# Presentation: 104104

## AMI-OSHA Alliance:Working Together

- AMI Worker Safety Committee Meeting
- January 28, 2003
- Lee Anne Jillings, Director
- Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
- OSHA

## Alliances

- Broadly Written Agreements Established
- 	at OSHA’s National, Regional, Area Offices or by State Plan States
- Goals focus on:
- Training and Education
- Outreach and Communication
- Promoting the National Dialogue
- Customized Implementation Teams:
- Consultation Representative -- invited
- State Plan Representative -- invited
- Two-years, Renewable
- Quarterly Update Meetings or Conference Calls

## Some Working Alliances

- American Biological Safety Association
- American Textile Manufacturers Institute
- Society of the Plastics Industry
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- Printing Industry (PIA-GAFT, SGIA, FTA,  & EMA)
- Risk and Insurance Management Society

## New Alliances

- Washington Group International
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Construction Management Association of America
- Airlines Alliance
- American, Delta, Air Canada, Southwest, Airtran, Alaska Airlines, American Trans, America West, Continental, JetBlue, United, US Airways, Midwest Express, and International Air Transport Section of NSC

## A Few Pending Alliances

- Shipbuilders Council of America
- National Arborist Association
- National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration/Longterm Care
- Chemical Site Security
- Sealant Waterproofing Restoration Institute
- Forest Service-Fire and Aviation Management
- American Apparel & Footwear Association

## AMI-OSHA Alliance

- Signed on October 24, 2002.
- Addresses ergonomics in the meat industry by using the collective expertise of AMI’s members to advance a culture of injury and illness prevention and the sharing of best practices and technical knowledge.
- Specific Goals

## Training and Education

- Develop and deliver training and education programs on ergonomic issues.
- Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health practitioners in AMI’s ergonomic best practices or programs.

## Outreach & Communication

- Develop and disseminate information and guidance through print and electronic media, particularly the AMI and OSHA web sites.
- Disseminate information and guidance in Spanish and other languages.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events to promote the effectiveness of the AMI members’ ergonomic programs.
- Promote and encourage the AMI members’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs and mentoring among AMI members.

## Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

- Encourage AMI members to act as industry liaisons and resources for OSHA’s cooperative programs and Compliance Assistance Specialists.
- Share information on best practices of AMI’s members with others in the industry.

## AMI-OSHAImplementation Team

- Initial Meeting on December 12, 2002
- AMI Members Attending:
- Dan McCausland, AMI
- Regina Barker, Practical Ergonomics
- Eric Reynolds, Taylor, an Excel Foods Co.
- Dennis Waugh, ConAgra Foods
- OSHA Staff:
- Paula White
- Lisa Ramber
- SLTC
- Training and Education

## AMI-OSHA Alliance Activities

- Tentative Projects Discussed:
- Develop an e-Tool for the meat packing industry and review Safety and Health Topics Meat Packing Page and determine what information should be added to the page.
- Develop a CD-rom for distribution at AMI’s Worker Safety and Human Resources Conference in March 2003.
- Develop a list of AMI members to act as contacts for OSHA’s Compliance Assistance Specialists (CASs).
- Determine the training needs and courses that that could be developed or customized for the AMI membership and the meat industry.

**Notes:**
Dan’s plan for the Alliance Implementation Team is to ask members of the Worker Safety Committee to work one of three Team workgroups:

1.  Information and guidance

2.  Outreach and mentoring

3. Training (ergonomics and other types)

Discuss:

Salt Lake Technical Center and OSHA’s electronic assistance tools
OSHA’s Training Institute
Ed Centers

## Other Alliance Activities 

- ASSE
- Reviewing Ergonomic Electronic Assistance Tools
- Building a Database of Assessment Tools for ASSE’s Web Site
- Sponsoring an Ergonomics Forum
- Safety and Health Topics Pages – Editorial Boards
- Holding a Mentoring Session

## Other Alliance Activities

- AIHA
- Links from the Association’s Web Page to OSHA’s Alliance Web Page
- Chapter Contact List for Ed Centers
- Safety and Health Topics Pages – Editorial Boards
- Distribution of Topic Specific CDs
- Late Breaking News Session at AIHce