I. PARTNERS
The partners of the Agreement are:
- The Bayou Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC)
- The Baton Rouge Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
II. PURPOSE/SCOPE
The ABC and OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office mutually recognize the importance of providing a safe and
healthful work environment for those employees working in Louisiana. To advance our mutual goal, we
strongly agree on the need to develop partnerships that foster mutual trust and respect for the
respective roles of each organization in the construction safety process. We recognize and embrace
the responsibilities inherent in those roles. We are committed to work as partners to achieve
construction workplace safety and health through shared strategies and objectives.
This agreement provides incentives to contractors that voluntarily participate in the ABC Safety
Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program and demonstrate implementation of effective safety
and health programs. The STEP program, implemented annually by the ABC, is an objective tool that
contractor members use to evaluate and strengthen their safety programs, policies and procedures.
ABC recognizes participants based on their development and enactment of safety programs, policies
and procedures. The four recognition levels are Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. See Appendix B
for a detailed description of the STEP program. See Appendix C for a copy of the STEP application.
Implementation of this agreement is expected to result in an improved awareness to safety concerns,
and decreased injuries, illnesses and fatalities for participant contractors with a resultant
decrease in worker compensation costs as well as other direct or indirect costs.
III. PARTICIPATION GOALS
The ABC and OSHA will work in partnership to accomplish three key goals:
- Reduce by 3% over the course of the partnership the DART (Days Away Restricted or Transfer) rate
affecting participant employers, with an emphasis on reducing injuries and illnesses resulting from
falls, struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and electrocution (focused four construction hazards). Upon
signature of this agreement the most current three year average DART rate of those companies
participating in the partnership will serve as a baseline.
- Increase the number of ABC firms that participate in the STEP program by 5% per year.
- Increase the number of companies participating in mentoring activities.
The partners will achieve these goals using strategies and measurements listed in Appendix A.
IV. PARTNER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The ABC and OSHA agree to work in partnership to improve safety and health performance at
participating companies.
The ABC agrees to:
Distribute STEP applications to ABC members.
Distribute along with the STEP application information regarding this partnership, a written
opportunity to participate in this partnership and an opportunity to become a mentor or receive
mentoring.
Inform OSHA of those companies participating in the partnership, along with their level of
recognition (Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum).
Share baseline and ongoing measurement data with OSHA.
Share best practices and successes with others within the construction industry.
OSHA agrees to:
Work cooperatively with the ABC to provide safety and health information, technical assistance, and
training (as resources allow), to facilitate improvements in safety and health management systems.
Ensure that the affected OSHA staff, including the Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs),
are familiar with requirements and objectives of this partnership.
Participate in conferences, committee meetings and/or other professional functions, as resources
allow.
Facilitate mentoring support between those companies desiring to be mentored and the ABC.
V. BENEFITS
OSHA will offer the following benefits to participating ABC companies:
- When calculating the initial penalty reduction when a partner company has been inspected and a
violation exists, OSHA will provide an additional reduction for good faith beyond the reductions
provided in the FIRM where the partner has taken significant steps beyond those provided in the FIRM
to implement the OSH Act and achieve a high level of employee protection. This additional reduction
will not apply to high gravity serious, willful, failure to abate or repeat citations. The
percentage of this additional reduction is based upon the partner company’s level of participation
in the STEP program. They are:
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum |
2 % reduction
5 % reduction
7 % reduction
10% reduction |
- In the event that a citation with penalty is issued to a partner company of this agreement, the
Area Director has the authority to negotiate the amount of the penalty reduction as part of the
informal conference settlement agreement.
- If a partner company is selected for a programmed inspection and has undergone an onsite
non-enforcement verification inspection within one year of the date of the programmed inspection, a
focused inspection will be conducted. The focus of this inspection will be falls, electrical,
struck-by and caught–in-between hazards, which remain the top four hazards of the construction
industry.
- In the event that a partner company should receive a citation following an OSHA inspection, that
company will be afforded the opportunity to have an ABC staff member participate in an informal
conference between themselves and OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office.
- When a partnering company requests an onsite consultation from the Louisiana Department of Labor,
OSHA Consultation office, they will be provided priority consideration.
VI. VERIFICATION
Annually, OSHA will conduct onsite non-enforcement verification inspections of 10% of the companies
participating in this partnership. This review will allow OSHA to evaluate the company’s
implementation of this partnership and observe whether the safety and health management system in
place is adequately protecting the employees. The onsite review will be comprehensive in scope and
will include a representative sample of employee interviews.
