- Alliance Background
Date Signed
October 10, 2002
Dates Renewed
April 23, 2004
July 6, 2006
Evaluation Period
October 10, 2006 - October 9, 2007
Overview
The OSHA and AIHA Alliance focuses on providing AIHA members and others with information, guidance and access to training resources to help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly
in addressing ergonomic and hazard communication issues.
Implementation Team Members
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Brett Besser
Todd Briggs |
Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
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| AIHA: |
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Kermit Davis
Peter O’Neil |
Chair, AIHA Ergonomics Committee
Assistant Executive Director |
- Implementation Team Meetings
- December 12, 2006
- April 12, 2007
- September 20, 2007
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| Implementation Team Meeting |
| Implementation Team Meeting |
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- Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating
such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and the AIHA’s Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
AIHA representatives review and update many of OSHA’s Safety and Health Topics pages. The following
representatives from AIHA serve on the editorial boards of the following 28 OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages:
- Brownfields
- Mark McGowan, CSP, CIH, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; White Plains, NY
- Confined Space
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- George Hutcheson, MS, CIH, John Deere Waterloo Works; Cedar Falls, IA
- Construction – Laser Hazards
- Tim Hitchcock, LightRay Consulting; Cary, NC
- Construction – Motor Vehicle Safety
- Dan Napier, CIH, CSP, DNA Industrial Hygiene Hawthorne, CA
- Construction – Noise and Hearing Conservation
- Elliott Berger, Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, E-A-R/Aearo Company;
Indianapolis, IN
- John Earshen, Angevine Acoustical Consultants, Inc.; East Aurora, NY
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Scott Phillips, MD, FACP, FACMT, Associate Clinical Professor, University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver, CO
- Extremely Low Frequency Radiation
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Hazardous Waste
- Mark McGowan, CSP, CIH, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; White Plains, NY
- Indoor Air Quality
- Ellen Gunderson, Advanced Micro Devices; Sunnyvale, CA
- Ionizing Radiation
- Norris D. Johnson, CIH, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.; Aiken, SC
- Irene F. Patrek, Beckman Coulter; Chaska, MN
- Laboratories
- Mike Austin, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Environmental Health and
Safety; Minneapolis, MN
- David Lumby, Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Park, IL
- Joseph Passante, University of Pennsylvania, Environmental Health and
Radiation Office, University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
- Laser Hazards
- Tim Hitchcock, LightRay Consulting; Raleigh, NC
- Laser/Electrosurgery Plume
- Tim Hitchcock, LightRay Consulting; Cary, NC
- Machine Guarding
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- Making the Business Case for Safety and Health
- Charyln Peart, Senior Project Engineer, Merck & Co, Inc., West Point, PA
- Motor Vehicle Safety
- Dan Napier, CIH, CSP, DNA Industrial Hygiene; Lawndale, CA
- Noise and Hearing Conservation
- Elliott Berger, Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, E-A-R/Aearo Company;
Indianapolis, IN
- John Earshen, Angevine Acoustical Consultants, Inc.; East Aurora, NY
- Edward Hermann, CE, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois; Chicago,
IL
- Non-Ionizing Radiation
- Bart Dawson, Earth Tech; Brooks City, TX
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Robert E. Johnson, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), L-3
Communications; Hauppauge, NY
- Shari McMahan, PhD, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Cal State
University; Fullerton, CA
- Occupational Epidemiology
- Joseph B. Coble, ScD, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), National
Cancer Institute; Rockville, MD
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Allen W. Lilly, CIH, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, Fluor
Hanford; Richland, WA
- Wendy McDowell, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, Occidental
Chemical Corp.; Dallas, TX
- Andry Nowosiwsky, CIH, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, ExxonMobil
Corp.; Baton Rouge, LA
- Ron Zanoni, CIH, CSP, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, ATOFINA
Chemicals Inc.; Philadelphia, PA
- John G. Zvetan, CIH, CSP, Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee, New
Paradigms; Marietta, GA
- Radiation
- Bart Dawson, Earth Tech; Brooks City, TX
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Robert E. Johnson, L-3 Communications; Hauppauge, NY
- Shari McMahan, PhD, Cal State University; Fullerton, CA
- Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD) Dirty Bombs
- Scott Phillips, MD, FACP, FACMT, Associate Clinical Professor, University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver, CO
- Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation
- Bart Dawson, Earth Tech; Brooks City, TX
- Martin Eroh, CIH, AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee; Phoenix, AZ
- Robert E. Johnson, L-3 Communications; Hauppauge, NY
- Shari McMahan, PhD, Cal State University; Fullerton, CA
- Safety and Health Programs
- Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, Dmax, Ltd.; Moraine, OH
- Sampling and Analysis
- W.H. (Billy) Bullock, Arizona Chemical; Jacksonville, FL
- Allen Iske Jr., PhD, CIH, CSP, Quintiles Transnational; Kansas City, MO
- Pam Kostle, CIH, University Hygienic Laboratory; Iowa City, IA
OSHA eTools
The following AIHA representatives serve on the editorial board of OSHA’s Noise and Conservation Hearing eTool:
- Elliott Berger, Senior Scientist, Auditory Research, E-A-R/Aearo Company; Indianapolis, IN
- John Earshen, Angevine Acoustical Consultants, Inc.; East Aurora, NY
OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web Page
The OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page on the Agency’s Web site continues to be updated and includes links to the OSHA and AIHA Alliance agreement, renewal agreements, related documents, activities and events,
and milestones and successes. For more information on the number of visits to the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
AIHA Chapter List
AIHA provided OSHA with a contact list of its Chapters and posted the list to the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Intranet Web page. OSHA also sent an e-mail announcing the list’s availability to OSHA’s National and
Regional Offices. OSHA staff can use the list to contact AIHA Chapters if they are looking for training information or instructors in a specific safety and health topic area.
AIHA’s Web Site
AIHA continues to update the Ergonomics Topics page on the association’s Web site that is devoted to ergonomics with links to a number of resources, including the OSHA and AIHA Alliance and the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health Web pages, the OSHA Ergonomics Safety and Health Topics page, and other ergonomic-related resources.
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA and AIHA Alliance appeared in a number of print and online publications, including: Yahoo News and Occupational Hazards Magazine. In addition, AIHA includes information on OSHA’s compliance
assistance resources in its Happenings From The Hill. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach table.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA’s or AIHA’s conferences, local meetings or other events.
Events
AIHce 2007 Expo, June 2-7, 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A number of OSHA’s executives from the Agency's National Office delivered numerous presentations during the AIHce 2007 Expo’s plenary and workshop sessions focusing on multiple safety and health topics, including an OSHA
compliance assistance and cooperative program update. Representatives from OSHA’s Area Offices also delivered presentations focusing on occupational safety and health issues, including OSHA health cases from 2004-2006.
OSHA staff members made the following presentations during the Expo:
- Dr. Donald Wright, then Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine (DSTM), USDOL-OSHA; Atkinson Longmire, Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Medicine, DSTM,
USDOL-OSHA; Dr. Minda Nieblas, Occupational Medicine Physician, Office of Occupational Medicine, DSTM, USDOL-OSHA; and Robert Bak, Industrial Hygienist, Region I, Springfield, Massachusetts Area Office, USDOL-OSHA;
presented "Most Interesting DOL/OSHA Health Cases 2004-2006” to 125 attendees on June 4, 2007.
- Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs; Ruth McCully, Director, DSTM; Richard Fairfax, Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs; Dorothy Dougherty, Director, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance; and Keith Motley, Division Director, Salt Lake Technical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; gave an OSHA update to 130 attendees on June 5, 2007.
- Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, participated in the "AIHce Morning Show" with Dr. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to 2,500 people on June 6, 2007.
- Patricia Clark, Administrator, Region II, New York, New York, USDOL-OSHA; Phil Peist, Director, Region II, Parsippany, New Jersey Area Office, USDOL-OSHA; presented "The OSHA Region II Alliance Program" to 35 attendees on June 6, 2007.
- Additionally, OSHA representatives staffed an Agency exhibit booth throughout the AIHce 2007 Expo.
AIHA Ergonomics Committee, June 3, 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Through the Alliance, Brett Besser and Todd Briggs are participating as ad hoc members on AIHA’s Ergonomics Committee to facilitate communication between the two organizations and to address and jointly discuss ergonomics-related
issues that arise. Todd Briggs participated in AIHA’s Ergonomics Committee meeting on June 3, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and delivered a presentation to 30 attendees focusing on ergonomic-related outreach products developed
through the OSHA Alliance Program.
