OSHAs Cooperative Programs for the Construction Industry

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OSHAs Cooperative Programs for the Construction
Industry
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AGC serves our nation's construction
professionals by promoting the skill, integrity
and responsibility of those who build America.

• OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health
  of America's workers by setting and enforcing
  standards providing training, outreach, and
  education establishing partnerships and
  encouraging continual improvement in workplace
  safety and health

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OSHAs Comprehensive Approach

• Compliance Assistance
• Cooperative Programs
• Enforcement
• Standards and Guidance

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The Alliance Program

• A Cooperative and Collaborative Approach to
  Workplace
• Safety and Health

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Safety Health Achievement Recognition Program
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OSHA Strategic Partnership Program
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OSHAs Voluntary Protection Programs
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The Voluntary Protection Programs 3 Cs

• OSHA Challenge Roadmap to VPP
• VPP Corporate Modified VPP processes for large
  Corporations
• VPP Construction Designed to meet the unique
  needs of the Construction Industry

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VPP Corporate

• In 2004, OSHA created the VPP Corporate Pilot to
  expand participation in VPP by allowing
  corporations interested in achieving VPP
  recognition at facilities, a more efficient means
  of accomplishing this goal.
• Washington Group International - First Approved
  Construction Company pilot

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VPP Mobile Workforce Demonstration For
Construction

• Nationwide VPP Program for the Construction
  Industry
• Modeled after the OSHA Region V Mobile Workforce
  Demonstration
• Rolled out in Oct 2006

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VPP Demo for Construction Key Concepts

• Open to GCs and Subcontractors
• Applicants apply at the corporate, division or
  business unit level
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• Applicants to apply in a defined geographic area
  - up to and including Region-wide
• Options for Union Support 

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VPP Demo for Construction -Eligibility

• Applicants projects may be
• Short or long-term
• Mobile workforces
• Specialty Trades
• Applicant may or may not have authority
  /responsibility for SH over the entire worksite
• Inspection History Clear for past 3 years
  within a specified geographical area

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VPP Demo for Construction -Program Requirements

• I/I Data Combined rate all employees covered
• Union Commitment Blanket support or individual
  unions
• Participation Plan Identify specific hazards
  and controls
• Prescreening Process/procedures to assure
  worksites are operating at VPP level
• Good Industry Practices

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VPP Demo for Construction - Status

• 5 Employers Approved
• Garber Brothers Precision Concrete
• Repcon, Inc.
• CR Meyer Construction
• Miller Valentine
• Brieser Construction
• In Approval Process
• SB Engineers Region VI
• Thomas and Marker Region V
• Brandenburg Industrial Service Company Region V
• MYR - Region IV

Dennis Noone, CR Meyer Board of Directors Member
Mel Lischefski, OSHA Appleton Regional Director
Fred Rideout, CR Meyer, Director of Risk
Management Mary Burke, Secretary of Commerce,
State of Wisconsin Bill Castle, City of Oshkosh,
Mayor
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VPP Demo for Construction Successes

• 16 VPP Mobile Workforce Construction Participants
• Average TCIR 57 and DART 64 below the BLS
  National Industry Rates
• Repcon, Inc. leads the pack with TCIR 93 and
  DART 94 below BLS National Industry Rates

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VPP Demo for Construction - Long-term Plan

• Evaluate the lessons learned from Mobile
  Workforce VPP Demo for Construction
• Modify the existing VPP Federal Register Notice
  based on lessons learned
• Establish an effective VPP program tailored
  specifically for the construction industry that
  protects workers

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OSHAs Challenge Pilot Program
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OSHA Challenge

• Program designed to guide in the implementation
  of effective safety and health management system
  and prepare for VPP
• OSHA Approved Administrators
• Challenge Candidate guided by Administrator
• OSHA provides tools and recognition
• Quarterly and annual reports

OSHA Challenge Administrators Meeting November
2006
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OSHA Challenge Construction Track Status

• 11 Construction Administrators
• 69 Construction Participants since inception of
  pilot
• 22,000 employees impacted
• Overall, on average, Participants can expect to
  see reductions in TCIR and DART by 39 and 37
  respectively.