VII. PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT
At a minimum a Partnership Implementation Team comprised of the ABC Bayou Safety Committee Chair,
Chapter President/CEO, Chapter Director of Education and Board Member Liaison to the Safety
Committee and OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office Area Director and/or his designee(s) will meet to
conduct these activities:
- The ABC Bayou Chapter will forward the name of those companies who have elected to participate in
this partnership, along with their STEP award level, to OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office.
- OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office will conduct verification inspections as described in section VI.
OSHA will provide each company who has undergone a successful verification inspection with a
certificate.
- OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area office will inform all enforcement staff within the office about the
contents of this partnership, the names of the companies participating in this partnership and
when/if they have received a verification inspection.
- The ABC Bayou Chapter will forward to OSHA’s Baton Rouge Area Office, the data required to
calculate the DART rate for the baseline years and each subsequent year for the annual evaluation of
this partnership.
- The Partnership Implementation Team will track mentoring activities, best practices and success
stories.
- The Partnership Implementation Team will meet quarterly for the first year and at least
semi-annually for each subsequent year to jointly evaluate the effectiveness of this Partnership.
VIII. EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER RIGHTS
This partnership does not preclude employees and/or employers from exercising any right provided
under the OSH Act (or, for federal employees, 29 CFR 1960), nor does it abrogate any responsibility
to comply with the Act.
IX. TERMINATION
This agreement will terminate three years from the date the partnership is signed. If either OSHA or
ABC Bayou wishes to withdraw their participation prior to the established termination date, the
agreement will terminate upon receiving a 30 day written notice of the intent to withdraw from
either signatory.
X. EVALUATION
This partnership will be evaluated annually for achievement towards the goal of reducing the DART
rate by 3%. The ABC Bayou Chapter is responsible for gathering data upon which the partnership will
be measured.
Participant aggregate DART rate will be compared with BLS published data and against the previous
year’s data.
The Partnership Implementation Team will prepare an annual report evaluating the merits of the
program and providing recommendations for continuous improvement. The report will include the DART
rate. The partnership annual report will be reviewed by OSHA and the ABC Bayou Chapter and may be
revised based on recommendations for continuous improvement.
XI. SIGNATORIES
Greg Honaker
Area Director
USDOL/OSHA
Baton Rouge Area Office |
Skipper Rinaldi
President/CEO
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Bayou Chapter |
Date: __________________________________ |
Date: __________________________________ |
APPENDIX A
GOALS, STRATEGIES, AND MEASURES |
GOALS |
STRATEGIES |
MEASURES |
1) Reduce by 3% over the course of the partnership
the DART (Days Away Restricted or Transfer) rate affecting participant employers, with an emphasis
on reducing injuries and illnesses resulting from falls, struck-by and caught-in mishaps, and
electrocution (focused four construction hazards).
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a) Identify primary injury and illness causal factors
through a review of the participant’s injury and illness data.
b) Share best practices among participants regarding these primary causal factors and the four
focused construction hazards, if different. |
i) DART rate
ii) Number of injuries and illnesses resulting from the focused four construction hazards. |
2) Increase the number of ABC construction firms that
participate in the STEP program by 5% per year.
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a) Facilitate the use of STEP participants in
promoting the benefits of the STEP program. |
i) Number of STEP participants. |
3) Increase the number of companies participating in
mentoring activities |
a) Use the ABC Safety Committee to capture the
identity of those companies willing to serve as mentors.
b) Use the ABC Safety Committee to capture the identity of those companies requesting a mentor.
c) Using the ABC Safety Committee, match mentors with companies seeking a mentor. |
i) Number of companies volunteering to become a
mentor.
ii) Number of companies requesting a mentor. |
APPENDIX B
The ABC STEP Program |
1. Program
- ABC has implemented a national program to assist its member construction companies in annually
evaluating their safety and health program performance and their safety and health training
programs. This program is known as the Safety Training and Evaluation Process, or “STEP” program.
The ABC National Office processes all applications and, in turn, presents awards to qualified
applicants.
- The STEP program was created by the ABC National Safety Committee in 1992. The National Safety
Committee is composed of construction safety professionals drawn from ABC member companies
throughout the United States. Along with this national committee, ABC has over 60 safety committees
formed in various chapters across the United States and Guam. Safety committee members at these
local chapters identify and provide safety courses and seminars on safety compliance programs
pertinent to their geographical area. These committees convey concerns, stance on issues and other
items of construction safety interest to the National Safety Committee.
- The STEP program has four award levels. The Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum awards are based
on self-evaluation scores and are administered by ABC. The fourth category, Platinum, will be open
to those companies whose achievements in the area of worksite safety are, certifiably, the best of
the best. OSHA will recognize contractors that participate in the STEP program in all levels.
