• Peoria Area OSHA Office
• Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program
• P.J. Hoerr, Inc.

1. Reduction and/or elimination of injuries, illnesses and fatalities at the Methodist North Project.
    
2. Development of a model site-specific safety and health program.
    
3. Creation and dissemination of new safety materials to the subcontractors.
    
4. Mentoring and training of subcontractors and their employees
    
5. Increased communication and respect between stakeholders
    
6. Development of a business/labor/government partnership approach to safety and health management; and
    
7. OSHA resources directed toward the areas of the construction industry that require the assistance.

1. Reduce and/or eliminate serious injuries and illnesses and provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees at the Methodist North Project.
    
2. Increase the number of and use of safety and health programs and best practices among contractors; and
    
3. Increase the number of employees and supervisors who have completed relevant safety training.

1. Maintain a total lost time injury and illness rate of 25% (4.4) below the national industry average of 5.9.
    
2. Create, distribute, and enforce the use of a site-specific safety orientation program. All employees will receive a site-specific safety orientation handout covering jobsite safety and health issues, procedures relative to the work being performed at the project, and the requirements of this Partnership agreement.
    
3. Conduct initial monitoring for toxins, carcinogens, or hazardous substances which present an inhalation hazards such as, but not limited to, silica, lead, cadmium, or isocyanates.
    
4. Strive for no injuries on the job, and ensure that all serious hazards are addressed and controlled by safe processes and practices on a day-to-day basis.
    
5. P.J. Hoerr will require and enforce a 6 foot fall protection rule for all activities at the Methodist North Project. This includes activities that OSHA requires fall protection over 6 feet such as the use of scaffolding, steel erection, etc.
   
   (Although providing mandatory fall protection at the 6’ level is not required for all fall hazards by the current OSHA construction standards and is not mandated by OSHA as a requirement for participation in any OSHA partnership agreement, the contractors on this partnership are committed to providing a greater level of protection to the employees working at this site and will require protection at the 6’ level and above)
    
6. P.J. Hoerr will hold monthly jobsite safety/toolbox meeting where near-misses, accidents, or other safety or health issues will be discussed. This meeting will be mandatory for all subcontractors to attend.
    
7. Ensure that employees receive training as follows:
    
   1. All of P.J. Hoerr’s onsite supervisory personnel will attend a one-hour safety seminar put on by the P.J. Hoerr Safety Coordinator and OSHA.
       
   2. At least one onsite supervisory person from each subcontractor will be required to attend the one-hour safety seminar.
       
   3. Other hazard specific training will be conducted on an as-needed basis.
       
8. Require subcontractors who have written safety and health programs to submit them to the P.J. Hoerr Safety Coordinator. Companies that do not have their own written safety and health programs have the option of either adopting the safety and health program of P.J. Hoerr or developing their own one by utilizing services provided by other Partnership members.
    
9. Ensure that all serious safety and health issues, near misses, and accidents/incidence that occur during the course of the project will be addressed at a monthly Partnership meeting.
    
10. Ensure that all machines/equipment are adequately guarded.
     
11. OSHA may provide benefits to participating companies that voluntarily improve their safety and health performance. See the Benefits section below.

1. The measurement system will use OSHA recordable injury and illness records to determine the total workday injury and illness rate for the project when compared to the average for the construction industry.
    
2. Activity measures shall include the applicable number of employers, supervisors, and employees trained. P.J. Hoerr will maintain the records for the one-hour safety seminar.
    
3. Intermediate measures will include the number of safety and health programs instituted. These programs will be evaluated by and maintained onsite by P.J. Hoerr.
    
4. Outcome measures will be gathered on a monthly basis by the Hoerr Safety Coordinator (HSC) and will incorporate data to analyze the number of hours worked, number of injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and the number of serious violations found as a result of onsite audits, jobsite inspections, and OSHA inspection activity.
    
5. Jobsite inspections and the total number of hazards identified and corrected by P.J. Hoerr and subcontractors will be documented. The jobsite inspections will indicate the number of hazards observed, and subsequent progress and improvements with safety and health programs.
    
