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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
and the
Society of Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
December 12, 2004 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
September 19, 2002
Date Renewed
March 4, 2004
Overview
The OSHA and SPI Alliance continues to focus on providing SPI's members and others with information,
guidance and access to training resources to promote machine safety and ergonomic awareness. OSHA
and SPI are identifying machinery hazards and provide potential solutions to reduce injuries (e.g.,
lacerations, burns, and amputations) and providing potential solutions for ergonomics problems.
Implementation Team Members
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Brett Besser
Cathy Cronin
Bob Curtis
John Hermanson
Chuck Lorish
Lisa Ramber
Tom Ripberger
Doug Simon
Jack Standard
Jim Washam |
Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
Office of Training and Education (OTE)
SLTC
Region V
Michigan OSHA
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
Indiana OSHA
OTE
OTE
Region V, Cincinnati Area Office |
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| SPI: |
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Susan Howe
Suzanne Riney
Brian Schell
Wayne Wilson |
Spartech Corporation
Buckell Plastics Company
Corporate Director, United Southern Industries, Inc |
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| Contributors |
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Lisa Brown
Kym Pond |
SLTC Contractor
SLTC Contractor |
Evaluation Period
September 19, 2003 - September 18, 2004
II. Implementation Team Meetings
October 14-16, 2003
December 9, 2003
February 23-24, 2004
May 3, 2004
July 15, 2004 |
Team meeting
Team meeting
Team meeting
Team meeting
Team meeting |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goal
- Develop and deliver training addressing machine safety, to be delivered in conferences, meetings,
OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Ed Centers, and through distance learning.
Events
Injection Molding Machine Safety Training Course, November 18, 2003, OSHA Training Institute,
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
The OSHA/SPI Alliance presented the course entitled "Injection Molding Machine Safety Training
Course." This course was taught by Jim Washam, Machine Guarding Coordinator, Cincinnati, Ohio Area
Office and Wayne Wilson of United Southern Industries and focused on the injuries that may occur in
the plastics processing industry, in particular amputations. Course participants received a package
of training materials, including PowerPoint presentations and other resource materials so they can
then deliver the course at their own workplaces.
Rollstock and Sheet Extrusion Machine Safety Training Course, April 28, 2004, Doubletree Hotel &
Conference Center, Chesterfield, Missouri
Presented by Jim Washam, Region V, OSHA-DOL and Wayne Wilson, United Southern Industries, Inc.
During this train-the-trainer course, over 40 participants from the plastics industry and OSHA's
Region IV St. Louis and Kansas City Areas Offices and Michigan OSHA learned about the types of
injuries that may occur in the rollstock and sheet extrusion process, discussed the possible causes
of the injuries and identified possible ways for employees to protect themselves by recognizing the
hazards. In addition, the group discussed requirements for guarding machines and implementing
solutions for identified problems.
Roll-Fed and Inline Thermoforming Machine Safety Training Course, July 16, 2004, Placon Corporation,
Madison, Wisconsin
More than 40 safety and health professionals and OSHA staff from Region V, including Federal, State
Plan State and Consultation Program representatives, attended the Roll-Fed and Inline Thermoforming
Machine Safety Training Course at Placon Corporation in Madison, Wisconsin. During the workshop, the
attendees heard from Jim Washam, Region V, OSHA-DOL and Wayne Wilson, United Southern Industries,
Inc. who discussed the types of injuries that may occur in plastic roll-fed and inline thermoforming
manufacturing, the possible causes of the injuries and identified possible ways for employees to
protect themselves by recognizing the hazards. In addition, the group discussed requirements for
guarding machines and implementing solutions for identified problems.
Products
Rollstock and Sheet Extrusion Machine Safety Training Course
Roll-Fed and Inline Thermoforming Machine Safety Training Course
The OSHA and SPI Alliance implementation team developed the Rollstock and Sheet Extrusion Machine
Safety Training Course and the Roll-Fed and Inline Thermoforming Machine Safety Training Course.
Both courses have modules on machine guarding and lock-out/tag-out and identify the types of
injuries that can occur while operating the machines and ways to avoid those injuries. (See above
for details on the course offerings.)
