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Partnerships

Strategic Partnership Agreement
Between
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Erie Area Office
And
Barton Malow Company

I. Scope/Background

To facilitate OSHA’s goal of reducing occupationally related fatalities by 3% each year, and reducing the total Rate of Days Away from Work by 4% each year, Region III of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Barton Malow Company have agreed to the joint implementation of this partnership during construction of the 78 million dollar Bayfront Convention Center (BCC) and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel.

The Convention Center is located on the 15 acre Sassafras Pier site. The Convention Center has 150,000 square feet consisting of meeting rooms, exhibition hall, ballroom, restrooms, concessions, loading docks, full service kitchen, laundry and offices. Building construction consists of concrete footings, steel frame, precast and metal siding exterior. One unique feature is that some of the roof structure over the exhibit hall is cable and mast supported for snow loading. Attached to the Bayfront Convention Center is an elevator tower which supports a pedestrian walkway attaching to an identical tower on the opposite side of the basin on West Dobbins Landing, which will provide an all weather enclosure from the Sheraton Hotel to the BCC. The pedestrian walkway is supported 65 feet above the water to facilitate sailboats passing beneath the walkway.

The Sheraton Headquarters Hotel project consists of a 2+ acre site with a stair/elevator tower, attached to a walkway to the 125,000 square foot, 8 stories, 200 rooms, Sheraton Headquarters Hotel. The hotel consists of main floor mechanical, electrical rooms, full service kitchen, restaurant, bar, fitness center, restrooms, pool/whirlpool, laundry, offices, and 3 elevators. The building is concrete caissons, grade beams, structural slab on grade, steel frame, precast concrete plank flooring on floors 2 thru 8. The building enclosure consists of structural stud framing, exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS), masonry, and curtain wall construction. The second floor contains meeting rooms and guest rooms. Floors 3 thru 7 consist of all guest rooms and some vending rooms. The eighth floor consists of club level luxury suites with club lounge and pantry.

Also located on the site is a 4 story, 300 space parking structure. The parking structure consists of caissons, grade beams, structural slab on grade, post tensioned concrete on elevated decks, 2 elevators, electrical room, and emergency generator room to support garage and hotel and provisions for a future full service restaurant at grade level.

The goal of this program is to develop a contractor/government partnership that will encourage construction contractors to improve their safety and health performance, assist them in doing that, strive for the elimination of serious accidents in the construction industry, and recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health programs.

This agreement between Barton Malow Company and OSHA is expected to result in decreased serious injuries and illnesses and fatalities for the site and improve existing safety and health programs. It provides incentives to construction contractors that voluntarily participate in the Bayfront Convention Center and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel partnership and demonstrate implementation of effective safety and health programs, for example, limited scope inspections and reductions in penalties. This agreement will not in any way affect employees’ ability to exercise rights under the OSH Act and OSHA regulations, including walk-around rights.

The parties to this agreement recognize that it does not include any exemption from OSHA inspections or penalties. However, the contractors expect that OSHA will acknowledge superior performance by providing timely responses to requests for information and requests for clarification of OSHA standards.

Therefore, OSHA and Barton Malow Company are entering into this partnership to foster a safe and healthful workplace for employees by having joint cooperation as prescribed within the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement.

II. Identification of Partners

The primary participants in this partnership are:
  1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Erie Area Office (OSHA)
  2. Barton Malow Company
  3. Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (“PA OSHA Consultation”)
  4. Union and Local Building Trades
III. Project Overview

Over the life of the project (approximately 22 months) contractors will employ approximately 200 individual construction tradespersons at peak construction. The complete work will include: site construction, concrete, excavation work, structural steel and miscellaneous metal work, track work, electrical, masonry, mechanical/plumbing, rebar installation, caissons, cranes and lifts use and installation and painting. At the present time 12 to 14 months of construction remain. Peak employment in the spring of 2007 will again reach around 200 workers.