- Promote and encourage AIHA members’ or worksites’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and the Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Recognition Program.
During this reporting period, OSHA and AIHA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on ergonomics and hazard communication that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Events
2007 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May 6-12, 2007
AIHA helped to support and promote 2007 NAOSH Week, which was May 6-12, 2007. NAOSH Week is sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), another Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
(CSSE). Mary Ann Latko, Director, Science and Technical Initiatives; Aaron Trippler, Director, Government Affairs; and Melissa Hurley, Communications Specialist, represented AIHA at the May 7, 2007, kick-off event at the Department of Labor.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions or stakeholder meetings on ergonomics and hazard communication issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on health and safety issues.
During this reporting period, OSHA and AIHA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
OSHA and AIHA are continuing to work to reduce and prevent employee exposure to ergonomic hazards and hazard communication issues in the workplace.
Through the agreement, the organizations have pursued a number of projects and activities addressing occupational safety and health issues. For example, the OSHA and AIHA Alliance maintain several resources with information
about the Alliance, ergonomics, and other safety and health materials. The OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page features links to the Alliance agreement, renewal agreements, related documents, activities and events, and milestones
and successes. OSHA posts AIHA’s Chapter List on the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Intranet Web page as a resource for Agency staff. In addition, the AIHA Web site features an Ergonomics Topics page that provides AIHA members
and other visitors to the site with resources for addressing ergonomics hazards, including OSHA’s Ergonomics Safety and Health Topics page. AIHA members review and revise many of OSHA’s Safety and Health Topics pages and
eTools covering such issues as motor vehicle safety, machine guarding, and making the business case for safety and health by serving on the tools’ editorial boards.
The Alliance implementation team also helped to identify speakers to share information on safety and health issues. For example, members of the OSHA and AIHA Alliance and other representatives from OSHA, made presentations
and exhibited at the AIHce 2007, June 2-7, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA and Dr. John Howard, Director, NIOSH, participated in the "AIHce Morning Show" which
attracted more than 2,500 people. Other OSHA representatives spoke on a number of safety and health issues, including OSHA health cases and an OSHA enforcement, regulatory and compliance assistance update. In addition,
Agency representatives staffed an exhibit booth in the Expo.
Further, AIHA worked with other Alliance Program participants to promote workplace safety and health issues. AIHA supported and participated in the 2007 NAOSH Week, which is sponsored by ASSE and CSSE. The 2007 event was
held May 6-12, 2007 and Mary Ann Latko, Director, Science and Technical Initiatives; Aaron Trippler, Director, Government Affairs; and Melissa Hurley, Communications Specialist, represented AIHA at the May 7, 2007, kick-off
event at the Department of Labor.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
October 11, 2006: “OSHA Topics Page Makes the Business Case for Occupational Safety and Health”
Occupational Hazards Magazine
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Data not available |
October 12, 2006: “OSHA Makes the Business Case for Safety and Health: Agency Unveils New Safety and Health Topics Page
eNews (Center for Education and Training)
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Data not available |
November 22, 2006: “OSHA and Alliance Launch Safety and Health Web Page”
Cleanlink
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Data not available |
November 2006: “OSHA Makes the Business Case for Safety and Health”
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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Data not available |
November/December 2006: “OSHA Makes the Business Case for Safety and Health”
ISSA Legislative and Regulatory Update
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Data not available |
December 12, 2006: “A Talk with Ed Foulke”
Occupational Hazards Magazine
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Data not available |
April 24, 2007: “OSHA, American Society of Safety Engineers Note Major Growth In May’s North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Support”
Yahoo News
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Data not available |
June 2-7, 2007: AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OSHA Exhibit
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326 |
June 3, 2007: AIHA Ergonomics Committee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Todd Briggs, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, DCSP, USDOL-OSHA |
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June 4, 2007: "Most Interesting DOL/OSHA Health Cases 2004-2006,” AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Dr. Donald Wright, then Director, Office of Occupational Medicine,
Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA
- Atkinson Longmire, Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Medicine,
DSTM, USDOL-OSHA
- Dr. Minda Nieblas, Occupational Medicine Physician, Office of
