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What the CI-OSHA Alliance Means for You

What the CI-OSHA Alliance Means for You. Lee Anne Jillings Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs. Mike Toole Civil & Env. Engineering Bucknell University CI Site Safety Committee CI Const. Research Council. Overview.

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What the CI-OSHA Alliance Means for You

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  1. What the CI-OSHA Alliance Means for You Lee Anne Jillings Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Mike Toole Civil & Env. Engineering Bucknell University CI Site Safety Committee CI Const. Research Council

  2. Overview • Why the CI-OSHA Alliance • Content of the Alliance • Progress to Date • Why and How to Get Involved • OSHA Cooperative Programs

  3. Who Initiated the Alliance? • Initiated by CI’s Site Safety Committee • 20 contractors, owners, consultants, educators • “Stewards” of Policy Statement 350 • Proactive safety management: • Is the right thing to do • Is the smart thing to do

  4. Why the Alliance? • Raise the awareness of safety issues within CI • Improved communication on safety regulations under consideration • Allow CI members to utilize OSHA’s vast resources • Encourage safety research • Raise the public stature of the construction industry and the civil engineering profession

  5. What the CI - OSHA Alliance Says • “OSHA and CI will work together • to encourage employers to increase employee access to safety and health information and training resources, • especially in the area of crane safety, • and to incorporate safety and health issues into the construction / constructability process.”

  6. Alliance Content, continued Outreach and communication goals: • Develop S&H information and disseminate the information in print and/or via websites • Contribute to CI's publications • Speak at conferences • Share information to help set priorities for training programs • Promote OSHA's cooperative programs

  7. Alliance Content, continued • Training and education goals: • Develop and deliver training programs, education programs, and tool-box talks • Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health: • Perform case studies and publicize the results • Participate in forums and to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace and on the jobsite

  8. Progress to Date • Presentations at ASCE-CI conferences • Publications in ASCE-CI journals • New committee members • Safety research • Development of model safety programs for engineering firms • Other initiatives

  9. Why You Should Get Involved • It is the right thing to do • Proactive safety management pays • Leadership opportunities within your company and your profession • You are needed!

  10. How You Can Get Involved 1) Join the alliance implementation team 2) Serve as member of corresponding advisory committee 3) Encourage your committee to interface with the implementation team 4) Consider having your firm participate in a cooperative OSHA program

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