IV. Goals, Strategies, Measures

The partnership’s goal is to reduce injuries and illnesses and fatalities through a cooperative relationship between Barton Malow Company and OSHA. This goal will be accomplished by implementing and following the plan outlined below and evaluating these actions as indicated:
  1. Develop, implement and maintain effective and comprehensive safety and health programs in accordance with OSHA’s 1989 Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines or its equivalent.

      Barton Malow Company agrees to complete a self-audit and an evaluation of subcontractors’ safety and health programs in accordance with OSHA’s 1989 Safety and Health Management Guidelines or its equivalent.

      OSHA will evaluate Barton Malow Company and subcontractors’ safety and health programs prior to and during the OSHA verification inspection using Appendix B (or equivalent) and will observe whether the safety and health management systems in place are adequately protecting employees.
  2. Achieve participant recordable illness and injury rates below the national average for the construction industry. A partnership goal is to keep the DART (cases with days away from work, job-transfer, or restriction) rate below the national average for the most recent year published for NAICS 236, which was 2.8 for the year 2005. The partnership goal is to further reduce this level of recordable injuries annually by at least 4% for the duration of the partnership.

      Identify and correct primary causal factors in worker injuries and illnesses.

      Establish systems to identify and correct accidents and nears misses.

      OSHA will meet at least quarterly with Barton Malow Company to examine the injury and illness experience of the partnership’s participants and to make corrections and adjustments as needed.

      DART rates and injury and illness experience will be evaluated through review of the OSHA 300 log and any other relevant accident reports.
V. Statement of Agreement

OSHA agrees to:
  1. Help identify programmatic needs at this site by reviewing the documented safety and health management system and providing practical guidance for implementation. The review will be performed by the project Safety and Health Manager and an OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist.

  2. Help identify, through the review of OSHA 300 logs, accident or near miss reports, primary causal factors in injuries and illnesses, in particular the four top hazards at this site, and recommend the appropriate corrective actions.

  3. Provide information on training resources including available OSHA Training Institute courses and information on other available sources of training.

  4. Assist partners in assessing OSHA interpretations and clarifications as to the meaning and application of OSHA standards and policy.

  5. Participate in training sessions and meetings as resources permit.

  6. Designate an experienced safety and health specialist to serve as a resource and liaison person for the partnership.

  7. Meet with Barton Malow Company quarterly to review partnership issues and to examine updated DART rates and experience with the focused four hazards--falls, struck-by, caught-in, and electrocution. OSHA shall provide feedback on any noted incident trends and patterns.
Additionally,
  1. PA OSHA Consultation will strive to ensure that subcontractors who request services from the OSHA funded free consultation program through Barton Malow Company will receive priority service. This service is part of the OSHA’s PA Consultation Program which can be reached at 1-800-382-1241.
Barton Malow Company agrees to:
  1. Serve as a safety resource in support of all of the project’s contractors and subcontractors.

  2. Provide notice to all contractors and subcontractors that the Bayfront Convention Center and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel is subject to this strategic partnership with OSHA. All employees will be informed of the partnership and provided a fact sheet during orientation. (Appendix A).

  3. Administer the overall partnership program including, but not limited to, the initial contact and evaluation of subcontractor applications to determine whether the subcontractor meets the criteria specified within this partnership initiative under Section VI, Contractor Eligibility.

  4. Notify the Erie OSHA Area Office on a regular and recurring basis of the names of subcontractors that have met the partnership criteria and the status of those who have not.

  5. Act as liaison for contractors with OSHA.

  6. Offer ongoing information on safety or health topics of importance for contractors, especially on the focused four construction hazards.

  7. Provide OSHA's interpretations of standards as well as local issues so that contractors may better understand and properly comply with standards.

  8. Maintain a site injury and illness log of all injuries and illnesses reported by all contractors and tier subcontractors.

  9. Meet with OSHA quarterly to examine the injury and illness experience of the partnership’s participants and to make corrections and adjustments as needed.

