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Signatories are:

• Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA)
• Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI)
• Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA)

The OSHA and CMAA, HMI and MMA Alliance focuses on providing crane, hoist and monorail systems owners and operators in general industry and construction with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, including Spanish-speaking, and other high-risk or vulnerable "hard-to-reach" employees, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to safety and health issues such as electrical hazards, falls from elevations or being struck by moving equipment. The Alliance's goals include:

Outreach and communication:

• 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 CMAA, HMI, and MMA Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or CMAA, HMI, and MMA conferences, local meetings, or other events such as the NA2008 (North American Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference), ProMat 2009 and the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) Annual Membership Meetings.

Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and publicize their results.

Milestones and Successes

• Crane, Hoist and Monorail Milestones and Successes (2008, August).

Related Documents

Alliance Agreements

• Agreement signed October 5, 2005.
• Renewal Agreement signed October 29, 2007.

Alliance Annual Reports

• Alliance Annual Report 2005-2006, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2006-2007, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2007-2008, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2008-2009, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2009-2010, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2010-2011, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.

Alliance News Releases

• OSHA Joins Alliance with Material Handling Industry. OSHA News Release (2005, October 5).
• OSHA Launches New Safety and Health Topics Page. OSHA News Release (2006, June 30).
• OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Groups Renew Alliance. OSHA News Release (2007, November 26).

Activities and Events (Archive)

• May 6-12, 2012: 2012 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance 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 6-9, 2012. MODEX 2012, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Exhibit: OSHA Region IV personnel.
• May 1-7, 2011: 2011 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance 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."
• March 21-24, 2011: ProMat 2011, Chicago, Illinois.
• Bill Coulehan, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region V, Calumet City, Illinois Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth at ProMat 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio.
• May 2-8, 2010: 2010 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Hoist Manufacturers Institute, and Monorail Manufacturers Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2010 NAOSH Week, "Mission NAOSH 2010: Safe Workplaces." Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
• April 26-29, 2010: NA 2010, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Eric Peterson, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Region V, Cleveland, Ohio Area Office, USDOL-OSHA, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth at NA 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio.
• October 19-25, 2009: 2009 Drug-Free Work Week. The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Hoist Manufacturers Institute, and Monorail Manufacturers Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported the 2009 Drug-Free Work Week. Sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Labor's Working Partners for an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Program, the Week focused on educating employers, employees and the public about the importance of being drug-free as an essential component of a safe and healthful workplace.
• May 3-9, 2009: 2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance and more than 55 other Alliance Program participants supported 2009 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 2009 NAOSH Week was "Safety Means Always Coming Home."
• January 12-15, 2009: ProMat 2009, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Ryan Tremain, then-Alliance Exhibits Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, staffed the OSHA and Crane, Hoist, and Monorail Alliance Program exhibit booth. 
• May 4-10, 2008: 2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, "Safety is Good Business." Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
  • May 5, 2008: Donald Shalhoub, then-Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA; and Michael Thompson, then-President, ASSE; were the keynote speakers. Mr. Shalhoub presented "Safety is Good Business" to OSHA and Alliance Program participants and other safety and health representatives.

Products and Resources

• Alliance Program Participant Background

Alliance Program Participant Developed Products

• Safety Tips Cards
  • Overhead Crane Safety Tips Card: General Tips [PDF^* - 43 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips card addressing issues associated with overhead crane safety, including general safety tips for overhead crane operators. (2010, September)
  • Overhead Crane Safety Tips Card: Before Each Shift [PDF^* - 43 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips card addressing issues associated with overhead crane safety, including tips for overhead crane operators to follow before each shift or before the crane is used each shift. (2010, September)
  • Overhead Crane Safety Tips Card: Before Operating the Crane and Applying the Load [PDF^*- 54 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips card addressing issues associated with overhead crane safety, including tips for overhead crane operators to follow before operating cranes and applying loads. (2010, September)
  • Overhead Crane Safety Tips Card: Operating the Crane and Moving the Load [PDF^* - 53 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips card addressing issues associated with overhead crane safety, including tips for crane operators to follow while operating a crane and moving loads, (2010, September)
  • Overhead Crane Safety Tips Card: Parking the Load [PDF^* - 43 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips card addressing issues associated with overhead crane safety, including tips for overhead crane operators to follow before parking the load. (2010, September)
  • Overhead Crane Safety Tips Card: Fall Protection for Overhead Crane Operators and Service Providers [PDF^* - 43 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips card addressing issues associated with overhead crane safety, including tips for overhead crane operators to follow to prevent falls. (2010, September)
• Fact Sheets
  • Fact Sheet No. 1: Proper Inspection and Maintenance of Overhead Cranes and Hoists. English [PDF^* - 47 KB] and Spanish [PDF^* - 47 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a fact sheet addressing issues associated with inspection and maintenance of overhead cranes and hoists, including information on standards, reference manuals, and safety tips for the application and operation of overhead material handling equipment. (2006, September; Spanish translation 2010, July)
    
