I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
February 20, 2003
Evaluation Period
February 20, 2004 – February 19, 2005
Overview
The OSHA-SWRI Alliance addresses improving working conditions for workers who work with sealant,
waterproofing, and restoration products by providing information and guidance to help employers
protect employees' health-particularly in the areas of reducing and preventing exposure to lead and
silica-and safety hazards-particularly in the areas of confined spaces, fall protection, and staging
requirements.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Dale Krupinski
Jess McCluer
Dom Salvatore |
Office of Construction Services
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
Region III, Compliance Assistance Specialist |
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| SWRI: |
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David Trotter
Eric Johnson
Jim Marasco
Deb Nemec
Ron Pilla
Carl Seager |
Safety Committee
Safety Committee
Safety Committee
Associate Director
Safety Committee
Chairperson, Safety Committee |
II. Implementation Team Meetings
March 25, 2004
July 8, 2004
October 27, 2004
November 8, 2004
January 31, 2005
February 1, 2005 |
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable, Washington, DC
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Fall Protection Workgroup, Washington, DC
Fall Protection Workgroup, Washington, DC
Design for Safety Workgroup, Washington, DC |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication
- Develop and disseminate information and guidance on relevant safety and health topics at SWRI
conferences and through print and electronic media.
Products
OSHA and SWRI Alliance Web site
OSHA continued to maintain an OSHA and SWRI Alliance Web site that is posted on the Agency's Web
page that includes the OSHA and SWRI Alliance agreement, news releases, and milestones and
successes. This Web site is updated on a regular basis.
SWRI Web site (www.swrionline.org)
The SWRI Web site continues to include information on the OSHA and SWRI Alliance on its Web site.
Publications and Newsletters
Information and news releases on the OSHA and SWRI Alliance activities appeared in SWRI's Member
Briefs. For more information on the articles, see the “Alliance Program Reach” table on pages 4-5.
OSHA's Sealant Waterproofing and Restoration Safety and Health Topics Page
The following SWRI members continue to participate on the editorial board of OSHA's Sealant
Waterproofing and Restoration Industry Safety and Health Topics page.
- David Carter, SWRI, Chapman Waterproofing Company, Inc.; Boston, MA
- Eric Johnson, SWRI, Spray-O-Bond Company; Milwaukee, WI
- Jim Marasco, SWRI, Corporate Safety Director, Culbertson Restoration, Ltd.; West Chester, PA
SWRI Safety and Health Manual
Through the Alliance, OSHA and SWRI are developing an SWRI Safety and Health Manual for the
association's members. The manual covers topics such as hazard communication, confined space, fall
protection, recordkeeping, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection and scaffolding.
During the reporting period, SWRI finalized a draft version of the document and forwarded it to OSHA
for review and comments. A final copy to of the manual is expected to be completed and distributed
to SWRI members by Summer 2005.
OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable, Department of Labor, Washington, DC, July 8, 2004
SWRI participated in the Alliance Program's Construction Roundtable for construction-related
national Alliances on July 8, 2004. The roundtable participants discussed how the
construction-related national Alliances could work together to address issues such as ergonomics,
silica and motor vehicle safety.
Fall Protection Workgroup
November 8, 2004 – SWRI member, Carl Seagar attended the workgroup meeting.
January 31, 2005 – SWRI member, Ron Pilla attended the workgroup meeting and volunteered to draft an
article on fall protection best practices for the workgroup to review.
Design for Safety Workgroup
February 1, 2005 – SWRI member, Ron Pilla attended the workgroup meeting.
Events
SWRI 2004 Fall Technical Meeting, Boston, MA, September 19-21, 2004
Domenick Salvatore, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Region III Philadelphia Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth and gave a presentation titled, "Respiratory
Protection, Life Expectancy for Lungs” during a workshop to 130 attendees.
SWRI 2004 Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ, February 29-March 3, 2004
Domenick Salvatore, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Region III Philadelphia Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth and gave a presentation entitled "The New
Generation of Work Platforms: Mast Scaffolding" during a workshop to 120 attendees.
- Promote and encourage SWRI members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, Strategic Partnerships, and
endorse mentoring among SWRI members.
