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Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
(signed January 15, 2004; renewed April 24, 2006; renewed April 9,
2008)
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NAOSH 2009
(L to R) Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant
Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; and Stanley J. Simpson, President, Industrial Truck
Association and President and CEO of Kalmar RT; sign a national Alliance renewal
agreement on April 9, 2008.
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Through the OSHA and ITA Alliance, the organizations will work together to
encourage employers to increase employer and employee access to safety and health information and
training resources on the operation and use of powered industrial trucks and to assist employers and
employees in reducing and preventing exposure to potential hazards associated with the use of
powered industrial trucks. The Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and Communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention
of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such
information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and the ITA’s Web sites) to employers and employees who use powered industrial trucks.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
best practices or effective approaches in the use of powered industrial trucks and publicize
results through outreach by ITA and through OSHA- or ITA-developed materials, training programs,
workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
- Promote and encourage ITA members’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and the On-site Consultation Program and
its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. The Industrial Truck
Association (ITA) and a number of other Alliance Program participants are
supporting 2009 NAOSH Week, "Safety Means Always Coming Home." Sponsored
annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian
Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing
injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- February 2006 through November 2008: Powered Industrial Truck Best
Practices Seminar: "Forklift Safety: Man, Machine & Environment." Through the
OSHA and ITA Alliance, ITA safety managers conducted 11 training seminars on
the safe operation of forklifts for OSHA, State Plan and On-site Consultation
representatives from various regions. Applying industrial truck material
handling techniques and recognizing safe load capacity were among the topics
presented. [More...]
- October 2-4, 2008: ITA Fall Meeting 2008, Scottsdale, Arizona.
- October 3, 2008: Bill Wright, Assistant Director, Arizona Division of
Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH), presented "ADOSH Perspective on the
OSHA and ITA Alliance and its Best Practices Seminar: Forklift Safety: Man,
Machine & Environment" to powered industrial truck industry representatives.
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week.
The Industrial Truck Association 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.
- April 7-9, 2008: ITA Annual Meeting, the Madison Hotel, Washington, DC.
- April 9, 2008: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a keynote presentation to industrial truck industry
representatives.
- September 25-27, 2006: ITA Annual Meeting, The Breakers Resort, West Palm Beach, Florida.
- September 27, 2006: Steven Witt, then-Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a
keynote presentation to 250 attendees.
- March 16, 2005: ITA Board of Directors Meeting, Washington, DC.
- March 16, 2005: Paula White, then-Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs,
USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on OSHA's Cooperative and Compliance Assistance programs to 25
attendees.
- October 25, 2004: ITA Annual Meeting, Doral Resort, Miami, Florida.
- October 25, 2004: John Henshaw, former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a keynote
presentation to over 220 attendees.
Products and Resources
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
OSHA eTools
Success Stories
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Kalmar Works with Texas On-Site Consultation Program to Enhance Safety in
Industrial Trucks. OSHA. July 2008. Through the OSHA and ITA Alliance, OSHA
collaborated with Kalmar Rough Terrain Center, LLC to develop a success story
highlighting the company's work with the Texas On-Site Consultation Program that
lead to a number of positive results including the correction of several
workplace hazards and the development of a written safety and health program.
Additional Resources
Areas of Emphasis
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