6. Measurement factors will be compiled by P.J. Hoerr.

1. Maximum penalty reductions allowed in the OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual for good faith and history. When calculating the initial penalty reduction, OSHA may provide an additional 10% reduction for good faith beyond the 25% reduction provided in the FIRM where the employer, in implementing an OSP, has taken the specific significant steps beyond those provided in the FIRM to implement the Act and achieve a high level of employee protection (see FIRM, Chapter IV.C.2.1.5[b]). This additional reduction will not apply to high gravity serious, willful, failure to abate or repeat citations. In cases where a partner’s total penalty reduction is 100% or more, the minimum penalty provisions in the FIRM will apply (see FIRM, Chapter IV, C.2.b).
    
2. Priority consideration for compliance assistance and offsite technical assistance (phone calls/faxes) by OSHA and the Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program as resources allow.

1. Implement a site-specific safety and health program.
    
2. Mentor subcontractors who have not yet developed their own safety and health program and, if necessary, refer them to the Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program for assistance.
    
3. Require the use of wet cutting techniques and/or dust collection systems in addition to the mandatory use of approved respirators where the potential for airborne silica exposure exists. Personal air monitoring will be conducted to assess employee exposure levels. Where the potential for other health issues arise, P.J. Hoerr will coordinate with its insurance carrier or the Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program to conduct air monitoring to assess employee exposure levels. Results will be summarized and shared with OSHA at least quarterly.
    
4. Have the authority to enforce safety rules and regulations. The authority will include provisions to hold contractors and employees accountable and, if necessary, remove contractor employees from the jobsite.
    
5. Administer a drug test to all its new employees that work at the project. P.J. Hoerr will also drug test its employees who are involved in a work-related accident.
    
6. Use Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) to protect all employees using temporary electrical power at the jobsite. All contractors will ensure that employees are protected by a GFCI at all times.
    
7. Through its Safety Coordinator be responsible for overseeing site safety and will serve as the point of contact for questions concerning the achievement of the Partnership goals.
    
8. Through its Safety Coordinator conduct and document a weekly inspection of the jobsite. These inspection records will be maintained and used for annual and end-of project Partnership evaluations.
    
9. Through its Superintendent conduct a safety walk-around of the jobsite on a daily basis. Serious hazards discovered will be documented and followed up by the Safety Director during his weekly inspection to ensure hazard abatement.
    
10. Conduct and document weekly toolbox talks with its employees.
     
11. Host and coordinate quarterly Partnership meetings between the Partners and subcontractors currently working at the project. Near-miss accidents and hazards discovered during safety and health inspections will be discussed at the meeting. Meeting minutes will be kept for use when the Partnership is evaluated at the completion of the project.
     
12. Allow OSHA access to the jobsite during inspection activities, such as monitoring and unprogrammed activities (accidents, fatalities and employee complaints).
     
13. Request that two inspections be performed by the Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program.
     
14. Continually audit the Partnership and make recommendations for improvement.

B. OSHA will:

1. Participate, when available, in the quarterly Partnership Committee meetings, but will not participate in the walk-around inspection.
    
2. Designate an experienced safety and health specialist to serve as a resource and liaison for Partnership participants. The Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS) from the Peoria Area Office will review contractor safety and health programs, review other pertinent documentation, and will assist with training as needed.
    
3. Give priority to the Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program when technical assistance is needed.
    
4. Audit monthly inspection reports/documents and make recommendations for improvements in meeting Partnership goals.
    
5. Conduct inspections in accordance with Section VI of this Partnership.

C. Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program will:

1. 1. Upon request, work with subcontractors to establish effective safety and health programs.
2. 2. Participate, when available, in the quarterly Partnership Committee meetings and walk-around inspections.
3. 3. Conduct two comprehensive inspections of the jobsite.
4. 4. Assist P.J. Hoerr, if requested, with conducting air sampling as outlined in Section III. C. of this agreement.
5. 5. Audit the Partnership and make recommendations for improvement.

D. Subcontractors will:

1. Appoint a representative to attend the monthly Partnership meetings, resolve jobsite safety matters, and be a liaison to P.J. Hoerr’s jobsite Superintendent and Safety Coordinator.
    
2. Conduct and document weekly jobsite safety and health inspections for those employees under their control. This will be in addition to the general, non-documented inspections that are to occur daily. If non-complaint activities or hazards are discovered, immediate correction will be required. Documentation of abatement verification must be submitted to P.J. Hoerr’s Safety Coordinator.
    
3. Share and make available to all workers in the project job trailer results of jobsite inspections.
    
4. Request services from the Illinois Onsite Safety & Health Consultation Program if a safety and health program has not been developed or submitted for the project.