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AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
REGION V, CHICAGO AREA OFFICE
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THE LAKE COUNTY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Lake County
Contractors Association (LCCA) recognize the value of continuing a collaborative relationship to
foster safer and more healthful workplaces within the County of Lake, State of Illinois. OSHA and
LCCA, therefore, agree to renew the Alliance, signed April 12, 2006, to use their collective expertise
to help advance a culture of accident prevention while sharing information, guidance, best practices,
access to training resources and technical knowledge that will help protect employees' safety and
health. In particular, the Alliance focuses on, but not limited to, efforts to reach members of the
LCCA through outreach on safety and health issues. The outreach activity will complement OSHA's goals,
as outlined in its Strategic Management Plan (SMP), of reducing occupational hazards through compliance
assistance, outreach and education. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and the LCCA will continue to
provide education, training and other technical resources to reduce and prevent exposures to the
most commonly identified safety and health hazards in construction and general industry. In
addition, both parties recognize that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an
integral part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and the LCCA will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:
- Develop and disseminate LCCA information through print and electronic media, including
electronic tools and links from OSHA's and the LCCA's web sites, along with applicable articles in
their print media.
- Provide a forum for OSHA personnel to speak, exhibit or appear at conferences sponsored by the
LCCA.
- Promote and encourage members associated with the LCCA to participate in OSHA's compliance
assistance, education and outreach programs.
OSHA and the LCCA will work together to achieve the following goals related to
promoting dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Develop and present a seminar for the LCCA members to be delivered in conjunction with OSHA.
- Organize and provide the necessary resources for the presentations of OSHA's construction
course for the organization's members when OSHA and the organization identify the need.
- Promote and encourage members of the LCCA to individually participate in OSHA's cooperative
program of compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection programs, Consultation and SHARP. In
addition, OSHA will recognize members that aspire to excellence in health and safety for their
worksites.
- The LCCA will consult with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals in the
effective construction safety management practices as jointly determined by OSHA and the LCCA.
- Use the LCCA's newsletters, websites, workshops, meetings and other resources as vehicles to
disseminate OSHA or LCCA developed information and guidance on the workplace safety issues.
- Encourage the LCCA's members to act as industry liaisons and resources for OSHA's cooperative
programs and compliance assistance specialist.
- Raise awareness through speeches and appearances by the LCCA's leaders of safe worksite
programs and their commitment to workplace safety and health.
OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative
relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training, education, outreach and communication to
promote a dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools
for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not
endorsing any of that party's products or services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with
the purpose of promoting a particular party's product or service.
Representatives of both LCCA and OSHA will continue to meet at least quarterly to track and share
information on activities and results in achieving the goals of this Alliance.
This agreement will remain in effect for 2 years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason
at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time
with concurrence of both signatories. Signed April 16, 2008.
Diane Turek,
Area Director
Chicago North Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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Lyle Ehlers,
President
Lake County Contractors Association |
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Fred Rodheim,
Chairman
LCCA Safety Committee |
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Gary Dowty,
Executive Vice President
Lake County Contractors Association |
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