  10. Manage the following site safety or health issues common to all areas of the site and be accessible to all contractors and subcontractors to reduce the potential for injury or illness in accordance with this partnership agreement:

    • emergency action plan
    • hazard communication plan and inventory of site chemicals reported by contractors and tier subcontractors
    • fall protection plan and perimeter guards
    • personal protective equipment, including equipment specified by NFPA 70 E, where applicable
Barton Malow Company and its contractors and subcontractors agree:
  1. To apply all relevant components of their respective comprehensive safety and health programs to the Bayfront Convention Center and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel. These programs shall include:

    1. Analysis of all new and acquired work, materials, chemicals, and equipment before construction activity begins to determine potential hazards and to plan for their prevention or control.
    2. Routine examination and analysis of hazards associated with individual jobs, processes, or phases of construction.
    3. Routine self-inspections and hazard abatement.
    4. A system for project workers to notify management, without fear of retaliation, about conditions that appear hazardous.
    5. A system for investigating accidents and near misses, including procedures for guidance, reports of findings and the tracking of hazard correction to completion.
    6. A system to analyze trends through a review of site injury and illness data, and the hazards identified through inspections so that patterns of common causes can be identified and eliminated.
  2. To comply with all current OSHA standards.

  3. To implement a 6 foot fall protection policy.

  4. To have supervisors provide visible leadership in implementing the safety and health program. This includes:

    1. Supervisors establishing clear lines of communication with project workers.
    2. Supervisors setting an example of safe and healthful behavior.
    3. Creating an environment that allows project workers access to their top management and for contractor management to have access to the prime contractor’s management, and;
  5. To report all site injuries and illnesses to Barton Malow Company immediately so that the site injury and illness log may be accurately maintained.

  6. To report all program deficiencies or damage to protective equipment, specifically site fall protection, immediately upon discovery and to take appropriate interim protective measures for protection of their employees

  7. To submit to OSHA, at least quarterly, records of their site recordable injury and illness rates, days away from work rates, restricted workdays, and the contractor’s OSHA history.

  8. To a person on site that is responsible for, possesses the authority over, and is capable of effectively implementing the overall site safety and health program.

  9. To complete a successful assessment of their site safety and health program. This assessment shall consider:

    1. the comprehensiveness of the program
    2. the degree to which it has been implemented
    3. the presence of competent persons as required by relevant standards
    4. the means by which the program is enforced
  10. To verify that a comprehensive written safety and health program exists or that it will be implemented prior to starting work, which is at least equivalent to the criteria referenced herein, including the contractor’s or subcontractor’s implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that safety rules and procedures are enforced at the site.

  11. To certify that their policy and procedures hold supervisors and workers accountable for following established safety and health rules and OSHA regulations.

  12. To ensure that employee training covers applicable site hazards and the means to correct them, as well as pertinent standards and regulations. Provide appropriate safety information and training to non-English speaking employees in their native language.

  13. To strive to ensure that within one year after obtaining acceptance into this partnership program that a designated safety representative or other person serving in the capacity as a competent person on the project will have completed the OSHA 10 hour course for the construction industry (or its equivalent).

  14. To provide safety related data or statistics, as requested, concerning such issues as man-hours worked, lost work day injuries, accident records and OSHA inspection results. Barton Malow Company will provide a summary and analysis of pertinent safety and health related information for review by OSHA. The purpose of such summary information will assist in preparing an annual report necessary for evaluating the merits of the program and making recommendations for continuous improvement.
PA OSHA Consultation agrees to:
  1. Meet with Barton Malow Company quarterly, as resources permit, to review partnership issues and to examine updated DART rates and the focused four injury and illness experiences of Barton Malow Company and its contractors at this site. PA OSHA Consultation shall provide feedback on any noted incident trends and patterns.

