The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the New Jersey Chapter of the American
Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship
to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and the ASSE New Jersey Chapter
therefore agree to renew the Alliance, signed on May 6, 2004, to provide all young workers and
non-English speaking Hispanic workers with information, guidance, and access to training resources
that will help them protect workers’ safety and health, particularly in reducing and preventing
exposure to work-related hazards such as chemical, electrical, falls, excavations, amputations and
exposure to lead and silica. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and the ASSE New Jersey Chapter
recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA
national effort.
OSHA and the ASSE New Jersey Chapter will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Develop training and education program publications and audio-visual products in Spanish for
Hispanic employers and employees who are not fluent in the English language and young workers, on
general industry and construction topics including health hazards, personal protective equipment,
electrical safety, excavation, machine guarding, scaffolding, and fall protection.
- Develop training and education program publications and audio-visual products for young workers on
general industry and construction topics including health hazards, personal protective equipment,
electrical safety, excavation, machine guarding, scaffolding and fall protection.
OSHA and the ASSE New Jersey Chapter will work together to achieve the following
outreach and communication goals:
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic
assistance tools and links from OSHA’s and ASSE New Jersey Chapter’s Web sites.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s and ASSE’s conferences, local meetings or other events such as
Day Laborers’ or Immigration Coalition meetings and Student Career Day.
- Encourage members of the ASSE New Jersey Chapter who speak both English and Spanish to take the
OSHA Train-the-Trainer course(s) so they can teach the OSHA 10-hour Construction and General
Industry courses in both English and Spanish.
- Promote and encourage ASSE New Jersey Chapter members’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative
programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and Consultation and its
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
OSHA and the ASSE New Jersey Chapter will work together to achieve the following
goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Participate in round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on general industry and
construction hazards such as chemical, electrical, falls, excavations, amputations and exposure to
lead and silica to develop innovative solutions to reduce related illnesses, injuries, and
fatalities.
OSHA 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. 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 products or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will continue to meet to
develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities
of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least three times per year to track and share
information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA will encourage
OSHA Consultation Projects’ participation on the team.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any 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
the concurrence of all signatories.
Signed this 26 day of April, 2006
Patricia K. Clark
Region Administrator
OSHA Region II |
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Gina Mayer-Costa
President, New Jersey Chapter
American Society of Safety Engineers |
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Robert Kulick
Area Director
OSHA Avenel Area Office |
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Joseph M. Schwed
Area Director, Region VIII
American Society of Safety Engineers |
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Lisa Levy
Area Director
OSHA Hasbrouck Heights Area Office |
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Gary Roskoski
Area Director
OSHA Marlton Area Office |
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Philip Peist
Area Director
OSHA Parsippany Area Office |
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Diana Cortez
Area Director-Tarrytown Area Office
Region II Hispanic Coordinator |
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