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International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA)
(signed June 10, 2010)
OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Jordan Barab with the Alliance Program Construction Roundtable meeting attendees, including Dan Dvorak, President, IWCA, and Stefan Bright, Safety Director, IWCA, at the Department of Labor on September 20, 2011.
(L to R) Vickie Eubanks, Industry Relations Director, IWCA; Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; Stefan Bright, Safety Director, IWCA;
and Deb Nemec, Executive Director, IWCA; at the national Alliance signing on June 10, 2010.
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The OSHA and IWCA Alliance focuses on providing IWCA members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them
protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and
preventing exposure to slip, trip and fall, and fall from heights hazards and
addressing issues related to the proper, safe use of high-reach access equipment
including ladders and scaffolding equipment. In particular, the Alliance will
address the safety and health challenges of small business owners and low
literacy and limited English speaking workers in the window cleaning industry.
The Alliance's goals include:
Training and education:
- Provide expertise to develop training and education programs for window
cleaning contractors and workers, including low literacy and limited English
speaking workers, regarding the recognition and prevention of workplace
accidents due to slips, trips and falls, working from heights, and the use of
specialized window cleaning and high-rise access equipment, and provide
expertise in communicating such information to employers and workers in the
industry.
Outreach and communication:
- Provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and
prevention of workplace hazards, and provide expertise in developing ways of
communicating such information in English, Spanish, and/or other languages
(e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and
the IWCA's Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or the IWCA's conferences, local
meetings or other industry events such as the Building Owners and Management
annual convention and the International Facility Management Association annual
conference.
- Promote and encourage the IWCA members' or worksites' participation in
OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary
Protection Programs, and the On-site Consultation Program and its Safety and
Health Achievement Recognition Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder
meetings on window cleaning industry safety to discuss safety and health issues
and to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Activities and Events
- May 6-12, 2012: 2012 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) and a number of other Alliance Program participants support 2012 NAOSH Week, Sponsored annually by ASSE and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. 2012 Theme: "Safety, What Every Business Needs."
- February 2-4, 2012: International Window Cleaning Association Educational Forum and Showcase, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- February 2, 2012: Presenter: Wilfred Hebert, CAS, Region VI, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area Office, USDOL-OSHA. Presentation Name: "The Task at Hand, OSHA's View."
- February 2, 2012: Presenter: Sandra Stokes, Program Manager, Region VI, Louisiana State Consultation. Presentation Name: "On-site Consultation Program."
- February 2-3, 2012: OSHA personnel from Region VI at Alliance exhibit booth.
- May 1-7, 2011: 2011 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The International Window Cleaning Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2011 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers, an Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The theme for 2011 was "Celebrating a Century of Safety."
- February 16-19, 2011: International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) Annual Convention and Trade Show, TradeWinds Island Resort, St Pete Beach, Florida.
- February 17, 2011: Joan Spencer, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region IV, Tampa, Florida Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled "How to Successfully Prepare for an OSHA Inspection" to 50 industry workers, contractors, and safety and health professionals.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Water-Fed Pole Quick Card (PDF* - 44 KB). Through the OSHA and the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) Alliance, IWCA developed a Quick Card which provides employees in the window cleaning industry with information on safe use of water-fed poles. The document contains practical precautions to help reduce the hazards at job sites for workers in the window cleaning industry and provides a quick reference to safe practices. (2012, June)
- Water-Fed Pole Safety Training Program (also available as a 1 MB PPTX).
Through the OSHA and the International Window Cleaning Association(IWCA) Alliance, IWCA developed a safety training program which provides employees in the window cleaning industry with information on safe use of water-fed poles. The program contains practical precautions and instruction to help window cleaners reduce risks at job sites while taking into account the requirements for the job. (2011, September)
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