  2. PA OSHA Consultation will strive to ensure that subcontractors who request services from the OSHA funded free consultation program through their prime contractor, Barton Malow Company, will receive priority service. This service is part of the PA OSHA Consultation program which can be reached at 1-800-382- 1241.
VI. Contractor Eligibility

Subcontractors wishing to take advantage of this opportunity to partner with OSHA must:
  1. Sign a letter of agreement with Barton Malow Company indicating their intent to participate in this partnership initiative and to take steps to adopt into their safety program all of the provisions of the partnership agreement. Appendix C.

  2. Verify that a comprehensive written safety and health program exists or will be implemented within 30 days of signing which is based on the OSHA 1989 Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines (or their equivalent), and has site specific safety plans for all of the contractor’s work sites.

  3. Certify that their policy and procedures hold supervisors and workers accountable for established safety rules and OSHA regulations.

  4. Provide the level of training required by OSHA regulations to their workers either through their own training personnel or other consultants or trainers.

  5. Strive to ensure that as soon as possible, but not longer than one year after obtaining acceptance into this partnership program, all supervisory personnel or other personnel serving in the capacity of competent person will have completed the OSHA 10 hour course for the construction industry (or its equivalent). Records of training certification will be provided to Barton Malow Company and made available for review.

  6. Provide periodic safety-related statistics (man hours worked, lost workday injuries, accident records and OSHA inspection results). Barton Malow Company is to provide a summary and analysis for review by OSHA to track the progress of the partnership in meeting its goals to reduce injury and illness rates and to prepare an annual report to evaluate the merits of the partnership.
VII. On-Site Verification Inspection and Benefits
  1. Verification

    In order to assist in measuring the success of this partnership, a verification inspection consisting of a review of the written program elements outlined herein and a focused inspection of site construction hazards by a Compliance Safety and Health Officer will be conducted after the signing of this agreement, and annually thereafter. The timing of the inspection will be intended to evaluate employee exposure to the four focused hazards: falls, struck-by, caught-in, and electrocution. After the initial verification inspection, annual inspections will focus on the most serious hazards that have been previously identified pursuant to the procedure herein.

    The top causes of injuries and illnesses will be determined by all parties prior to and during the initial OSHA verification inspection, and may be adjusted based on experience. Additionally, corrections will be identified by all parties and implemented by Barton Malow Company. Injury and illness incidence in targeted areas will be evaluated through the OSHA 300 log and any other relevant accident reports.

    OSHA will meet with Barton Malow Company quarterly to review partnership issues and to examine updated DART rates and the injury and illness experience of Barton Malow Company and its contractors at this site. OSHA shall provide feedback on any noted incident trends and patterns.

  2. Benefits

    Subcontractors, if participating in this partnership, will be granted a twelve-month inspection deferral from programmed inspections, following a successful onsite verification inspection.

    OSHA will not issue penalties to participating contractors for other-than-serious violations, provided the violations are immediately abated. OSHA reserves the right to issue penalties for regulatory violations for which mandatory penalties are established pursuant to the policy set forth in the Field Inspection Reference Manual (FIRM).

    When calculating initial penalty reductions, OSHA may provide an additional 10% penalty reduction for good faith to participating contractors provided they have taken steps to adopt into their safety program all of the provisions of the partnership agreement. This additional reduction will not apply to high gravity serious, willful, failure to abate or repeat citations. In cases where a contractor’s total penalty reduction is 100 percent or more, the minimum penalty provisions of OSHA’s FIRM will apply.
VIII. OSHA Inspections
  1. Complaint Investigations

    This partnership provides for the immediate response to each allegation of a safety or health hazard brought to an employer’s attention by any person. Upon finding that an allegation is valid, the employer shall promptly abate the hazard. OSHA agrees that a copy of each non-formal complaint related to the work at the site and filed with OSHA will be forwarded by fax or mail to the Bayfront Convention Center and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel site office. In accordance with applicable law, the identity of a complainant requesting confidentiality will not be revealed. Barton Malow Company agrees to investigate these complaints, regardless of the employer involved and provide OSHA with a written response as follows:

    • non-formal complaints/referrals alleging a hazard: 24 hours
    Failure to meet this time frame, or providing a response determined by OSHA to be inadequate, will place the complaint/referral outside the scope of this partnership and OSHA will respond as it would to any complaint of a similar nature.