- Once a partnership has been established, the ABC Staff and/or Partnership Implementation Team
will inform their members who have successfully completed the application process and are thus
eligible for participation in the CLAS Partnership.
2. Program Implementation
The Partnership shall be implemented as follows:
- STEP Applications
- ABC National will distribute applications to its contractor members. The application consists of
a two-part form. Part One of the form requests safety statistical data. This data is found on
summary OSHA 300 logs. Part Two of the form is the self-evaluation section where contractors answer
a series of questions related to their safety program; each response has a numerical rating.
Responses from questions are totaled, providing a score.
- The next phase of the STEP program is the evaluation of applicants. Application evaluation is
conducted at the ABC National office. Data from each application is keyed into ABC National’s
database. This includes information from the applicant’s OSHA 300 Log, employee work-hours from the
noted calendar year, as well as the self-evaluation score. OSHA 300 Log data is used to evaluate
Platinum incentive award level applicants’ recordable rates.
- Applicants seeking Platinum incentive award level must satisfy additional criteria. To review
the criteria, see Section 1 of the “Instructions for completing the STEP Submittal Sheet” found in
Appendix C.
- ABC National will forward the names of STEP companies, their appropriate STEP level, STEP score,
and recordable rate to the ABC Bayou Chapter.
3. Program Quality Controls
- The ABC Bayou Chapter will designate staff personnel to implement the following program
monitoring activities:
- Periodic reviews of participatory ABC chapter activities to ensure that program requirements are met.
- Termination of a participating contractor’s status if findings indicate unacceptable performance
or submission of falsified documentation;
- Provide recommendations to the Partnership Implementation Team for program improvements.
- Information submitted by contractors as part of the application or renewal process, as well as
information obtained by virtue of the contractor's application or participation in the program, will
be held in strict confidence within the confines of the partnership program. However, in event of an
OSHA inspection, such information that is relevant to any element of the investigation and normally
is available will be provided to OSHA upon request.
4. Contractor Termination
- A contractor's participation will be terminated and OSHA will be informed
if one or more of the following occurs:
- The contractor has falsified information on the application or supporting records;
- The contractor does not maintain an active membership with the ABC Bayou Chapter.
- The contractor takes other such actions that may be determined to be grounds for termination by
the Partnership Steering Subcommittee;
- Prior to final termination of a contractor's status, the following will occur:
- The contractor will be notified in writing of the intent to terminate;
- The notice will include an explanation of the reasons for termination;
- The contractor will have an opportunity to reply to the written notice within a period of thirty (30) days; and
- The contractor will have the right to make an appearance before the Partnership Steering
Subcommittee.
- The Partnership Implementation Team will have the authority to reinstate the contractor if it is
determined that the contractor's experience was unusual and not necessarily inconsistent with a
sound safety and health program. In this event OSHA is free to conduct another verification
inspection.
- Any contractor may terminate participation in the program at any time.
APPENDIX C |
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Safety Training & Evaluation Process |
Submittal Sheet |
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SECTION 1 – COMPANY DATA |
Check box if you are applying for STEP Platinum.
Company Name: ________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
City/State/Zip: _________________________________
ABC Chapter: __________________________________
SIC/NAICS Code: _______________________________ |
% Work Location: |
______Local ______Regional
______National ______International |
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% Work Type: |
______Residential
______Comm’l ______Industrial |
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% Work Performed as a Construction Manager: ______ |
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SECTION 2 – SAFETY DATA |
REFER TO YOUR 2004 OSHA FORM 300A FOR (a) through (h) AND FOCUS 4 DATA |
a.____ Total number of deaths (line G on OSHA #300A)
b.____ Total number of CASES with days away from work (line H on OSHA #300A)
c.____ Total number of CASES with job transfer/restriction (line I on OSHA #300A)
d.____ Total number of other recordable cases (line J on OSHA #300A)
e.____ Total number of DAYS away from work (line K on OSHA #300A)
f. ____ Total number of DAYS of job transfer or restriction (line L on OSHA #300A)
g.________ Annual average number of employees
h.________ Total hours worked by all employees in 2004
i.____ EMR ("mod factor") |
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j.) a+b+c+d = __________ |
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ALL Applicants – Focus 4 Data
Number of falls _____
Number of caught in/between _____
Number of struck-by _____
Number of electrical incidents _____ |
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_____ # Federal/State OSHA inspections in 2004
_____ # Federal/State OSHA citations issued in 2004
_____ # Federal/State OSHA citations tossed out in 2004 |
Length of safety orientation (in minutes):
________ |
Toolbox safety talks frequency:
Daily Weekly |
Bi-weekly Monthly
Other |
Do you have a substance abuse program that includes a drug/alcohol screening process?
