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AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, AVENEL, PARSIPPANY AND MARLTON
AREA OFFICES
THE
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
AND THE
NEW JERSEY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD) and the
New Jersey Cooperative Education Association (NJCEA) recognize the value of
establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful
American schools and workplaces. OSHA, NJDLWD and NJCEA therefore agree to
establish an Alliance to provide NJCEA members and other interested parties with
information, guidance and access to training resources that will help them
protect the health and safety of NJCEA members, young workers/students, school
administrators and other school personnel. In particular, the Alliance will
focus on exposure to safety hazards such as unguarded machinery, electrical
hazards, general housekeeping hazards related to slips, trips, and falls, and
such health hazards as air contaminants, noise, bloodborne pathogens and also
the proper selection and use of personal protective equipment.
In forming this Alliance, OSHA and NJCEA recognize that OSHA’s NJ State Plan and
Consultation Project partner, the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce
Development is an integral part of this Alliance and the OSHA national effort.
OSHA, NJDLWD and NJCEA will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Develop training and education programs on safety and health awareness
targeted to the NJCEA membership, school administrators and personnel and young
workers/students. The training may address personal protective equipment,
electrical safety, unguarded machinery, slips, trips and falls, hazard
communication, workplace chemical exposure, noise and bloodborne pathogens.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry or
the OSHA 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health Program, or both, for NJCEA
members, school administrators, school personnel and young workers/students.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training to NJCEA members on
prohibited occupations and hours of work for minors.
- Deliver or arranged for the delivery of training to NJCEA members on the
Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act (PEOSHA).
OSHA, NJDLWD and NJCEA will work together to achieve the
following outreach and communications goals:
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media,
including electronic tools and links from the OSHA, NJDLWD and NJCEA websites.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA, NJDLWD and NJCEA conferences, monthly or
quarterly meeting to promote worker on the job safety and health.
- Promote or encourage participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation and its
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, and the Governor’s Safety
Award Program to those employers who provide employment or on the job training
to NJCEA members or young workers/students.
- Encourage teaching professionals and school administrators who are not
members of NJCEA to build relationships with OSHA’s Region II Area Offices and
to invite OSHA staff into the schools to present on the job safety and health
awareness programs.
- Work with other Alliance partners on specific issues and projects related to
young worker/student safety and health, such as motor vehicle accidents, drug
and alcohol abuse and eye safety and health.
OSHA, NJCEA and NJDLWD staff will work together to achieve
the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace
safety and health:
- Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace
safety and health whenever the signatories address groups such as parent-teacher
organizations, Safe Schools Conferences, and the Safety and Loss Control Expo.
- Development and disseminate case studies and success stories illustrating
the business and social value of workplace safety and health and publicize their
results in school newsletters, the OSHA Region 2 Newsletter and the NJCEA
website.
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions or meetings on
young worker/student on the job safety and health issues; such as the prohibited
and restricted occupations for minors list.
OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to
participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such
as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national
dialogue on workplace safety and health. The 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 services.
An implementation team made up of representatives from each organization will
meet to develop a plan of action, determine procedures, and identify the roles
and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet on a
regular quarterly schedule to track and share information on activities and
results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Signatories 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 all signatories.
| Signed on this 26th day of
February, 2008 |
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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Louis Ricca, Jr.
Acting Regional Administrator |
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Lisa Levy, Area Director
Hasbrouck Heights Area Office |
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Robert D. Kulick, Area Director
Avenel Area Office |
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Philip M. Peist, Area Director
Parsippany Area Office |
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Gary Roskoski, Area Director
Marlton Area Office |
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
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Leonard Katz, Assistant Commissioner
Labor Standards and Safety Enforcement |
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Howard Black, Director
Public Safety & Occ. Safety & Health |
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New Jersey Cooperative Education Association |
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John V. Hillard, Jr., President |
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Kim Carfolite, Vice President |
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Francis Eichmann, Executive Committee |
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Louis Romanet, Executive Committee |
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