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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the
Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
March 1, 2006 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
January 15, 2004
Evaluation Period
January 14, 2005 – January 13, 2006
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and ITA are promoting the safe operation and use of powered industrial
trucks by providing information, guidance, and access to training resources to assist employers and
employees in reducing and preventing exposure to potential hazards associated with the use of
powered industrial trucks in general, and in warehouses in particular.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Sally Grady
Long Loo*
Jess McCluer
Danezza Quintero |
Office of Occupational Health Nursing (OOHN)
Office of Science and Technology Assessment
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
Office of Construction Services |
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| ITA: |
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Mac Dunaway
Chris Merther
Bill Montwieler |
Counsel
Manager, Technical Programs
Executive Director |
*Member of the Implementation Team until December 2005.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
June 7, 2005
July 7, 2005
August 11, 2005
January 13, 2006 |
Planning meeting for Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices
Seminar
Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Planning meeting for Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar
Planning meeting for Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Encourage and promote the training of powered industrial truck operators pursuant to the OSHA
operator training standard.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Develop electronic assistance tools on the use and operation of powered industrial trucks
including the issues concerning youth workers.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Develop information regarding the safe operation and use of powered industrial trucks that could
be included in the powered industrial trucks operators' manuals and disseminated through print and
electronic media and links from OSHA's and ITA's Web sites.
Products
OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site
OSHA is continuing to update the OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site that is posted on the Agency's Web
page. It includes the OSHA and ITA agreement, news releases, events and milestones and successes.
ITA Website (www.indtrk.org)
The ITA Web site has an OSHA Information page that contains links to sites relating to industrial
truck safety. This includes a link to the Protecting Young Workers: Prohibition Against Young
Workers Operating Forklifts SHIB and the Sample Daily Checklists for Powered Industrial Trucks.
Publications and Newsletters
Information on the OSHA and ITA Alliance activities appears in Modern Materials Handling. For more
information, see the "Alliance Program Reach" table.
Forklift Safety Information
ITA distributed copies of OSHA's Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) on "Protecting Young
Workers: Prohibition Against Young Workers Operating Forklifts" and Powered Industrial Truck
Operator Training Information Card to their General Engineering Committee (GEC). The association
encouraged the GEC members to include the publications in their organization's Operator Manuals.
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages
The following Alliance implementation team member is continuing to participate on the editorial
board and is reviewing and providing comments on the Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health
Topics page.
- Bill Montwieler, Industrial Truck Association (ITA), Executive Director; Washington, DC
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and/or ITA conferences, local meetings and other events such as
ITA's Annual and/or Spring meetings.
Events
ITA Board of Directors Meeting, March 16, 2005, Washington, DC.
Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL- OSHA, addressed the ITA
Board of Directors in Washington, DC on March 16, 2005. Ms. White gave a presentation to 25
attendees on OSHA's cooperative and compliance assistance programs, including an update on the
activities of the OSHA and ITA Alliance.
- Promote and encourage ITA member's participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance
assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation and its Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program.
Products
Voluntary Protection Programs Application Packet
In April 2005, ITA mailed 150 application packets for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) to
association members. The packets included a general overview of the programs along with a
description of the benefits of the program and a self-assessment checklist.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that affect the use of
industrial trucks in the workplace that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Events
Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar
OSHA, ITA and the International Warehouse Logistics Association, an Alliance Program participant,
are developing a one day Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar. The event is scheduled for
February 9, 2006 at the ITA member Ring Lift dealership in Tampa, Florida. OSHA Region IV federal,
state plan state, and Consultation Program staff will be invited to attend. The seminar will include
a general overview of forklifts followed by presentations addressing specific safety applications,
including capacity/load handling and stability, and operator safety rules and practices. The seminar
will also include live demonstrations of different types of powered industrial trucks and will be
instructed by ITA members.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Participate in forums, roundtable discussions, conferences and stakeholders meetings on issues
concerning powered industrial trucks, including youth worker outreach, to help forge innovative
solutions to raising safety awareness in the workplace and to provide information during the
development of industry specific safety and health guidelines.
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and ITA are working together to help the Agency learn more about
the industrial truck industry and ITA learn more about the compliance assistance resources that the
Agency has developed. This relationship has led to the development of several programs and projects
that the team is currently working on or has produced. In addition, OSHA and ITA have shared
information about OSHA's compliance assistance activities and cooperative programs. For example:
- Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, gave a
presentation to 25 attendees on OSHA's Cooperative and Compliance Assistance programs, including an
update on the activities of the OSHA and ITA Alliance, at the ITA Board of Directors in Washington,
DC on March 16, 2005.
- ITA distributed information packets on OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs and copies of OSHA's
SHIB on "Protecting Young Workers: Prohibition Against Young Workers Operating Forklifts" and
Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Information Card to association members.
- ITA members are continuing to serve on the editorial board for the Powered Industrial Trucks
Safety and Health Topics page.
- ITA is continuing to promote industrial truck safety through an OSHA information page on the ITA
Web site that contains links to sites on OSHA's Web page.
Finally, OSHA, ITA and the International Warehouse Logistics Association, an Alliance Program
participant, are developing a one day Powered Industrial Truck Best Practices Seminar. The event
will take place February 9, 2006 at the ITA member Ring Lift dealership in Tampa, Florida. OSHA
Region IV federal, state plan state, and Consultation Program staff will be invited to attend. The
seminar will include a general overview of forklifts followed by presentations addressing specific
safety applications, including capacity/load handling and stability, and operator safety rules and
practices along with live demonstrations of different types of powered industrial trucks and will be
instructed by ITA members.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and ITA Alliance Web site on OSHA's Web page |
4,686 |
| ITA Web site – OSHA Information page |
Data Not Available |
| Powered Industrial Trucks Safety and Health Topics
page |
103,920 |
| August 2005 – ITA distributed Microsoft Word versions
of OSHA's Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) on "Protecting Young Workers: Prohibition
Against Young Workers Operating Forklifts" and Powered Industrial Truck Operator to members |
110 Members |
| May 2005 – "ITA Site Hosts OSHA Links," Modern
Materials Handling |
Data Not Available |
| April 2005 – ITA distributed Voluntary Protection
Programs application packets to members |
150 Members |
March 16, 2005, ITA Board of Directors Meeting,
Washington, DC
Speaker: Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA |
25 |
| TOTAL |
108,890 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
The OSHA and ITA Alliance Implementation Team has discussed a number of activities that will be
undertaken in the upcoming year. For example, OSHA, ITA and the International Warehouse Logistics
Association, an Alliance Program participant, will hold a one day Powered Industrial Truck Best
Practices Seminar on February 9, 2006 at the ITA member Ring Lift dealership in Tampa, Florida. The
seminar will include a general overview of forklifts followed by presentations that will address
specific safety applications, including capacity/load handling
and stability, and operator safety rules and practices along with live demonstrations of different
types of powered industrial trucks and will be instructed by ITA members.
ITA is interested in hosting additional seminars throughout the country, following the initial
seminar in Florida.
In addition, ITA will continue to be a member of OSHA's Powered Industrial Truck editorial board.
The ITA representative will review and provide comments on the page.
Finally, ITA has expressed interest in renewing the Alliance agreement and will work with OSHA to
identify the topics and goals of the renewal agreement.
Report prepared by: Jess McCluer, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
March 1, 2006
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