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 Printing Instructions
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AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
AVENEL, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, PARSIPPANY AND MARLTON
AREA OFFICES
THE
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND THE
NEW JERSEY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) and the New
Jersey Cooperative Education Coordinators Association (NJCECA) recognize the
value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more
healthful American schools and workplaces. OSHA, LWD and NJCECA therefore agree
to renew the Alliance signed on March 24, 2006 to provide NJCECA members and
other interested parties with information, guidance and access to training
resources that will help them protect the health and safety of NJCECA 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, and
blood borne pathogens and the proper selection and use of personal protective
equipment.
In renewing this Alliance, OSHA, LWD and NJCECA recognize that OSHA’s NJ State
Plan and Consultation Project partner (PEOSH) is an integral part of this
Alliance and the OSHA national effort.
OSHA, LWD and NJCECA will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Develop training and education programs on safety and health awareness
targeted to the NJCECA 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 blood borne 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 NJCECA
members, school administrators, school personnel and young workers/students.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training to NJCECA members on
prohibited occupations and hours of work for minors.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training to NJCECA members on the
Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act (PEOSHA).
OSHA, LWD and NJCECA will work together to achieve the
following outreach and communication goals:
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media,
including electronic tools and links from the OSHA, LWD and NJCECA websites.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA, LWD and NJCECA conferences, monthly or
quarterly meetings or other events such as USDOL-Apprenticeship Conference to
promote young 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, the
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, and the NJ Governor’s Safety
& Health Awards Program to those employers who provide employment or on the job
training to NJCECA members or young workers/students.
- Encourage teaching professionals and school administrators who are not
members of NJCECA 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 crashes, eye
safety and health and drug free workplaces.
OSHA, NJCECA, and LWD 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, Health and Wellness
Expo.
- Develop 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 NJCECA
website.
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions or meetings on
young worker/student on the job safety and health issues; such as the Safe
Schools Program dialogue on young worker employment in the food service, health
care and retail sectors.
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. 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 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 28th day of March, 2008
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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 |
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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Passaic County Education Association |
Joseph F. Cheff, President |
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Joseph J. Mazur Jr., Passaic County
Representative, NJ Education Assoc.
Worksite Safety & Health Committee |
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NJ Cooperative Education Coordinators Association |
Phil DiVuolo, Membership
Hawthorne High School |
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Mike Ryan, Continuing Education
Bergen County Technical Schools |
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