Yes No |
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SECTION 3 – TWENTY KEY COMPONENTS SUMMARY |
A.___ Employer Commitment
B.___ Employer Policy Statement on Safety
C.___ Responsibility for Safety Defined
D.___ EMR or Loss Ratio
E.___ Resources for Safety
F.___ Safety Program Goal Setting
G.___ Employer Supervisory Meeting |
H.___ Pre-Planning for Jobsite Safety
I.___ Employee Participation
J.___ New Employee Orientation
K.___ Safety Rules
L.___ Employee Safety Training
M.___ Toolbox Safety Meetings
N.___ Inspections |
O.___ Supervisory Training
P.___ Accident Investigation
Q.___ Use of PPE
R.___ Performance Review
S.___ Substance Abuse Policy
T.___ Recordkeeping |
____ TOTAL SCORE |
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SECTION 4 – CERTIFICATIONS |
I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT.
Form completed by: ___________________________ |
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__________________________ |
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___________ |
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please print name and title |
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signature |
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date |
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Phone #: ______________________ |
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E-mail address: _______________________________ |
Form confirmed by: ____________________________ |
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__________________________ |
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___________ |
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please print name and title |
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signature |
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date |
I would like more information about the VPP-Construction Program and the OSHA Challenge Program
ABC Chapter Representative’s Signature: __________________________________________
Instructions for completing the STEP Submittal Sheet. |
SECTION 1 – COMPANY DATA
- Company name. Enter the official name of your business. In cases where a specific location or
division of a company is applying individually, please specify which location, division, etc.
- Address & City/State/ZIP. Enter the mailing address of the location for which this application is
being submitted. If you are submitting an application that covers multiple locations, please enter
the address to which you would like correspondence sent.
- ABC chapter. List all ABC chapters to which you belonged during the application year.
- SIC/NAICS code. Refer to the following to list either your SIC or NAICS number.
SIC |
NAICS |
Description |
15 |
233 |
Building construction, general construction, general contractors
and operative builders |
16 |
234 |
Heavy construction other than building construction |
17 |
235 |
Construction – special trade contractor |
- Construction location and type. Please estimate the amount of local, regional, national, and
international work your company participates in. Also estimate what percentage was industrial,
commercial, or residential, and how much was performed as a construction manager.
- Check box if you are applying for Platinum. If you are submitting this application for Platinum
award consideration, check this box. STEP Platinum level is open to applicants who meet ALL of the
following qualifications:
- Received Gold or Platinum STEP award last year.
- Have a Twenty Key Components score of 125 or higher.
- Have a Total Recordable Rate in year 2002, 2003, or 2004, that is equal to, or less than the
following for your SIC code (see formula below):
SIC 15 – 5.2; SIC 16 – 5.9; SIC 17 – 7.3.
- Have written site-specific safety and health programs.
- Incorporate employee involvement into the safety & health program (i.e. participation in
self-audits, site inspections, job hazard analyses, safety and health program reviews, safety
training, near-miss investigations, etc.).
- Have effective employee training for avoidance of hazards specific to the contractor’s worksite(s).
- Provide construction site supervisors with training equivalent to the OSHA 10-hour construction
safety course.
- Have designated safety personnel who, through training and experience, are able to recognize work
hazards and have the authority to take prompt corrective action. Training curriculum equivalent to
the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety course will be deemed to be satisfactory.
- Have no fatalities or catastrophic incidents (in-patient hospitalization of 3 or more employees)
in the past three years, which resulted in OSHA citations.
- Submit an insurer’s statement attesting to the STEP score (sample attached to end).
- Submit a copy of their OSHA 300A Form.
- Submit a nonrefundable $165 processing fee.
Total Recordable Rate = |
Total number of OSHA Recordables x 200,000
Total Hours Worked by All Employees |
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No fee is required if you are NOT applying for STEP Platinum.
Forward STEP Submittal Sheet to your ABC chapter. Platinum candidates must also forward the insurer’s statement, a
copy of the completed OSHA 300A Form for the application year and the processing fee.
Note: If you wish to purchase additional STEP Platinum plaques for branch offices, they are
available for $40 each.
SECTION 2 – SAFETY DATA
- Lines a through i. Use your competed 2004 OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and
Illnesses) to provide this data. Information in parentheses refers to lines on the OSHA Form 300A.
Note that (b) and (c) ask for CASES, while (e) and (f) ask for DAYS. Also, complete (g) and (h)
using this information from your 2004 OSHA Form 300A.
- Line j. Contact your workers compensation insurance carrier to obtain your experience modification
rate.