OSHA Assistant Secretary Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
congratulates Phil Martini, President of C.R.
Meyers and Sons for being the first OSHA
Challenge Participant to achieve VPP Star
recognition
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Eligibility

• Challenge is open to employers under OSHAs
  jurisdiction who
• Are interested in and committed to improving
  their safety and health management systems
• Seek information, training, or other assistance
  in implementing or improving their safety and
  health management systems

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Challenge Stages

• Initial Commitment and Acceptance
• Three stages to the program,
• Participants can begin at any stage
• Participants will be required to show progression
  through the stages
• There is a set of action steps which must be
  performed to move from stage to stage

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Incentives and Recognition

• OSHA offers incentives and recognition at
• Initial commitment and acceptance
• The completion of each stage

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Recognition and IncentivesCommitment and
Acceptance

• Access to all OSHA outreach and compliance
  assistance tools
• Letter from OSHA acknowledging participation in
  the program

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Roles and Responsibilities
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The Administrator

• Administrator refers to the private company,
  Federal agency, or association as a whole (e.g.,
  US Postal Service, AGC)
• The Administrator will appoint a coordinator or
  coordinators who will perform the hands-on
  program administration duties
• The Administrator, through their coordinators
  will administer Challenge to candidate.
  Candidates are the sites or facilities
  implementing the stages.

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Administrator Roles

• Serve as primary contact to Challenge
  participants
• Guide participant facilities through a structured
  process to move from stage to stage, through a
  combination of
• Training and evaluation
• Regular communications
• On-site visits
• Data collection to track progress

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OSHA Challenge Administratorsfor Construction
Track

• Associated General Contractors of America
• Allied Construction Industries
• Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
• Black and Veatch
• Construction Safety Council
• Construction Safety and Health Inc
• Construction Safety and Health Inc
• Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
• The Association of Union Constructors
• Ohio Valley Construction Education Foundation
• SB Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.

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OSHA Challenge Process

• Contact OSHA or Administrator
• Submit application
• Complete and verify required actions
• Share information and results
• Graduate at end of
• Stage 3
• Apply for VPP

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Challenge Stages

• After demonstrating initial commitment, Challenge
  participants move through three stages within the
  Program
• Each stage has action and outcome requirements
  related to
• Management Leadership and Employee Involvement
• Worksite analysis and
• Hazard prevention and control
• Safety and Health Training
• Each stage also requires documentation of
  participant achievements

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Challenge Stages

• Participants must progress from being reactive
  to proactive in identifying and controlling
  hazards.
• Participants must show progress related to
• Knowledge of and compliance with OSHA standards
• Knowledge and implementation of safety and health
  management systems
• Improved workplace culture
• Improved documentation
• Increased frequency of safety and health
  activities
• Improvement in injury and illness rates

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Participant LevelMeasures

• Mandatory
• Hazards identified and corrected
• Number and severity of injuries and illnesses
• Leading indicators for management commitment and
  employee involvement
• Optional
• Pre- and post-employee surveys
• Workers compensation data
• Employee absenteeism and turnover rates
• Productivity Levels

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Program LevelMeasures

• Mandatory
• Number of participants at each stage
• Number of Administrators
• of participants progressing to the next stage
• of participants who achieve VPP Star/Merit
• Optional
• Comparison of Challenge participants to
  non-participants
• Comparison of Site-Specific Targeting (SST) sites
  who go through Challenge with those who do not

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OSHAs Overall Role

• Program Design and Policy
• Recognition and Monitoring of Administrators
• Recognition and Monitoring of participants
• Overall Pilot Evaluation
• Pilot Administrator Concept

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OSHA Monitoring and Evaluation of Program

• Spot checks OSHA will accompany
  Administrators/Coordinators on an on-site visit
  once a year
• Surveys Administration of pre- and post-surveys
  to Challenge participants
• Quarterly/Annual Report Review and Evaluation
  of Reports

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Questions and Answers