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Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)
(signed February 23, 2004; renewed April 6, 2006; concluded February 23,
2008)
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(left to right) PLANET members Josh Kane, Kane Lawn and Landscapes,
Inc., Potomac Falls, Virginia; Bern Bonifant, Bay Country Lawns Inc., Fairfax, Virginia and Ilene
Manster, PLANET, Membership Retention Coordinator, at the PLANET exhibit booth during the Department
of Labor Safety Day.
(left to right) OSHA's Assistant Secretary, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. and John Gibson, President, PLANET
renewal national Alliance agreement on April 6, 2006.
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The OSHA and PLANET Alliance will focus on providing large and small landscape
industry businesses and their employees, including but not limited to youth workers, "hard-to reach"
and non-English speaking workers, with information and guidance that will help them reduce strains
caused by manual material handling; amputations; motor vehicle crashes; as well as slip and trip
injuries. The Alliance's goals include:
Training and education:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop and deliver safety training materials designed to
meet the needs of the diverse workforce, using appropriate language, media, and delivery methods.
Outreach and communication:
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or PLANET's conferences, local meetings, or other events
such as the Green Industry Conference, Green Industry Exposition, Student Career Days, Specialty
Symposiums or other events.
- Promote and encourage PLANET 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.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
PLANET's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by PLANET
and through OSHA- or PLANET developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars and
lectures (or any applicable forum).
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on green
industry issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety
and health issues.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
- OSHA Aligns with Associated Landscape Contractors of America.
OSHA News Release (2004, February 23).
- Professional Landcare Network Addresses H-2B Issues. PLANET News Release
(2005, January 19).
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OSHA Unveils Safety and Health Topics Page for Landscape and Horticultural Industry. OSHA News
Release (2005, May 13).
- OSHA, in Alliance with PLANET, Launches Safety and Health Topics Web Page. PLANET News Release
(2005, June 6).
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OSHA and PLANET Renew Alliance. OSHA News Release (2006, April 6).
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PLANET Develops Safety Tips Sheets for Green Industry Businesses. PLANET News Release (2006,
March 1).
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OSHA, ASSE, CSSE and Industry Groups Team Up to Increase Job Safety for North American
Occupational Safety and Health Week. OSHA News Release (2007, May 4).
Activities and Events
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Professional Landcare
Network and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, "Safety is
Good Business." Sponsored annually by American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian
Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and
illnesses in the workplace.
- October 24-27, 2007: 2007 Green Industry Conference and EXPO, Lexington, Kentucky.
- October 25-26, 2007: Suzanne Porter, Industrial Hygienist, Frankfort, Kentucky Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA; and Richard Taylor, Safety Specialist, Frankfort, Kentucky Area Office, USDOL-OSHA;
represented the Alliance Program in PLANET's Safety Central resource area and distributed safety
and health information and answered questions during the 2007 Green Industry Conference and
EXPO.
- October 27, 2007: Ron McGill, Area Director, Nashville, Tennessee and Frankford, Kentucky
Area Offices, USDOL-OSHA gave a presentation "OSHA Resources and the OSHA and PLANET Alliance"
to green industry providers at the 2007 Green Industry Conference and EXPO.
- June 6, 2007: Department of Labor Safety Day, Francis Perkins Building, Washington, DC.
- PLANET representatives staffed a PLANET/OSHA Alliance exhibit booth, conducted safety
demonstrations and distributed safety and health information during the Department of Labor
Safety Day.
- May 6-12, 2007: 2007 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The
Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and a number of other Alliance Program participants
supported 2007 NAOSH Week; "All Modes of Transportation." Sponsored annually by the American
Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), an Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of
Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the
workplace.
- April 23, 2007: Department of Labor Earth Day, Francis Perkins Building, Washington, DC. PLANET
representatives staffed an PLANET/OSHA Alliance exhibit booth and demonstrated ergonomically
designed landscaping tools during the Department of Labor Earth Day.
- March 28-31, 2007: 31st Annual Student Career Days, Michigan State University. Lansing,
Michigan.
- March 28-30, 2007: Cynthia Hutchens-Smith, Area Director, Region V, Lansing, Michigan Area
Office, USDOL-OSHA; Barry Simmonds, Occupational Safety Consultant, Michigan Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, Consultation, Education and Training Division; and Tom Swindlehurst,
Senior Construction Safety Consultation, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Consultation, Education and Training Division; staffed the OSHA Alliance Program exhibit booth.