  2. Other Investigations

    OSHA personnel will continue to conduct investigations under local and national emphasis programs, workplace complaints, referrals, fatalities, catastrophes, other accidents or significant events, and will investigate contractors whose employees are exposed to or are creating plain view hazards at partnering worksites. These investigations will be conducted outside of this partnership agreement in accordance with established OSHA enforcement policy. Violations documented during such investigations may result in the issuance of citations and penalties.
IX. Employee Rights

This Partnership does not preclude employees and/or employers from exercising any right provided under the OSH Act (or, for federal employees, 29 CFR 1960), nor does it abrogate any responsibility to comply with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the OSH Act.

X. Leveraging

This partnership seeks to leverage the resources of both Barton Malow Company and OSHA by encouraging contractors to develop safety and health programs, implement them in an effective manner, complete self inspections, and evaluate worksite conditions and near misses to prevent accidents. By combining resources, OSHA expects to have a greater and more positive impact on safe working conditions at this site than could be achieved otherwise.

XI. Evaluation

A joint evaluation of the partnership will be prepared annually by the partners using Appendix D. The evaluation will review the success of the partnership, lessons learned, and changes that will be made to meet the goals of the partnership.

XII. Termination

This agreement will terminate fourteen (14) months from the date of the signing or upon completion of the Bayfront Convention Center and Sheraton Headquarters Hotel. If either OSHA or Barton Malow Company wishes to withdraw its participation prior to the established termination date, the agreement will terminate upon receiving a written notice of the intent to withdraw from either signatory.

OSHA will terminate the partnership if the participating employer is issued a citation related to workplace hazards which resulted in a fatality.

XIII. Partnership Contacts:

OSHA: Joeseph Chmielewski U.S. Department of Labor-OSHA. 1128 State St. Suite 200 Erie, PA. 16501. 814-461-1492 x 107 phone, 814-461-1498 fax

Barton Malow Company: Mark S. Klimbal, CSP, ARM. Corporate Safety Director. 26500 American Drive Southfield MI. 48034. 248-436-5486 phone, 248-436-5487 fax

Signature Page
Strategic Partnership Agreement between OSHA and Barton Malow Company.

 
All undersigned Parties mutually agree to the terms and conditions of this document and commencement of this Partnership Agreement.
 


 
Edward Selker
Area Director
Erie Area Office
USDOL/OSHA


 
Douglas L. Maibach P.E.
Vice President
Barton Malow Company


Date: _______________________________


Date: _______________________________


 
John Engler
Project Director
Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program


 
Dale Niemenski,
President
Building Trades Council


Date: _______________________________


Date: _______________________________

 
APPENDIX A

Partnership Fact Sheet

A strategic partnership agreement has been developed jointly by the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Erie Area Office (OSHA), and Barton Malow Company. The common objective and goal of the program is to develop a contractor/government partnership that encourages all construction contractors to improve their safety and health performance, assist them in doing that, strive for the elimination of serious accidents in the construction industry, and to recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health programs. The specific impetus behind the agreement is to provide a safe and healthful work environment for workers engaged in construction activities for the project.

Expected outcomes of this partnership include: developing criteria for a model multi-employer worksite safety and health program which specifically identifies the responsibilities of each subcontractor; making safety and health materials available to all subcontractors onsite; planning for safety and health in all aspects of the project; providing visible safety and health leadership; achieving participant recordable illness and injury rates below the national average for the construction industry; and focusing OSHA enforcement activity on those contractors and subcontractors who have little or no regard for the safety and health of their workers.

The agreement provides incentives to contractors and subcontractors who voluntarily improve their safety and health performance. Incentives will include special recognition from OSHA and focused enforcement efforts by OSHA and consideration for additional good faith penalty reductions.

