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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
April 14, 2005 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
January 15, 2004
Evaluation Period
January 15, 2004 – January 14, 2005
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and ITA are promoting the safe operation and use of powered industrial
trucks by providing information, guidance, and access to training resources to assist employers and
employees in reducing and preventing exposure to potential hazards associated with the use of
powered industrial trucks in general, and in warehouses in particular.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Patty Adair*
Sally Grady
Elise Handelman
Long Loo
Jess McCluer
Danezza Quintero
Susan Salem |
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
Office of Occupational Health Nursing (OHN)
OHN
Office of Science and Technology Assessment
OOSA
Office of Construction Services
Office of Training and Education |
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| ITA: |
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Mac Dunaway
Bob McAdam
Chris Merther
Bill Montwieler
Ken Van Hook |
Counsel
ITA
Manager, Technical Programs
Executive Director
ITA |
*Patty Adair was Alliance Coordinator until April 2004
II. Implementation Team Meetings
February 13, 2004
March 23, 2004
January 13, 2005 |
Kick-off meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Encourage and promote the training of powered industrial truck operators pursuant to the OSHA
operator training standard.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Develop electronic assistance tools on the use and operation of powered industrial trucks
including the issues concerning youth workers.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Develop information regarding the safe operation and use of powered industrial trucks that could
be included in the powered industrial trucks operators' manuals and disseminated through print and
electronic media and links from OSHA's and ITA's Web sites.
Products
Forklift Safety Packet
ITA distributed information packets of information to its members on forklift safety that were
prepared by OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the
Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. The information packet, designed to increase awareness
of the hazards of powered industrial forklift use by young workers, includes: OSHA's Safety and
Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) on "Protecting Young Workers: Prohibition Against Young Workers
Operating Forklifts"; NIOSH's "Forklift Alert," the Wage and Hour Division's "Forklift Stop Sticker"
(to be affixed to forklifts as a warning to young workers); and a DOL Compliance Assistance Fact
Sheet.
OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site
OSHA developed an OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site that is posted on the Agency's Web page that
includes the OSHA and ITA Alliance agreement, news releases, and milestones and successes. This Web
site is updated on a regular basis.
ITA Website (www.indtrk.org)
The ITA Web site has an OSHA Information page that contains links to sites relating to industrial
truck safety. This includes a link to the Protecting Young Workers: Prohibition Against Young
Workers Operating Forklifts SHIB.
Publications and Newsletters
Information and news releases on the OSHA and ITA Alliance signing and the activities of the
Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and online publications, including: BNA Occupational
Safety and Health Reporter and National Safety Council's Safety and Health. For more information on
the articles, see the "Alliance Program Reach" table on pages 5-6.
Powered Industrial Trucks CD
300 copies of the Powered Industrial Trucks CD's were distributed at the ITA Annual Meeting in
Miami, FL on October 25, 2004.
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages
ITA staff is participating on the editorial board of the OSHA Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and
Health Topics page.
- Bill Montwieler, Industrial Truck Association (ITA), Executive Director; Washington, DC
Sample Checklist for Powered Industrial Trucks
A sample checklist for Powered Industrial Trucks was created by the Alliance Implementation Team and
posted on OSHA's Powered Industrial Truck Safety and Health Topics page.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and/or ITA conferences, local meetings and other events such as
ITA's Annual and/or Spring meetings.
Events
ITA Annual Meeting, October 25, 2004, Miami, FL
Assistant Secretary John Henshaw, USDOL-OSHA, addressed the ITA's Annual Meeting in Miami, FL on
October 25, 2004. Mr. Henshaw gave a keynote presentation and updated over 200 attendees on OSHA's
goals for 2004, the benefits of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, and other ways OSHA can work
together with businesses and industries.
- Promote and encourage ITA member's participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance
assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation and its Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that affect the use of
industrial trucks in the workplace that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Participate in forums, roundtable discussions, conferences and stakeholders meetings on issues
concerning powered industrial trucks, including youth worker outreach, to help forge innovative
solutions to raising safety awareness in the workplace and to provide information during the
development of industry specific safety and health guidelines.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the OSHA and ITA Alliance's first year a productive working relationship was established
between the organizations. OSHA learned more about the industrial truck industry and ITA learned
more about the compliance assistance resources that the Agency has developed. In addition, through
the Alliance, the ITA members have had the opportunity to hear from OSHA's national staff about
safety and health issues. The OSHA and ITA Alliance has also helped to identify the need for
compliance assistance safety and health information that is specific to the industry. For example:
- On October 22, 2004 former Assistant Secretary John Henshaw was the keynote speaker at the ITA
Annual Meeting in Miami, FL where he updated the attendees on the benefits of strategic partnerships
and Alliances.
- The Implementation Team developed a sample checklist for powered industrial trucks that was posted
on the OSHA Powered Industrial Truck Safety and Health Topics page.
- ITA distributed packets of information on forklift safety prepared by OSHA, the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health and the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
The OSHA and ITA's Alliance implementation team has also discussed working jointly with the
OSHA-IWLA: The Association for Logistics Outsourcing Alliance to develop a powered industrial truck
best practices seminar for OSHA staff. For the majority of IWLA members, including packaging
companies, fulfillment companies and warehouses, the operation of powered industrial trucks is major
part of day-to-day operations.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site on OSHA's Web page |
3,000 |
| ITA Web site – OSHA Information page |
Data Not Available |
| Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics
page |
93,372 |
October 25, 2004, ITA Annual Meeting, Miami, FL
Speaker: Assistant Secretary John Henshaw, USDOL-OSHA |
220 |
October 25, 2004, ITA Annual Meeting, Miami, FL
Distributed: Powered Industrial Trucks CD |
300 |
| January 15, 2004 – "OSHA, Industrial Truck
Association form Alliance," OSHA press release announcing Alliance |
25 News Services |
| January 15, 2004 – OSHA includes information on the
OSHA/ITA Alliance signing in its bi-weekly e-newsletter; QuickTakes |
38,000 |
| January 22, 2004, "Boosting Forklift Safety is the
Goal of the New Alliance," BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| January 22, 2004, "OSHA Signs Industrial Truck
Alliance," BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| March 2004, "Industrial Truck Association, OSHA Form
New Partnership," National Safety Council Safety and Health |
70,000 |
| TOTAL |
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IV. Upcoming Milestones
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will be
undertaken in the upcoming year. ITA would like to work with OSHA and the OSHA-IWLA Alliance to
develop a powered industrial trucks best practices seminar for OSHA staff about safe work practices.
In addition, ITA will continue to be a member of OSHA's Powered Industrial Truck editorial board and
will review and provide comments on the page. Finally, ITA will invite an OSHA representative to
make a presentation on OSHA's cooperative programs and compliance assistance at its ITA Board of
Directors Meeting, March 16, 2005 in Washington, DC.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
April 13, 2005
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