TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:
Title: Alliance Results and Successes - Publications, Case Studies and Success Stories
Content:
- Publications
- CMAA Toolbox Talks and Ladder Safety Toolbox Talks
- American Pipeline Contractors Association Best Practices Fact Sheets
- ILMA's Metalworking Fluids in Small Business: A Health and Safety QUICKSTARTTM
and Dermal Assessment Guides
- Case Studies
- American Foundry Society (1) Graphic Arts Coalition (1) Washington Division
of URS Corporation (1), The Dow Chemical Company (4), The Steel Group (1),
Abbott (8)
- Success Stories
- Kaimar Works with Texas On-Site Consultation Program to Enhance Safety in
Industrial Trucks.
[Includes the Alliance and OSHA logos]
Speaker Notes:
Publications
Through the Alliance Program, participants are developing materials and
resources that cover safety and health hazards in the workplace (e.g. toolbox
talks, fact sheets, safety alerts). For example OSHA and Club Managers
Association of America (CMAA) Alliance, the association developed the following
tool box talks for membership clubs. The topics of the toolbox talks are
Avoiding Heat Stress , Cold Weather Safety, Employee Safety and Health
Orientation, How to Use Toolbox Talks for Club Employees, The Importance of
Handwashing, Ladder Safety, Make Safety a Priority, Pesticides and Fertilizer
Spraying, Safety and Health Education (Form), Slips and Falls Inside the
Clubhouse, and Youth Workers. The American Pipeline Contractors Association (APCA)
Alliance worked with OSHA to develop ten best practices fact sheets, including
"Excavation and Trenching Best Practices for Operators" and "Pressure Testing
Best Practices for Personnel Conducting the Test." These fact sheets can be
viewed from the OSHA and APCA Alliance and the Alliance Program Participants
Developed Products Web pages.
ILMA's Metalworking Fluids QUICKSTART Guide:
Through its Alliance with OSHA, the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers
Association (ILMA) developed a Web-based product called the Metalworking Fluid
QUICKSTART Guide. The guide provides a brief step-by-step outline on how to
work safely with metalworking fluids (MWFs) and is designed to help small
businesses and their employees effectively manage the health, safety, and
environmental impacts of MWFs. The guide is posted on ILMA’s Web site and
linked to from OSHA’s Safety and Health Topics page Metalworking Fluids and the
OSHA and ILMA Alliance Web page.
Dermal Assessment Guide. This Guide is a product of
the OSHA/ILMA Alliance. It is designed as a tool to help small businesses
understand the possible connection between instances of employee dermatitis and
facility operations that use metal removal fluids. This guide was designed
primarily as a tool for managers and business owners to help them understand
the possible connection between instances of employee dermatitis and facility
operations that use metal removal fluids (MRF).
Through the Alliance Program:
- The Construction Roundtable's Fall Protection Workgroup developed a series
of toolbox talks focusing on ladder safety. The topics are Choosing the Right
Ladder, Inspect Ladders Carefully!, Do's and Don'ts of Using a Ladder, Set Up
and Use of a Ladder, Extension Ladder Safety and Using a Stepladder Safely.
- The American Foundry Society (AFS) has developed two guides, for the
Selection & Use of Personal Protective Equipment & Special Clothing for
Foundry Operations and for Control of Silica Exposure in Foundries.
- The Forging Industry Association (FIA) has developed two tips sheets and a
brochure. The topics of the tips sheets are Help Prevent Eye Injuries and Help
Prevent Hand Lacerations. FIA also developed the OSHA Cooperative Programs
brochure that discusses the agency's On-site Consultation, Strategic
Partnerships and Voluntary Protection Programs.
Case Studies
Through the Alliance Program, Alliance participants work with OSHA to develop
cases studies. The following are examples:
- OSHA and the American Foundry Society Case Study: "Ventilation Upgrade
Reduces Silica Exposure at Grede Foundries, Inc. Facility in Reedsburg,
Wisconsin." OSHA. September 2008. Grede Foundries implemented measures to
reduce employees' exposure to silica at its plant in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
Silica exposures were reduced by more than 50 percent to levels well below the
OSHA permissible exposure limit.
- Graphic Arts Coalition’s member Ritrama, a multi-national corporation,
designed and implemented a safety and health program to educate the managers,
supervisors and employees about safe work practices and company-specific
procedures at its manufacturing plant in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a result
of the program, the company reduced its workers' compensation premiums,
increased productivity and product quality, and improved its employee
recruitment and retention. Posted to the Web site in June 2007.
- Washington Division of URS Corporation worked with OSHA to develop a case
study describing how the company incorporated its design for safety process
into the construction of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Mixed Waste
Treatment Facility in eastern Idaho.
- The Dow Chemical Company worked with OSHA to develop "Contractor Safety
Case Study: Texas Operations Contractor Alliance for Safety at Dow Facility in
Freeport, Texas." This case study, published in September 2008, describes how
the Texas Operations Contractor Alliance for Safety (TOCAS) works to identify
and articulate the safety-related needs of its broad spectrum of contractor
companies and partners with Texas operations to improve contractor safety
performance. In addition, Dow has worked with OSHA to develop three other case
studies addressing ergonomics, motor vehicle accident, and motor carrier
safety which were posted to OSHA’s Web site in May 2004, December 2005, and
March 2006 respectively. The ergonomics and motor vehicle accident case
studies describe Dow’s approach to identifying and implementing safety and
health solutions through the use of Six Sigma. The motor carrier safety case
study describes how The Dow Chemical Company worked with one of its motor
carriers, Transport Service Company (TSC), to successfully implement a new
behavior-based safety program to reduce TSC’s rear-end collisions.
- A member of the OSHA and The Steel Group Alliance, Chaparral Steel, worked
with OSHA to develop a case study on its "Manager Accountability for Safety
and Health Program" to reduce injuries and illnesses in the workplace. This
case study was posted to OSHA’s Web site in December 2005.
- The OSHA and Abbott Alliance developed the following case studies, posted
on OSHA’s Web site in March 2005, that can be incorporated into business
school curricula to communicate the business value and competitive advantage
of an effective safety and health program:
1. Auto Parts Manufacturing: "Auto Parts Manufacturing Corporation"
2. Ergonomics in Manufacturing: "Ergonomic Improvements in Manufacturing"
3. Ergonomics in Nursing Homes: "Countryside Care Nursing Home"
4. Ergonomics in an Office Setting: "Blue Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island"
5. Fleet Safety: "Fleet Safety at Abbott"
6. Global Safety and Health: "Abbott of Costa Rica"
7. Occupational Exposure Limits: "Procuring R-Active at Abbott"
8. Stadium Construction: "The Great American Ballpark"
In addition, a slide presentation was developed to accompany the case studies.
Success Stories
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA has developed a number of case studies with
Alliance Program participants, including Abbott, The Steel Group, The Dow
Chemical Company, and Washington Division of URS. These case studies address
workplace safety and health topics such as ergonomics, motor vehicle safety and
construction and are posted on OSHA’s Web site. Through the Alliance Program,
OSHA has developed 61 regional and area office success stories and State Plan
State success stories, 14 ergonomics success stories, and seven national
success stories since its inception. The following is an example of a success
story developed through the Alliance Program:
Kalmar Works with Texas On-Site Consultation Program to Enhance Safety in
Industrial Trucks. Developed through the OSHA and the Industrial Truck
Association Alliance. July 2008. Kalmar Rough Terrain Center, LLC (KRTC), a
manufacturer of specialized container handling equipment, worked with the Texas
On-site Consultation Program (Texas OSHCON) to correct issues noted during a
comprehensive occupational safety and health hazard identification survey.
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