- Focus 4 data. Use your completed 2004 OSHA Form 300 to enter the number of recordable incidents
that involved falls, caught in/between injuries, struck-by injuries and electrical injuries. Record
these numbers into the respective blanks.
- # Federal/State OSHA inspections in 2004. Enter the total number of times OSHA inspected any of
your worksites in 2003. In cases where a specific location or division of a company is submitting
this application individually, include only the number of inspections encountered by the location or
division.
- # Federal/State OSHA citations issued in 2004. Enter the total number of OSHA citations you
received as a result of the aforementioned inspections. Count all citations issued originally,
regardless of whether or not any/all were eventually deleted or dismissed. In cases where a specific
location or division of a company is submitting this application individually, include only the
number of citations issued to your specific location or division.
- # Federal/State OSHA citations tossed out in 2004. Enter the total number of OSHA citations that
were completely tossed out (deleted or dismissed) as a result of subsequent negotiations or court
proceedings. Do NOT count citations that have been simply reclassified or reduced in penalty. In
cases where a specific location or division of a company is submitting this application
individually, include only the number of citations tossed out for your specific location or
division.
- Length of safety orientation in minutes. Indicate the length of your company’s safety orientation,
or the number of minutes devoted to safety during your company’s new employee orientation.
- Do you conduct toolbox safety talks? Indicate whether or not you conduct regular (no less than
monthly) toolbox safety talks.
- Do you have a substance abuse program? Indicate whether or not your company has a substance abuse
program.
- # Safety/Health/Environment employees. Enter the total number of personnel assigned to manage your
safety, health and environmental programs.
SECTION 3 – TWENTY KEY COMPONENTS SUMMARY
- After you have completed the “Twenty Key Components” section of the application, copy the
individual Sub-Scores for (A) through (T) onto the respective blanks in this section. Please total
your scores and enter this number onto the “Total Score” blank.
SECTION 4 – CERTIFICATIONS
- Form completed by. The person who completes this form should print their name and title, sign and
date on the appropriate lines.
- E-mail address. The person who completes this form is asked to provide his/her email address.
- Form confirmed by. The person who certifies that the information on this form is complete and
accurate should print their name and title, sign and date on the appropriate lines. Ideally, this
should be the same person that signs off on your OSHA Form 300A.
- Chapter representative’s signature. After you have completed your STEP application, forward the
STEP Submittal Sheet to your chapter. Once received, your ABC chapter representative will sign.
TWENTY KEY COMPONENTS
Twenty (20) key components of company safety programs are listed on the following pages (see letters
A through T). Each component contains columns that describe four levels of safety performance.
Select the column that BEST describes your company’s performance. The score (number above the
column) should be circled then written in the box labeled "SUB-SCORE." Transfer the SUB-SCOREs to
the submittal sheet’s “Twenty Key Components” section.
A. EMPLOYER COMMITMENT
12 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
- Employer participates in the safety program
- Sets objective for safety
- Requires feedback on program
- Provides necessary funds
- Safety is a part of company-wide performance appraisals
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- Company management participates in safety program
- Requires feedback on safety program
- Provides funds for safety
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- Company management wants and supports safety but does not participate
- Provides funds for safety activities
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- Not included
- Has a hands-off approach
- Leaves safety to safety coordinator or supervisory personnel
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION A |
B. EMPLOYER POLICY STATEMENT ON SAFETY
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Is in writing
- Known to all employees
- Is part of safety manual
- Defines purpose and scope of safety program
- Emphasizes employer approach
- Signed & supported by top person(s) in company
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- Policy exists
- Is in writing
- Has not been explained to employees but is posted
- Authorizes loss prevention activities
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- Policy exists but is not known by employees
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION B |
C. RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY DEFINED
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Responsibility for safety defined for everyone in company
- Is in writing and is part of safety manual
- Supervisors/foremen have key responsibilities
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- Responsibility for safety defined for everyone in company
- Is not in writing
- Supervisors/foremen have key responsibilities
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- Responsibility for safety rests solely with a designated safety coordinator
- Supervisory personnel do not assist with safety program implementation
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- Responsibility for safety has not been defined within the company
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION C |
D. EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE (EMR) OR LOSS RATIO (LR)
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- EMR each of the past three years & the current year is below 0.85 (EMR) or (LR) is 40% or
less
- Employer reviews the costs of accidents and the impact of the EMR/LR on the company
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- EMR/LR each of the past 3 years and current year is between 1.0 & 0.85 (EMR) or (LR) is 50%
or less
- The cost of accidents are reported to the employer
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- EMR/LR has decreased 2 of the past 3 years
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- EMR/LR is unknown
- EMR has increased each of the past three years
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION D |
E. RESOURCES FOR SAFETY
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Resources are established annually for safety
- Resources are based on planned programs
- Estimates are made on savings contributed by safety program
- Employees are aware of safety budget
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- An annual safety allocation is established but not necessarily based on planned activities
- The item is adjusted based on previous years' expenses
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- Money is taken from general funds as needed for safety