The OSHA and SWRI Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
Goals
- In speeches and other public appearances, executives of SWRI and some of its members will attempt
to raise others' awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health.
The OSHA and SWRI Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and SWRI are working together to address important safety and
health issues in the sealant, waterproofing and restoration industry. The OSHA and SWRI Alliance is
very successful and the organizations have developed a very productive working relationship. This
positive relationship has led to the development of many programs and projects that the
implementation team is working on or has produced. Some examples include:
- OSHA and SWRI are developing a Safety and Health Manual that covers topics such as hazard
communication, confined space, fall protection, recordkeeping, personal protective equipment,
respiratory protection and scaffolding. A final copy to of the manual is expected to be completed
and distributed to SWRI members by Summer 2005.
- SWRI representatives are serving on the Sealant Waterproofing and Restoration Industry Safety and
Health Topics pages Editorial Boards.
- Domenick Salvatore, Compliance Assistance Specialist in OSHA's Region III Philadelphia Area
Office, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth and gave a presentation at both the SWRI Annual
and Fall Technical meetings to more than 200 attendees.
- SWRI has representatives on the Design for Safety and Fall Protection Workgroups that were created
at the July 8, 2004 OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable meeting. Ron Pilla, SWRI, is
drafting an article on fall protection best practices for the Fall Protection Workgroup to review.
Overall, the Alliance Program exhibits, the articles in the SWRI Member Briefs publication and
SWRI's Web page helped SWRI show their members that OSHA has numerous compliance assistance
materials and resources available for use and distribution throughout the sealant, waterproofing and
restoration industry.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and SWRI Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site |
3,600 |
| SWRI Web site – Link to Alliance Agreement |
Data Not Available |
| OSHA Sealant, Waterproofing, and Restoration Industry
Safety and Health Topics page |
3,600 |
| October 2004 – "SWRI & OSHA Alliance Reap the
Benefits," SWRI Member Briefs |
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September 19-21, 2004 SWRI Fall Technical Meeting,
Boston, MA
Alliance Program Exhibit |
130 |
September 20, 2004, 2004 SWRI Fall Technical Meeting,
Boston, MA
Speaker: Domenick Salvatore, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Region III Philadelphia Area
Office, USDOL-OSHA |
130 |
| August 2004 – "SWRI/OSHA Alliance Update – A Report
from the OSHA Construction Roundtable – July 8, 2004," SWRI Member Briefs |
673 |
| July 2004 – "Maximize Your SWRI Membership," SWRI
Member Briefs |
673 |
| June 2004 – "OSHA Alliance Update," SWRI Member
Briefs |
673 |
February 29-March 3, 2004, SWRI 2004 Annual Meeting,
Tucson, AZ
Alliance Program Exhibit |
120 |
March 2, 2004, SWRI 2004 Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ
Speaker: Domenick Salvatore, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Philadelphia Area Office,
USDOL-OSHA |
120 |
| TOTAL |
10, 392 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the upcoming year, OSHA's and SWRI's positive relationship, that was built through the Alliance
Program, will continue to grow and the Implementation Team will undertake a number of activities and
develop a number of products. SWRI will continue to work with OSHA and plans to renew the OSHA-SWRI
Alliance agreement. In the renewal agreement, SWRI will address the same safety topics that were in
the initial Alliance agreement e.g. lead and silica, confined spaces, fall protection and staging
requirements.
OSHA and SWRI will complete development of the SWRI Safety and Health Manual and SWRI will
distribute it to members by Summer 2005. Through the Alliance Program, the manual will be updated as
needed. SWRI will continue to be a member of OSHA's Sealant Waterproofing and Restoration Industry
Safety and Health Topics page editorial board and will review and provide comments on the page.
In addition, SWRI is participating in the Fall Protection and Design for Safety Workgroups that were
created at the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable for on July 8, 2004. Ron Pilla, SWRI,
is drafting an article on fall protection best practices for the workgroup to review.
SWRI would like to invite an OSHA representative to staff an exhibit and to make a presentation on
Emergency Preparedness at the SWRI 2005 Annual Meeting in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico.
Finally, SWRI plans to promote OSHA compliance assistance materials through articles in their
monthly publication, Member Briefs and the SWRI Web page.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
April 14, 2005
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