I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
July 29, 2004
Overview
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the North Dakota Department of Career
and Technical Education (DCTE) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to
foster safer and more healthful American workplaces, and technical education centers. OSHA and DCTE
hereby form an Alliance to provide information, guidance, and access to training resources that will
help protect students and employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing
exposure to hazards associated with the building and trades industry.
Implementation Team Members
Bruce Beelman
Tom Deutscher
Mike Maslowski
Travis Clark
Wayne Kutzer
Don Roloff
Todd Stewart
Mark Dougherty |
Area Director - OSHA
Compliance Assistance Specialist - OSHA
Assistant Area Director - OSHA
Compliance Officer - OSHA
State Director - DCTE
Supervisor – DCTE
Safety Director – NDAGC
Membership Services Director – NDAGC |
Evaluation Period
July 29, 2005 to July 28, 2006
II. Implementation Team Meetings
August 4, 2005
December 10, 2005
May 26, 2006
July 20, 2006 |
Quarterly meeting
Quarterly meeting
Annual review and renewal meeting
Renewal signing |
III. Results
Events and Products
Training and Education Goal
- Develop training and education programs that introduce safety and health education into the core
curriculum of trade schools and career education centers.
- Develop and implement workplace safety and health curricula within the vocational, technical, and
career training centers of North Dakota.
Event
Training Vo-Tech Teachers
Essentially the first year of the alliance was devoted to the development of a curriculum through
the group effort of DCTE, NCCER, AGC, OSHA, and the Red Rocks Community College (OTI) in Denver,
Colorado. This reporting period was devoted to the training of teachers and standardizing safety
training into current Construction Technology programs. The OSHA 10-hour has been integrated into
all piloted high school programs. The OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour are both offered at the collegiate
level. The training is not held in the normal 10 or 30 hour block of time, rather it is spread
throughout the year with testing and competency incorporated into the program. The different
programs trained are as follows:
- 22 high school Construction Programs
- 2 high school Welding Programs
- 6 college Carpentry Programs
- 1 college Plumbing Program
- 1 HVACR Program
- 1 Electrical Program
All programs include the Student Safety Officer. Students are required to be the acting safety
officer in the lab or on the project. They will take charge in doing the following: complete a
safety checklist each day, they will give one safety talk on a safety topic, they will complete an
incident report if required, they will contribute to safety discussions during their week of
responsibility.
All programs are instructed to test all students taking the standardized safety training. Only those
that pass the tests are given recognition, i.e. OSHA card and NCCER transcript and card.
Currently 55 instructors are trained statewide with approximately 250-350 students in the program.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic
assistance tools and links from OSHA’s and DCTE’s Web site.
DCTE has developed a link to the OSHA web page on their home page. OSHA has provided information
about the alliance including news releases, a photograph of the signing ceremony, a photograph of
training sessions, activities and events in several of the local area office e-newsletters created
by the CAS. This newsletter is issued quarterly and reaches approximately 700 subscribers.
- July 2005, e-newsletter
- October 2005, e-newsletter
- January 2006, e-newsletter
- April 2006, e-newsletter
- July 2006, e-newsletter
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or DCTE conferences, local meetings, or other stakeholder
events.
OSHA has presented information regarding the benefit of alliances and utilized the DCTE alliance as
an example when talking with stakeholders. Examples of local and stakeholder meetings are as
follows:
- 2 AGC sponsored meetings
- 1 HBA meeting
- 1 safety and health seminar
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
DCTE’s best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by DCTE and
through OSHA and other organizations such as Associated General Contractors (AGC), Home Builders
Association (HBA) or trade union locals developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars,
and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
During this reporting period, no best practices or effect approaches have been generated to share
with other organizations. It is anticipated that this will occur once results are generated.
- Encourage stakeholders such as AGC and/or HBA chapters to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional
and Area Offices to address health and safety issues regarding student education and construction
safety.
During this reporting period, the OSHA and DCTE Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on
programs or projects to address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue Goals:
- Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health
whenever DCTE leaders address groups.
During this reporting period, the OSHA and DCTE Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on
programs or projects to address this goal
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the value of safety and health training for
students in vocational, technical, and career education centers and publicize their results.
During this reporting period, the OSHA and DCTE Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on
programs or projects to address this goal
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings to help forge
innovative solutions to safety and health issues in the industry of trades education or to provide
input on safety and health issues in career education centers.
During this reporting period, the OSHA and DCTE Alliance Implementation Team did not start work on
programs or projects to address this goal
IV. Executive Summary
The value to OSHA of bringing a comprehensive approach to understanding standardized workplace
safety practices, training and enforcement to the trade schools is immeasurable. Through this
cooperative venture, the OSHA Construction 10-hour certification will be awarded to those students
completing and passing the study. The culture that is fostered results in a higher level of
awareness and understanding of the value of safety. Through the alliance, we are able to influence
many more employers/employees than through traditional methods. Through the alliance, we are also
able to leverage resources within the construction community.
Initial funding was to be accomplished through a grant from Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) and
has since been terminated. Although initially a setback, subsequent funds have been established to
continue with the funding of the project and has only resulted in a slight delay. It is anticipated
that established timeframes will continue to be adhered to and the progress of the alliance not
compromised.
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print
and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| OSHA Residential Construction |
40 |
| e-newsletter |
690 |
| North Dakota Safety and Health Conference |
350 |
| AGC |
60 |
| Home Builders Association |
600 |
| DCTE training |
55 |
| TOTAL |
1795 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
Summer 2005 – finalizing the curriculum
August 9-12, 2005 – beginning of the 2nd phase (train-the-trainer OSHA 500)
Annual review of the Alliance with implementation team (2-year alliance).
Annual review May, 2006 (renewal meeting)
Skills USA meeting June 2006
Alliance renewal signing ceremony (July)
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