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- Adequate resources are not made available for safety
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION E |
G. EMPLOYER SUPERVISORY MEETINGS
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Employer conducts weekly supervisor meetings where safety is on the agenda
- Employer gives an overview of safety activity
- Serious accidents are reviewed
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- At least monthly supervisor meetings where safety is on the agenda
- Supervisors give a status report on job site safety activities
- Serious accidents are reviewed
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- Occasional supervisor meetings where safety is on the agenda
- Information is given to supervisors on safety
- Serious accidents are sometimes reviewed
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- Employer holds no supervisor meetings where safety is an agenda item
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION G |
H. PRE-PLANNING FOR JOBSITE SAFETY
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
- Pre-job safety planning is required at the bid stage
- A check list is used to assure all exposures are considered
- Necessary equipment is provided and precautions are taken prior to or at the start of the
job, not after problems have been encountered
- Job supervisors are trained in planning for safety
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- Pre-job safety planning is required prior to starting site work
- Safety equipment and safety procedures are provided when needed
- Training in pre-job safety planning is not required
- A check list is used as a guide
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- No formal pre-job safety planning program but some planning is done
- No check list is used in pre-planning
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- No pre-job safety planning is done
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION H |
I. EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Employee participation program in place
- Supervisors trained to facilitate employee participation
- Procedures set up for employees to participate in activities (as in previous column)
ranging from training to accident investigations
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- Supervisors trained to facilitate employee participation
- Employees encouraged to participate in: tool box talks, hazard recognition/reporting, site
inspections, safety rule development/revision, new hire & formal safety training, and accident
investigations
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- Employee participation is encouraged
- Information is given to supervisors on how to involve employees
- Employee suggestion/comment program implemented
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- No employee participation program
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION I |
J. NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Formal orientation program is in effect for all new or transferred employees
- Records maintained showing date, person doing orientation and items covered
- Orientation includes training on: safety rules, HAZCOM, major job hazard exposures, PPE,
and emergency reporting procedures
- Employer concern for safe job performance is stressed
- Employee signs record sheet
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- Orientation is given to new employees that includes information on safety
- Documentation is maintained showing topics covered
- Orientation includes training on: safety rules, HAZCOM, major hazard exposures of the job,
PPE, and emergency reporting procedures
- Job safety requirements are stressed
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- Orientation is given to employees but no documentation is maintained
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- No orientation is given to new employees
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION J |
K. SAFETY RULES
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Rules are in writing and are communicated to all employees
- Rules are concise and easy to understand
- Rules are enforced equally among all employees
- Rules are updated on a regular basis
- Subcontractors must follow safety rules.
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- Rules are in writing and are communicated to all employees
- Copies of the rules are posted or are available to employees
- Supervisors enforce most of the rules
- Subcontractors must follow safety rules.
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- There are some general rules
- The rules are enforced most of the time
- Rules have not been reviewed or revised within past two years
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- There are no safety rules
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______ SUB-SCORE FOR SECTION K |
L. EMPLOYEE SAFETY TRAINING
12 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
- Based on training needs assessment, formal safety training is provided and documented in
areas such as: hazard recognition, first aid/CPR, hazard/standard specific OSHA topics, heavy
equipment safety and trade specific safety (such as electrical safety)
- Formal safety training conducted by competent or qualified safety instructors
- Employee training comprehension/ understanding is verified and documented
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- Some formal safety training provided and documented in areas such as: first aid/CPR and
hazard recognition
- Formal training needs assessment conducted for workforce
- Informal safety training conducted by competent or qualified safety instructors
- Employee training comprehension/ understanding is verified and documented
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- Formal safety training, with verifiable records provided in: hazard recognition
- Some informal safety training provided for categories found in the far left column
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- No formal safety training provided
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M. TOOLBOX SAFETY MEETINGS
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Meetings held weekly
- Conducted by supervisors
- Attendance and topic documentation kept
- Employees participate
- Employer attends occasionally
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- Supervisors hold meetings at least monthly
- Attendance and topic documentation kept
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- Employer conducts meetings with all employees less than once a month
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- No meetings held with employees
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N. INSPECTIONS
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Weekly job site inspections are made by the site supervisor
- Critical safety hazards are identified and corrected
- A report is submitted on the results of the inspection
- Hazards are classified according to seriousness