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at SPI conferences, including Plastics USA 2004, local meetings, or
other industry events.
Events
SPI Sheet Producers Division, Spring Technical Conference, April 27 - 28, 2004, Doubletree Hotel &
Conference Center, Chesterfield, Missouri
Susan Howe, Senior Technical Director for Worker and Product Safety at SPI presented "OSHA/SPI
Alliance Overview" and shared details of the Alliance between SPI and OSHA with more than 60
representatives from the plastics industry who produce plastic resins, manufacture sheet and/or roll
stock, or manufacture machinery for use in the extrusion of plastic material.
2004 OSHA Compliance Assistance Training Sessions, June 15-16, 2004, Falls Church, Virginia
Susan Howe, Senior Technical Director, Worker and Product Safety, SPI, was a workshop speaker on
June 15-16, 2004 during the 2004 OSHA Compliance Assistance Training Sessions in Falls Church,
Virginia. During the workshop titled, "Writing a Successful Alliance Agreement," Ms. Howe shared
OSHA and SPI Alliance success stories and best practices. SPI also had an exhibit at the 2004 OSHA
Compliance Assistance Training Sessions.
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic
assistance tools and links from OSHA's and SPI's Web sites.
Products
OSHA Assistance for the Plastics Industry, OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page
The OSHA and SPI Implementation team reviewed and shared comments with OSHA's SLTC regarding the
content of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics page; OSHA Assistance for the Plastics Industry. The
following OSHA staff and SPI members and staff are members of the page's editorial board:
- Susan R. Howe, SPI
- Loren Mills, Demag Plastics Group
- Bob Monteith, Milacron Inc.
- Lisa Ramber, OSHA
- James Washam, OSHA, Region V, Cincinnati Area Office
- Wayne Wilson, United Southern Industries
OSHA and SPI, Alliance Web Site
OSHA developed an OSHA and SPI Alliance Web site on the Agency's Web page that includes the OSHA and
SPI Alliance agreement, renewal agreement, news releases, and milestones and successes. This Web
site is kept up-to-date on a regular basis.
SPI Web Site
SPI's Web site has a Worker Health and Safety section that includes information on the Alliance and
its accomplishments and the training tools and electronic assistance products developed by the
Alliance.
Publications and Newsletters
Information and news releases on the OSHA and SPI Alliance signing and the activities of the
Alliance have appeared in a number of publications produced by OSHA. In addition, information on the
OSHA and SPI Alliance has been published in a number of safety and health publications. Please see
the chart in this report under "Alliance Program Reach" for additional information.
- Work with other Alliance participants on projects on ergonomics that are addressed and developed
through the Alliance Program.
The OSHA and SPI Alliance continues to look for and evaluate opportunities to work with other
Alliance participants to address ergonomics.
- Promote and encourage SPI members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance
assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and Consultation and its the Safety and Health
Achievement Recognition Program, and Consultation.
SPI Occupational Health and Environmental Issues Committee, Washington, DC, October 22, 2003
Dr. John Engler, Pennsylvania Consultation, spoke to twenty-five members of SPI's Occupational
Health and Environmental Issues Committee on October 22, 2003 in Washington, DC. SPI also
distributed Dr. Engler's presentation to a number of SPI's members and wrote an article for SPI Link
that was sent to 8,000 people.
- Executive Summary
During the Alliance's last year OSHA and SPI continued their excellent working relationship that was
established when the Alliance was originally signed in 2002. Both organizations' commitment to work
on compliance assistance projects and programs through the Alliance Program was demonstrated with
the signing of the Alliance renewal agreement on March 4, 2004.
The OSHA and SPI Alliance continued its efforts to reduce injuries in the plastics industry and
developed additional training courses that address lock-out/tag-out and machine guarding issues for
extrusion and thermoforming machinery. The Alliance also held training courses, using the materials
it developed, for plastics industry employers and staff from OSHA's National, Regional and Area
Offices, and State Plan State and Consultation Programs.
OSHA and SPI also promoted the Alliance and the products it has developed to a number of audiences
at conferences and meetings through workshops and panel presentations, including the SPI Sheet
Producers Division, Spring Technical Conference, April 27 - 28, 2004 in Chesterfield, Missouri and
the 2004 OSHA Compliance Assistance Training Sessions, June 15-16, 2004 in Falls Church, Virginia.