Occupational Medicine, DSTM, USDOL-OSHA
- Robert Bak, Industrial Hygienist, Region I, Springfield,
Massachusetts Area Office, USDOL-OSHA
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125 |
June 5, 2007: “OSHA Update,” AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Paula White, Director, DCSP
- Ruth McCully, Director, DSTM
- Richard Fairfax, Director, DEP
- Dorothy Dougherty, Director, DSG
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130 |
June 6, 2007: “AIHce Morning Show,” AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA |
2,500 |
June 6, 2007: "The OSHA Region II Alliance Program," AIHce 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Patricia Clark, Administrator, Region II, New York, New York, USDOL-OSHA
- Phil Peist, Director, Region II, Parsippany, New Jersey Area Office, USDOL-OSHA
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35 |
OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page on the OSHA Web site
| 8,114 |
AIHA Ergonomics Resource Web page on the Association’s Web site
| Data not available |
Brownfields Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Confined Space Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Construction – Laser Hazards Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Construction – Motor Vehicle Safety, Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Construction – Noise and Hearing Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Conservation Safety and Health Topics page
| 47,612 |
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Safety and Health Topics page
| 86,924 |
ELF Radiation Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Emergency Preparedness and Response Safety and Health Topics page
| 120,956 |
Ergonomics Safety and Health Topics page
| 259,719 |
Fire Safety, Safety and Health Topics page
| 87,441 |
Hazardous Waste Safety and Health Topics page
| 31,752 |
Indoor Air Quality Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Ionizing Radiation Safety and Health Topics page
| 23,830 |
Laboratories Safety and Health Topics page
| 25,503 |
Laser Hazards Safety and Health Topics page
| 28,503 |
Laser/Electrosurgery Plume Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Machine Guarding Safety and Health Topics page
| 30,138 |
Making the Business Case for Safety and Health, Safety and Health Topics page
| 38,991 |
Motor Vehicle Safety, Safety and Health Topics page
| 21,564 |
Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health Topics page
| 47,612 |
Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Occupational Epidemiology Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Personal Protective Equipment Safety and Health Topics page
| 111,024 |
Radiation Safety and Health Topics page
| 34,581 |
Radiation: Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD) Dirty Bombs Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation Safety and Health Topics page
| 29,847 |
Safety and Health Programs Safety and Health Topics page
| 44,448 |
Sampling and Analysis Safety and Health Topics page
| 20,620 |
Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool
| 29,298 |
TOTAL
| 966,362 |
Upcoming Milestones
During the upcoming year, OSHA and AIHA will continue to provide information,
guidance, and access to training resources to protect employees’ health and
safety, particularly in the areas associated with ergonomics and hazard
communication. For example, the Alliance will provide resources for the public
on ergonomics through the OSHA and AIHA Alliance Web page and AIHA’s Ergonomics
Topics page on the association’s Web site. In addition, articles on the OSHA and
AIHA Alliance and the Agency’s compliance assistance resources will continue to
appear in a number of print and online publications, including AIHA’s Happenings
From The Hill. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance
Program Reach table.
Additionally, representatives from AIHA will continue to serve on the editorial
boards of OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages and eTools, providing expert input
on a number of occupational safety and health issues.
The Alliance implementation team will also work with other Alliance Program
participants on projects related to occupational safety and health issues. For
example, AIHA is planning to support and promote 2008 NAOSH Week, May 4-10,
2008, with ASSE and numerous other Alliance Program participants. AIHA will also
work collaboratively with the American Shipbuilding Association, the National
Shipbuilding Research Program, the Shipbuilders Council of America and ASSE to
develop a Safety Alert for employers and employees focusing on electrical
hazards in shipyards.
Further, for example, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA,
will deliver a compliance assistance and cooperative program update at AIHA’s
Carolinas Section Fall Conference and PDC on October 19, 2007 in Rock Hill,
South Carolina.
The Alliance implementation team will help to identify speakers to share
information on safety and health issues. Members of the OSHA and AIHA Alliance
and other representatives from OSHA, will also make presentations and OSHA will
staff an exhibit booth at the AIHce 2008, May 31-June 5 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. In addition, an OSHA representative will deliver a presentation
focusing on the Agency’s ergonomic-related outreach activities at AIHA’s
Ergonomics Committee meeting at the AIHce 2008 Expo.
Lastly, AIHA will provide OSHA with an updated Chapter List for posting on
OSHA’s Intranet Web page to foster relationships with OSHA Regional and Area
Offices and State Plan States.
Report prepared by: Todd Briggs, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, December 20, 2007.
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