminar that was held on February 5, 2008 in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Brick News Online, April, 2008. BIA's April 10, 2008 edition of its bi-monthly
e-newsletter includes an article, "NAOSH Week," highlighting 2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health
Week's goals and the importance of workplace safety.
- Brick News Online, May 2008. BIA's May 8, 2008 edition of its bi-monthly e-newsletter
includes an article, "Making the Business Case for Safety and Health," by Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. about
the impact of safety and health on a company's bottom line.
Additional Resources
Areas of Emphasis
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202-693-2200 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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