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OSHA News Release
2003 - 08/19/2003 - OSHA, Liberty Mutual Research Institute, Form Alliance to Foster Workplace Safety and Health |
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Region 1 BOS 2003-209 Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Contact: John M. Chavez Phone: (617) 565-2075 OSHA, Liberty Mutual Research Institute, Form Alliance to Foster Workplace Safety and Health
BOSTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Boston Regional Office and the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety have formed a strategic alliance for sharing safety research information and best practices for identifying causes of and reducing work-related injuries. "I am delighted that Liberty Mutual and OSHA will be working together," said John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, during a ceremony today marking the signing of the alliance agreement at the LMRIS facilities in Hopkinton, Mass. "Liberty Mutual's long expertise in tracking and developing solutions to work-related injuries will be of great value to OSHA's mission of reducing injuries and illnesses in the workplace." Signing for Liberty Mutual was Karl Jacobson, senior vice president of loss prevention, who said: "The alliance will focus on the principal causes of work-related injuries and how to give employers the information they need to combat them. Slips, trips and falls, for example, cost employers $13.4 billion in 2001, according to The Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. The alliance might review the findings of the various studies done at our Research Institute on how to measure and control floor slipperiness -- a leading cause of slips, trips and falls -- and through the alliance, better promote the understanding of controlling slips and falls in the workplace." The Alliance will involve OSHA Region I and the LMRIS working together to: share information about causes and solutions to work-related injuries developed by LMRIS research and OSHA experience, including hazard recognition strategies and analytical tools, cost-benefit information demonstrating the effectiveness of sound safety interventions; promote the benefits of establishing comprehensive safety and health management systems in the work environment; convene or participate in forums and roundtable discussions on work-related injuries to discuss innovative solutions in the workplace; establish lines of communication to assure that outreach resources are used efficiently to further the goals of this alliance and to keep both organizations informed about each other's occupational safety and health outreach and emphasis programs. An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least semi-annually to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals and objectives of the alliance. The agreement will remain in effect for one year and be renewed annually thereafter. It may be modified at any time with the concurrence of both signatories or terminated with 30 days written notice from either signatory. Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group is a diversified international group of insurance companies, and is the leading provider of workers compensation insurance, programs and services in the United States. Liberty Mutual Group employs more than 37,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world. OSHA's Boston Regional Office has overall responsibility for federal safety and health enforcement in workplaces throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is dedicated to saving lives, preventing injuries and illnesses, and protecting America's workers. Safety and health add value to business, the workplace and life. For more information, visit www.osha.gov. # # # |
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