This agreement is consistent with OSHA’s long-range effort to develop a contractor/government partnership approach to safety management. It allows for better use of OSHA resources and for innovation in safety management, and it encourages more participation in the safety process by each stakeholder.

 


 
Edward Selker
Area Director
Erie Area Office
USDOL/OSHA


 
Douglas L. Maibach P.E.
Vice President
Barton Malow Company


Date: _______________________________


Date: _______________________________

 
Appendix B

Safety and Health Program Evaluation

  1. Contractor has implemented a comprehensive written safety and health program based on ANSI A10.38-1991 or the OSHA 1989 Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines, and has site specific safety plans for all of the contractor’s work sites.

  2. Contractor maintains a copy of its specialty contractor’s safety and health plan, hazard communication plan, and fall protection plan (where applicable) or contractor requires specialty contractor to follow participant’s plan.

  3. Contractor has designated safety personnel at each site who conduct documented safety inspections of all work on the contractor’s projects, and through training and experience, can recognize hazards and have authority to take prompt corrective action. Training equivalent to the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach Course is satisfactory.

  4. Contractor has trained all field supervisory personnel and has provided additional training for competent persons in such areas as scaffolding, excavation, fall protection, crane operations, etc. (This additional training will be dictated by the type and scope of the work the contractor routinely conducts).

  5. Contractor provides a safety and health program orientation for all new employees and trains employees for hazard recognition specific to the contractor’s work sites.

  6. Contractor has evidence of employee involvement including, but not limited to, participation in self-audits, site inspections, job hazard analyses, safety and health program reviews, safety training and mishap investigations.

  7. Contractor conducts and documents weekly employee safety meetings.

  8. Contractor conducts and documents self-audits.

  9. Contractor uses a six-foot fall protection policy.

  10. Contractor has a written enforcement program.
 
Appendix C

LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

Name of Subcontractor: __________________________________________________________
Subcontractor Site Representative:____________________________________________________
Anticipated Number of Workers:___________________________________________________

We have read the requirements to participate in the Morrisville Train Yard Project #483 Safety Partnership and agree with all aspects of the program, including the submission of the required information. Specifically, we recognize the need to meet the following requirements:
  1. Establishment of a written safety and health program including the following elements: management leadership, worker involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, and safety and health training.

  2. Compliance with all current OSHA standards.

  3. Provision of visible leadership by supervisors in implementing the safety and health program including, but not limited to, having a representative complete the OSHA 10 hour construction training program.

  4. Planning for safety and health as part of the overall management planning process, including appropriate job hazard analyses.

  5. Establishment and communication of all safety and health program responsibilities to all project workers.

  6. Evaluation of safety and health programs at least annually.

  7. Reporting all site injuries and illnesses so that a site log may be maintained.

  8. Reporting all deficiencies or damage to site wide programs or protective measures, specifically site fall protection, immediately upon discovery and taking appropriate interim protective measures for protection of their employees.
We understand the agreement provides incentives to participating subcontractors who undertake these actions to voluntarily improve their safety and health performance. Incentives will include special recognition from OSHA, focused enforcement efforts by OSHA and consideration for additional good faith penalty reductions.

Based upon the mutual interest to protect construction workers in the        , we agree to the terms of the OSHA Partnering Agreement.

Signed this ___ day of

_______________________________
 
Appendix D
OSHA Strategic Partnership Program
Annual Partnership Evaluation Report

Cover Sheet
 
Partnership Name


 
 
Purpose of Partnership



 
Goals of Partnership
Goal Strategy Measure
     
     
     
     
     
Anticipated Outcomes





 
 
Strategic Management Plan Target Areas (check one)
  Construction   Manufacturing Amputations
  Non-Construction    
Strategic Management Plan Areas of Emphasis (check all applicable)
  Amputations in Construction   Oil and Gas Field Services
  Blast Furnaces and Basic Steel Products   Preserve Fruits and Vegetables
  Blood Lead Levels   Public Warehousing and Storage
  Concrete, Gypsum and Plaster Products   Ship/Boat Building and Repair
  Ergo/Musculoskeletal   Silica-Related Disease
  Landscaping/Horticultural Services    