- Dates are set to assess corrective action effectiveness
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- Monthly job site inspections are made by an employer representative
- A report on the results is filed
- Follow-up corrective action is taken
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- Informal job site inspections are made occasionally by the site supervisor with no reports
submitted
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- No inspections are required
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O. SUPERVISORY TRAINING
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Supervisory training includes:
- First Aid/CPR
- Hazard Recognition
- Emergency Reporting
- Procedures
- OSHA 10 Hour or greater
- Conducting Meetings
- Supervisory Skills
- Accident Investigation
- Job Safety Analysis
- Job Safety Planning
- Train-the-Trainer
- Jobsite Safety Inspections
- Human Relations
- Company has in-house facilities for training or has good outside training source
- Professional development courses offered
- Supervisors have access to a safety professional
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- Most supervisors receive training in:
- Hazard Recognition
- First Aid/CPR
- Emergency Reporting
- Procedures
- Human Relations
- Supervisory Skills
- Accident Investigation
- Job Site Safety Inspections
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- Some supervisors are sent to outside training courses
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- The firm has no training for supervisors
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P. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Accidents and near misses are investigated by site supervisor
- All supervisors are trained in the techniques of accident investigation
- Reports are completed for all accidents
- Employer reviews all accidents that exceed a set cost
- The basic causes of all accidents are determined
- Information learned is shared with employees on all jobsites
- There are follow-up steps to assure corrective action is taken
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- All accidents are investigated with a report written
- Supervisors are trained to make investigations
- Employer reviews investigation reports
- Information on "serious" incidents is shared with employees on all jobsites
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- Informal investigations are made with no written report
- Some supervisory personnel know how to investigate an accident
- Information gained is not shared with employees on other jobsites
- Persons other that the site supervisor conduct most investigations
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- Accidents are not investigated to determine cause
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Q. USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
- Assessment made to determine PPE needs
- Employees trained in use and maintenance of PPE
- Approved PPE used
- PPE provided for employees
- Employees aware of disciplinary consequences of not using PPE
- PPE needs assessed annually
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- PPE is provided and use is required
- Employees trained in use and maintenance of PPE
- Employees informed of PPE requirements for each job
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- PPE is provided and its use encouraged
- Some training is given in use and maintenance of PPE
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- Use of PPE is left to the discretion of each employee, resulting in rare use
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R. PERFORMANCE REVIEW
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Safety program is reviewed semi-annually to determine if it is producing desired results
- Criteria exist against which performance is measured
- Results of performance review become part of overall rating of supervisors
- Strong points and shortcomings are discussed with individual supervisors
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- Safety program is reviewed annually to determine if it is producing desired results
- Performance criteria exist for more than half of the areas measured
- Results are discussed with individual supervisors
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- Subjective review made of safety activities to judge if they are effective
- Rating given to each area reviewed
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- No review made of safety performance
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S. SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Company Policy contains strict rules regarding drug and alcohol use
- Company does drug testing for pre-hire, post accident and for cause
- Company keeps counseling and testing records
- Company has an Employee Assistance Program
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- Company has substance abuse verbiage in company policy
- Supervisors are trained in hazards of drugs and alcohol on the job
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- Company has policy but makes no effort to enforce policy
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- Company has no policy regarding drugs, or alcohol abuse
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T. RECORDKEEPING
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- Records are kept on:
- Inspections
- Training
- Indoctrination's
- Accident Investigations
- First Aid Treatment
- OSHA Log-Forms 300 & 300A
- Hazard Communication
- Program
- Employee Absences
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- Records are kept on:
- OSHA Log-Forms 300 & 300A
- Accident Investigations
- Inspections
- First Aid Treatment
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- OSHA Log – Forms 300 & 300A are maintained according to OSHA Requirements
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- No records are kept on safety related activities
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Insurer Support Statement
I have reviewed the accompanying STEP Platinum application and agree with the self-evaluation
rating. This rating includes the evaluation of safety program(s) and policy.
____________________________
Signature
____________________________
Title/Company
___________________________
Date
APPENDIX D
AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPIATION
Of Member Name
IN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Bayou Chapter
AND THE
U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, Baton Rouge Area Office |
The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Bayou Chapter (ABC) recognize the importance of providing
a safe and healthful work environment for Louisiana’s workforce. To advance our goal, we strongly
agree on the need to develop a working relationship that fosters mutual trust and respect for each
organization’s respective role in the safety process. We recognize and embrace the responsibilities
inherent in those roles. We are committed to work as partners to achieve workplace safety.
