# Presentation: 779748

## OSHA Challenge: Bringing VPP to Smaller, Short-term Venues

**Paula O. White**
**Director, Cooperative and State Programs**
**Occupational Safety and Health Administration**
**ASSE**
**June 14, 2005**

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## Unique Aspects of Construction Industry 

- Mobile Workforces
- Short-Term Projects
- Changing working conditions
- Dynamic workforce

## Traditional VPP 

- Site-based construction projects only
- Eliminates sub-contractors, and short-term projects
- Limited participation
- Total # of current VPP sites = 1294
- Total current construction VPP sites = 48
- 		 (as of 5/31/05)
- Total Construction Participants in VPP since 1982= 93.

## Cooperative Avenues

- VPP:
- OSHA Challenge
- VPP Demonstrations
- VPPC Proposal
- OSHA Strategic Partnerships
- OSHA Alliances

## OSHA Challenge

- Launched May, 2004
- Road Map for safety and health
- Two Tracks:  Construction, General Industry
- Recognition
- Increase and expedite participation in VPP.

## OSHA Challenge Participation 

- Administrators: 12
- 4 General Industry
- 8  Construction
- Participants: 37
- 8 General Industry
- 29 Construction
- Candidates in Pipeline: 28
- 18 General Industry
- 10 Construction
- Stage III Graduates
- The Weitz Company
- Garber Brothers Precision Concrete

## Participation in Demos 

- Short-term:
- Life of program: 6
- Current: 2
- Mobile Workforce: 3 (current)
- Region V Pilot: 9 (current)
- Resident Contractor at VPP site:
- Life of program:8
- Resident Contractors at non-VPP sites: 2 (current)

## VPP Demonstrations 

- 1993: Resident Contractor Demo
- JE Merit, Brown& Root
- 2001- Adopted into regular VPP
- 1998: Mobile Workforce Star Demo*
- LPR Construction , E & K of Omaha, HDR Engineering
- 1998: Short-Term Construction Star Demo*
- J.E. Merit, Torcon, Black and Veatch
- 2003- Region V Mobile Workforce Pilot
- Century, Danis, Furgerson
- 2004- Resident Contractors at non-VPP host sites.

## Evaluation of Demonstrations Findings

**Injury/**
** ****Illness Data**

|  | Short-Term | MobileWorkforce | Region VPilot |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3-Year TCIR average | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Average below 2001 BLS TCIR | -76% | -29% | -64% |
| 3 Year DART | 0.18 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Average below 2001 BLS DART | -98% | -13% | -79% |

**VPP Star Demonstrations**

## VPPC Proposal

- Provides flexibility to meet unique aspects of industry
- Companies may attain recognition at different levels

## VPPC OVERVIEW

- Site-based
- Similar to traditional VPP but only available for long-term sites (two or more years in duration)
- Demonstration
- Allows VPP approval for alternative programs that may not be covered by VPPC
- Corporate, Division, Business Unit (C/D/BU)
- Covers all work activities within a designated geographical area

## OSHA Strategic Partnerships

- 200 active partnerships
- 153 in construction
- 378 total since 1998
- 254 in construction
- Active OSP’s impacts over 5,000 employers and 583,000 employees
- 10 National partnerships

## Camp Randall Stadium Renovation 

- 20 Companies and 250 Employees
- 132 Hazards corrected during self-inspections
- 181,839 hours with no lost or restricted injuries

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## National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) Partnership

- No fatalities
- 504 employees received OSHA 10-Hour Training
- 156 employees received OSHA 30-Hour Training
- OSHA trained over 60 climbers at the 2003 NATE Annual Conference

## Maintenance and Construction Safety and Health Partnering Program (MCSHPP)

- Three-year rate for total cases was 1.92,
- 53% below the national average for 2001
- 367 employees and 64 supervisors/managers trained,
- Over 20,800 training hours provided
- 1,365 daily field safety contacts with crews, as well as 100 specific field safety audits

## OSHA’s Alliance Program

- Broadly written agreements
- Established at OSHA’s National,
-     Regional, Area Offices or
-     by State Plan States
- Formed with trade associations, businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, unions
- 71 National Alliances
- 278 Regional and Area Office Alliances

## OSHA National Alliances  Construction 

- ADSC: International Association of Foundation Drilling
- Belfor USA
- Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
- Construction Management Association of America
- Drug Free Workplace Alliance s
- Gilbane Building Company
- Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
- International Safety Equipment Association

- Mason Contractors Association of America
- Modular Building Institute signed July 28, 2004.
- National Association of Home Builders
- National Utility Contractors Association
- Sealant Waterproofing and Restoration Institute
- Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Alliance
- The Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Coalition
- Washington Group International

## Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.  

- Ergonomic Solutions eTool
- Participating on OSHA Editorial Boards
- 2003 Annual Convention and IEC Electric Expo
- Keynote address
- Workshop on motor vehicle safety
- OSHA exhibit

- OSHA’s former Assistant Secretary, John Henshaw, and IEC, Inc’s President, Gary Baumgartner, sign a national Alliance on August 30, 2002

## Washington Group International 

- 16-hour Safety Qualified Supervisor Training class
- OSHA Compliance Assistance Conference
- Safety Workshop
- Construction Roundtable

- Alliance signing with Washington Group International (2002, December)

## Solutions for Electrical Contractors eTool 

## Construction Roundtable

- Representatives from 14 construction-related Alliances
- Share information on safety and health issues
- Fall Protection and Design for Safety Workgroups formed

- Alliance Program participant representatives with former Assistant Secretary, John Henshaw and former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Gary Visscher, at the July 8, 2004, Construction Alliance Roundtable

## Alliance Program 

**Alliance Program **

## Questions or Comments?

## Contact

- Paula White
- _white.paula__[@dol.gov](mailto:aula@dol.gov)_
- 202-693-2200