- March 31, 2007: Barry Simmonds and Tom Swindlehurst, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Consultation, Education and Training Division, conducted safety inspections to
ensure that the 24 competitive events at the 2007 Student Career Days were conducted safely.
- November 1-4, 2006: Green Industry Conference, Hyatt Regency Columbus Convention Center,
Columbus, Ohio.
- November 1, 3-4, 2006: Chris Matthewson, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region V,
Columbus, Ohio Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, staffed the OSHA/PLANET Alliance exhibit in the PLANET
Resource Center and distributed Alliance Program, compliance assistance, safety and health
information and answered questions from the attendees.
- April 6, 2006: Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign Kick-off, Edison Academy, Thomas A. Edison High
School, Alexandria, Virginia. More than 130 safety and health professionals, teachers and students
attended the kick-off event featuring speeches by OSHA's Assistant Secretary, Edwin G. Foulke,
Jr., and Alliance Program participants PLANET and SkillsUSA. In addition, OSHA and PLANET signed
an Alliance renewal agreement. Sponsored by OSHA, the Teen Summer
Job Safety Campaign is a multi-year project to increase awareness about workplace hazards and
provide information about the hazards to young workers and their parents.
- November 2-5, 2005: Green Industry Conference, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando,
Florida.
- November 2, 4-5, 2005: Rick Harris, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and
Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, Joan Spencer, Compliance
Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Tampa, Florida Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, and Keith Brown,
Safety and Health Consultant, USF SafetyFlorida Consultation Program, University of South
Florida, College of Public Health, staffed the OSHA/PLANET Alliance exhibit booth in the PLANET
Resource Center. The OSHA representatives distributed Alliance Program, compliance assistance
information and answered questions from the attendees.
- November 5, 2005: Keith Brown, Safety and Health Consultant, USF SafetyFlorida Consultation
Program, gave a presentation on the Consultation Program's activities in Florida and also
participated in a panel discussion on the Program.
- November 3, 2005: Green Industry Exposition, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
- Rick Harris, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, USDOL-OSHA, Joan
Spencer, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Tampa Area Office, Tampa, Florida,
USDOL-OSHA, and Mylene Kellerman, Safety and Health Consultant, USF SafetyFlorida Consultation
Program, University of South Florida, College of Public Health, staffed the OSHA-PLANET Alliance
exhibit booth and distributed OSHA information and answered questions from the participants.
- March 19-22, 2005: 29th Annual Student Career Days, University of Maryland, College Park,
Maryland.
- March 20, 2005: Rick Harris and Earl Hicks, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
USDOL-OSHA, and Dave Latham, Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, staffed the OSHA-PLANET
Alliance exhibit booth.
- March 21, 2005: Dave Latham, Terricka Blenman, Greg Edelen, and Robert Fadrowski, Maryland
Occupational Safety and Health, conducted safety inspections to ensure that the 23 competitive
events at the 2005 Student Career Days were conducted safely.
- November 3-6, 2004: 2004 Green Industry Conference, Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, North
Carolina.
- Rick Harris, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, USDOL-OSHA, staffed
the ALCA/OSHA Alliance exhibit booth.
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Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 1: Slip and Trip Injuries: This PLANET-developed tips sheet for employers
and employees describes the possible causes of slip and trip injuries in the landcare industry and
how the injuries could be prevented. The sheet is available in English [PDF
- 59 KB] and Spanish [PDF
- 97 KB].
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 2: Reducing the Risk of Lifting Injuries in the Landscape and
Horticultural Industries. This PLANET-developed tips sheet for employers and employees describes
possible causes of lifting injuries in the landcare industry and how the injuries could be
prevented. The sheet is available in English [PDF
- 57 KB] and Spanish [PDF
- 106 KB].
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 3: Driving Defensively to Reduce the Risk of a Motor Vehicle Crash. This
PLANET-developed tips sheet for employers and employees describes possible conditions that can
cause a motor vehicle crash and offers defensive driving safety tips. The sheet is available in
English [PDF
- 55 KB] and Spanish [PDF
- 112 KB].
- Safety Tips Sheet No. 4: Reducing the Risk of an Amputation. This PLANET-developed tips sheet
for employers and employees provides information on amputations in the horticultural industry and
offers safety tips for reducing the risk of amputations. The sheet is available in English [PDF
- 55 KB] and Spanish [PDF
- 94 KB]
Safety and Health Topics Pages
Additional Resources
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs at
202-693-2200 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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