MEMBER NAME, (herein called member) and ABC mutually
recognize the importance of providing a safe and healthful work environment for their employees, and
jobsites. To advance our goals, said member agrees with the criteria of the Partnership between OSHA’s
Baton Rouge Area Office and the ABC, Bayou Chapter.
Said member has read in its entirety the criteria of the partnership. In signing this agreement,
said member company agrees to all the conditions and terms of the partnership. Said member also
agrees to the following:
- Cooperate in the development and continuous improvement of safety training programs for their
employees.
- Ensure that safety policies and practices are effective and consistent.
- Recognize and honor the Partnership for a period of three years.
- Either party to the partnership or any member company may withdraw from the agreement at any time
after submitting written notification in accordance with article IX of intent to the other partner.
Agreed to this day, _____________________, 2005
Member Name
Member Company
Member Address
Member City, State, Zip |
Skipper Rinaldi
President/CEO
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Bayou Chapter |
APPENDIX E
AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION
In MENTORING ACTIVITIES
Associated with the PARTNERSHIP between
OSHA’S Baton Rouge Area Office
and
The ABC, Bayou Chapter |
The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Bayou Chapter (ABC) mutually recognize the advantage of
having a mentoring component within the partnership. The success of this component relies heavily
upon those partnership members who are willing to provide mentoring for those member companies who
are seeking guidance in the development or enhancement of their safety and health program.
The Partnership Implementation Team will seek to facilitate mentoring activities by matching those
companies seeking advice, guidance or other means of help with a member company willing to provide
assistance.
If your company is willing to be a mentor please provide your company name and contact information
below:
Company Name:
Contact Person:
Address:
Phone Number
If your company is seeking to be mentored please provide your company name and contact information
below:
Company Name:
Contact Person:
Address:
Phone Number:
APPENDIX F
PARTNERSHIP FLOW CHART |
Text version of flowchart:
ABC distribute STEP Applications and Invitations for
Participation in Partnership and Mentoring Activities |
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Members submit STEP Applications and Partnership forms to
ABC & if they want to participate, Mentoring activity forms. |
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Bayou Chapter forwards names of members interested in
mentoring to Partnership Implementation Team |
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Implementation Team matches companies for mentoring |
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ABC Nat’l evaluates STEP applications and forwards results
to ABC Bayou Chapter |
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ABC Bayou forwards names of Bronze, Silver, Gold and
Platinum level companies who wish to become members of the partnership to OSHA |
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Semi-Annually Implementation Team Meets |
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OSHA conducts verification 10%
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Company makes adjustments in safety program
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Make adjustments to partnership as needed.
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OSHA gives partner company certificate: Company qualifies
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- ABC – Associated Builders and Contractors, INC.
- Best Practices – Safety practices, policies, and/or procedures, agreed upon by OSHA and the
Partnership Implementation Team, which exceed compliance with OSHA regulations and merit being
shared with other member companies.
- BLS – Bureau of Labor Statistics
- DART rate - (Days Away Restricted or Transfer rate) An incidence rate for recordable cases
involving days away from work, days of restricted work activity or job transfer using the following
formula:
DART rate = |
(# of entries in Column H + # of entries in
Column I) x 200,000
# Hours worked by ALL employees |
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Entries in Column H and Column I refer to entries on OSHA’s Form 300, Log of
Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses |
- FIRM – Field Inspection Reference Manual. A manual intended to provide guidance regarding some of
the internal operations of OSHA.
- Focused Inspection – An inspection conducted by OSHA in which the scope of the inspection is
limited to pre-determined hazards, dependant upon whether the company has met pre-determined
qualifications.
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- Partner - One sharing or partaking in a partnership.
- Partnership - OSHA’s Strategic Partnership. This program provides an avenue for employers,
employees and others to improve safety and health management systems while working with OSHA in a
cooperative, non-adversarial way.
- STEP – Safety Training and Evaluation Process
- Verification inspection – An inspection conducted for the purpose of ensuring that the agreed
upon elements of this partnership are being met. Within this agreement the verification inspection
will NOT be an enforcement inspection.
APPENDIX H |
United States Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Acknowledge
That
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Has
Successfully Completed An
ABC/OSHA Partnership Verification Inspection |
Inspection Location:
Superintendent:
Date Inspected: |
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Greg Honaker, Area Director |
Qualification for Focus Inspection good for: _____ to _____ |
APPENDIX I |
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United States Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Acknowledges
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As a
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Partner
of the
ABC/OSHA Partnership |
____________________________
Skipper Rinaldi, President/CEO
ABC Bayou Chapter |
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Greg Honaker, Area Director
OSHA, Baton Rouge Area Office |
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