  • Fact Sheet No. 2: Hoists, Cranes, Pullers - Safety & Warning Labels and Test Certification. English [PDF^* - 45 KB] and Spanish [PDF^* - 46 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a fact sheet addressing issues associated with safety and warning labels test certification, including information concerning items that operators and inspectors need to know when purchasing, installing or using hoist, crane and puller equipment. (2006, September; Spanish translation 2010, March)
  • Fact Sheet No. 3: Proper Inspection of Wire Rope Used on Hoists [PDF^* - 429 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a fact sheet addressing issues associated with the inspection of wire ropes used on hoists, including information to determine if a wire rope is damaged and should be replaced. (2011, June)
• Safety Tips Sheets
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 1: Proper Use of Hand Signals for Cab-Controlled Cranes. English [PDF^* - 76 KB] and Spanish [PDF^* - 155 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tip sheet addressing issues associated with the use of hand signals for cab-controlled cranes, including information regarding nine industry standard hand signals that are used for communication between the operator in the crane cab and the floor person. (2006, September; Spanish translation 2012, August)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheep No. 2: Pre-Operational Equipment Check of Cranes and Hoists. English [PDF^* - 37 KB] and Spanish [PDF^* - 68 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet addressing issues associated with safe crane operation, including information on a pre-operational equipment checklist for cranes and hoists. (2006, September; Spanish translation 2012, August)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 3: Safe Lifting Practices. English [PDF^* - 45 KB] and Spanish [PDF^* - 46 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet addressing issues associated with safe lifting practices, including information for workers moving loads of material. (2006, September; Spanish translation 2010, March)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 4: Hoist Operation. English [PDF^* - 36 KB] and Spanish [PDF^* - 60 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet addressing issues associated with hoist operation, including information on what an operator should and should not do while operating a hoist. (2006, September; Spanish translation 2012, August)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 5: Employee Guidelines for Safe Carrying and Transporting Loads [PDF^* - 37 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet providing workers with guidelines on the safe carrying and transporting of loads. (2008, May)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 6: Management Guidelines for Safe Carrying and Transporting of Loads [PDF^* - 34 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet that provides employers with information on the safe carrying and transporting of loads. (2008, May)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 7: Hazard Evaluation Checklist for Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, or Pulling [PDF^* - 44 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet providing workers with a checklist to help identify hazards when moving loads of material. (2008, May)
    
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 8: Alternatives to Manual Handling of Individual Containers [PDF^* - 48 KB]. Through the Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet providing workers with information regarding alternatives to manual handling of containers. (2008, May)
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 9: When and Why to Use Overhead Lifting as Opposed to Manual Lifting [PDF^* - 51 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet providing workers with information on when to use overhead lifting opposed to manual lifting techniques. (2009, December)
  • Safety Tips Sheet No. 10: 4 Ways Cranes and Monorails Can Improve Ergonomics [PDF^* - 33 KB]. Through the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, the Alliance participants developed a safety tips sheet providing workers with information on ways cranes and monorails can improve ergonomics. (2009, December)

OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages

• Basic Steel Products⁺

Publications and Newsletters

• e-Mhove, September 2006. This edition of MHIA's monthly publication includes an article, "OSHA Alliance Information and Resources Now Available On-line," which describes the goals of the agreement and the specific section of the MHIA Web page that promotes the OSHA and Crane, Hoist and Monorail.
• on the Mhove, Fall 2005 [PDF - 1 MB]. This edition of MHIA's quarterly publication, on the Mhove, includes an article, "OSHA Announces Alliance with CMAA, HMI and MMA," describing the goals of the Alliance agreement.

Additional Resources

• Crane, Hoist and Monorail/OSHA Alliance

⁺Alliance Implementation Team members participated in the development of this resource.

Areas of Emphasis

• Construction
• General Industry
• Immigrant Employers and Workers

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