 
Section 1 General Partnership Information
 
Date of Evaluation Report  
Evaluation Period
Start Date   End Date  
 
Evaluation Contact Person  
Originating Office  
 
Partnership Coverage
# Active Employers   # Active Employees  
 
Industry Coverage (note range or specific SIC and NAICS for each partner)
Partner SIC NAICS
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
Section 2 Activities Performed
 
Note whether an activity was required by the OSP and whether it was performed
  Required Performed
a. Training    
b. Consultation Visits    
c. Safety and Health Management Systems Reviewed/Developed    
d. Technical Assistance    
e. VPP-Focused Activities    
f. OSHA Enforcement Inspections    
g. Offsite Verifications    
h. Onsite Non-Enforcement Interactions    
i. Participant Self-Inspections    
j. Other Activities    
2a. Training (if performed, provide the following totals)
Training sessions conducted by OSHA staff  
Training sessions conducted by non-OSHA staff  
Employees trained  
Training hours provided to employees  
Supervisors/managers trained  
Training hours provided to supervisors/managers  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2b. Consultation Visits (if performed, provide the following total)
Consultation visits to partner sites  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2c. Safety and Health Management Systems (if performed, provide the following total)
Number of systems implemented or improved using the 1989 Guidelines as a model  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2d. Technical Assistance (if performed, note type and by whom)
  Provided by OSHA Staff Provided by Partners Provided by Other Party
Conference/Seminar Participation      
Interpretation/Explanation of Standards or OSHA Policy      
Abatement Assistance      
Speeches      
Other (please specify)      
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2e. VPP-Focused Activities (if performed, provide the following totals)
Partners/participants actively seeking VPP participation  
Applications submitted  
VPP participants  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2f. OSHA Enforcement Activity (if performed, provide the following totals for any programmed, unprogrammed, and verification-related inspections)
OSHA enforcement inspections conducted  
OSHA enforcement inspections in compliance  
OSHA enforcement inspections with violations cited  
Average number of citations classified as Serious, Repeat, and Willful  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2g. Offsite Verification (if performed provide the following total)
Offsite verifications performed  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2h. Onsite Non-Enforcement Verification (if performed provide the following total)
Onsite non-enforcement verifications performed  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2i. Participant Self-Inspections (if performed provide the following totals)
Self-inspections performed  
Hazards and/or violations identified and corrected/abated  
Comments/Explanations (briefly describe activities, or explain if activity required but not performed)





 
2j. Other Activities (briefly describe other activities performed)





 

 
Section 3 Illness and Injury Information*
 
Year Hours Total Cases TCIR # of Days Away from Work Restricted and Transferred Activity Cases DART
2007          
2008          
Total          
Three-Year Rate (2007-2008)      
BLS National Average for 2005     2.8
Baseline         2.8
 
Comments








 

*Sample Chart – not required format

 
Section 4 Partnership Plans, Benefits, and Recommendations
 
Changes and Challenges (check all applicable)
  Changes Challenges
Management Structure    
Participants    
Data Collection    
Employee Involvement    
OSHA Enforcement Inspections    
Partnership Outreach    
Training    
Other (specify)    
Comments





 
Plans to Improve (check all applicable)
  Improvements N/A
Meet more often    
Improve data collection    
Conduct more training    
Change goals    
Comments





 
 
Partnership Benefits (check all applicable)
Increased safety and health awareness  
Improved relationship with OSHA  
Improved relationship with employers  
Improved relationship with employees or unions  
Increased number of participants  
Other (specify)  
Comments





 
 
Status Recommendation
Partnership Completed  
Continue/Renew  
Continue with the following provisions:  




 
Terminate (provide explanation)  




 
 
 
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