In addition, SPI and OSHA experts are using their expertise to review and provide ongoing comments
on the OSHA Assistance for the Plastics Industry Safety and Health Topics page.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
October 22, 2003 , OSHA Consultation Program, SPI's
Occupational Health and Environmental Issues Committee, Washington, DC
Speaker: Dr. John Engler, Pennsylvania Consultation |
25 |
November 18, 2003, Machine Safety for Injection
Molding Machines, OSHA Training Institute, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
Speakers: Jim Washam, Region V, OSHA-DOL
Wayne Wilson, United Southern Industries, Inc. |
40 |
| March 4, 2004, OSHA, Society of the Plastics Industry
Renew Alliance, Focus continues on reducing amputations, ergonomic hazards, OSHA News Release |
25 News Services |
| March 4, 2004, SPI/OSHA Renew Strategic Alliance,
Partnership Will Continue to Foster Safer, More Healthful Workplaces, SPI News Release |
8,000 |
| March 4, 2004, OSHA, Society of the Plastics Industry
Renew Alliance; Focus Continues on Reducing Amputations, Ergonomic Hazards, www.usnewswire.com |
25,000 |
| March 15, 2004, Society of Plastics Industry Renews
Alliance with OSHA, QuickTakes |
50,000 |
| March 19, 2004, OSHA Renews Plastics Alliance, BNA
Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
25,000 |
April 27, 2004, SPI Sheet Producers Division, Spring
Technical Conference, Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center, Chesterfield, Missouri
Speaker: Susan Howe, Senior Technical Director for Worker and Product Safety, SPI |
100 |
April 28, 2004, OSHA/SPI Machine Safety Extrusion
Class, Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center, Chesterfield, Missouri
Speakers: Jim Washam, Region V, OSHA-DOL
Wayne Wilson, United Southern Industries, Inc. |
40 |
June 15-16, 2004, 2004 OSHA Compliance Assistance
Training Sessions, Falls Church, Virginia
Speaker: Susan Howe, Senior Technical Director, Worker and Product Safety, SPI |
30 |
June 15-16, 2004, 2004 OSHA Compliance Assistance
Training Sessions, Falls Church, Virginia
SPI Exhibited |
200 |
July 16, 2004, OSHA/SPI Machine Safety for Plastic
Roll-Fed and Inline Thermoforming Class, Placon Corporation, Madison, WI
Speakers: Jim Washam, Region V, OSHA-DOL
Wayne Wilson, United Southern Industries, Inc. |
40 |
| OSHA Assistance for the Plastics Industry, OSHA
Safety and Health Topics Page |
18,000 |
| Machine Guarding eTool, Horizontal Injection Molding
Machines Module |
40,000 |
| OSHA and SPI Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site |
3,600 |
| SPI Alliance Web page on SPI's Web site |
Data No Available |
| TOTAL |
154,075 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
OSHA and SPI will continue its training and outreach efforts and development of compliance
assistance tools and resources. For example, OSHA will be part of the SPI exhibit booth during
Plastics USA 2004, September 28-30, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois. Members of the OSHA and SPI Alliance
implementation team will distribute OSHA safety and health information. In addition, the Alliance
plans on developing and distributing a CD during the conference with the Alliance-developed
train-the-trainer courses and the OSHA Assistance for the Plastics Industry Safety and Health Topics
page.
The implementation team plans to develop a thermoforming machinery module for OSHA's Machine
guarding eTool, using the Roll-Fed and Inline Thermoforming Machine Safety Training Course as the
basis for the module. The tool will address thermoforming machinery hazard areas and possible
solutions to the hazards and include a 360-degree tour of a thermoforming machine.
In addition, a number of opportunities for presenting the machine safety train-the-trainer courses
will be explored in the upcoming year, including presenting the course in OSHA's Region I, Region
II, California (a State Plan State) or the southern region of the United States. The OSHA and SPI
Alliance will also be working on the development of a 10-hour OSHA course for the plastics industry.
Report prepared by: Lisa Ramber, OSHA and SPI Alliance Coordinator, December 12, 2004
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