I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
December 7, 2005
Overview
The OSHA and FIA Alliance focuses on the organizations working together to provide FIA's members and
others in the forging industry, including small businesses, with information, guidance, and access
to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety. The Alliance
addresses issues associated with ergonomics and machine guarding, including the prevention of
amputations that may be experienced by employees in the forging industry.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA: |
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Rick Harris
Lee Anne Jillings
Lisa Ramber |
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA
OOSA |
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| FIA: |
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Chris Fort
George Layne
Connie Long
John P. McGillivray
Steve Zack |
Louisville Forge and Gear
Director of Training Services
FIA staff
Scot Forge
Wyman-Gordon Forgings LP |
Evaluation Period
December 7, 2005 – December 6, 2006
II. Implementation Team Meetings
November 29, 2005
April 18, 2006
June 20, 2006
November 7, 2006 |
Kick-off Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of
workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information
(e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance - tools and OSHA's and FIA's Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and FIA Alliance Web Page
OSHA developed an OSHA and FIA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. The page includes the
OSHA and FIA Alliance agreement, activities and events, products and resources. During 2006, the
OSHA and FIA Alliance Web page averaged 436 visitors per month.
FIA Web Site
FIA created an FIA and OSHA Alliance Web page as a part of the association's “Contact Us” member's
only section of its Web page. The page has links to the Alliance agreement; meeting notes; tracking
sheet and to the OSHA and FIA Alliance Web page on the agency's Web site. The Alliance Program logo
was also added that the page. In addition, FIA created links from the association's “What's New” Web
page to OSHA's On-site Consultation Program Web page and to the agency's Cooperative Programs Web
page.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or FIA's conferences, local meetings, or other events such as
FIA's Fall and Annual Meeting of Members.
Events
Forging Industry Association 2006 Forge Fair, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 4-6, 2006
OSHA provided FIA with a number of the agency's publications which were distributed by FIA members
during the association's 2006 Forge Fair, April 4-6, 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The OSHA publications
included: the OSHA and FIA Alliance Activities Summary; Alliance Program brochure and Small Business
Handbook.
Forging Industry Association Annual Meeting of Members, Hilton Head, South Carolina,
May 13-16, 2006
FIA displayed information on the OSHA and FIA Alliance in the attendee registration area of the
association's 2006 Forge Fair, May 13-16, 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio to promote the OSHA and FIA
Alliance. OSHA also provided FIA with a number of the agency's publications which were distributed
by FIA members during the meeting. The publications included: the OSHA and FIA Alliance Activities
Summary; Alliance Program brochure and Small Business Handbook.
Forging Industry Association Annual 2006 Fall Meeting of Members, Houston, Texas,
November 13-14, 2006
FIA promoted the OSHA and FIA Alliance to its members at the association's 2006 Fall Meeting of
Members, November 13-14, 2006 in Houston, Texas. OSHA provided FIA with a number of the agency's
publications including: OSHA and FIA Alliance Activities Summary; Alliance Program brochure and
Small Business Handbook for FIA to share with the association's members
at the meeting.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and forging industry safety and health professionals
regarding FIA's best practices and publicize results through outreach by FIA and through OSHA or FIA
developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable
forum).
Products
Preventing Foreign Body in Eyes Injuries Safety Tips Sheet
FIA implementation team members developed a draft Safety Tips Sheet, “Preventing Foreign Body in Eye
Injuries.” The tips sheet addresses a number of issues related to hazards associated with the
forging industry, identifies several potential hazards which cause eye injuries and provides several
tips to help prevent eye injuries. FIA shared the draft document with OSHA and the agency provided
comments and feedback to FIA on it.
FIA Accident Information and Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2004
Through the Alliance, OSHA and FIA shared statistical information about injuries and accidents in
the forging industry. FIA provided OSHA with statistical information on injuries in the forging
industry, complied by FIA from its OSHA Form 300 records. OSHA provided FIA with information on OSHA
accident investigations during 2001 to 2006 and shared the agency's data on most frequently cited
standards in the forging industry. In addition, OSHA provided FIA with information from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics' report, “Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2004.”
- Promote the benefits of the forging industry participating in OSHA's cooperative programs such as
Compliance Assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, Consultation and its Safety and Health
Achievement Recognition Program.
The OSHA and FIA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue Goals:
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on forging
industry issues to help create innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety
and health issues.
The OSHA and FIA Alliance Implementation Team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
Through the OSHA and FIA Alliance, the organizations established an excellent working relationship
during the first year of the Alliance. OSHA and FIA are working together to share information and
raise awareness about potential workplace hazards and injuries that impact the forging industry.
For example, OSHA created an OSHA and FIA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. The page
includes the OSHA and FIA Alliance agreement, activities and events, and products and resources.
During 2006, the page averaged about 436 visitors per month.
To share Alliance Program information with its members, FIA created an FIA and OSHA Alliance Web
page which highlights the OSHA and FIA Alliance on the association's Web site. FIA also created
links to OSHA's Web site from the association's “What's New” Web page, including links to OSHA's
On-site Consultation Program Web page and to the agency's Cooperative Programs Web page.
In addition, OSHA and FIA shared information and participated in outreach opportunities during the
reporting period. For example, FIA distributed a number of OSHA's publications at the 2006 Forge
Fair in Cincinnati, Ohio; 2006 Annual Meeting of Members in Hilton Head, South Carolina and 2006
Fall Meeting in Houston, Texas. Further, OSHA and FIA exchanged information on forging industry
injuries; fatalities; OSHA accident investigations and frequently cited standards.
Also, through the Alliance, the association created a draft Safety Tips Sheet, “Preventing Foreign
Body in Eye Injuries,” to address eye hazards that impact the forging industry. The sheet describes
the possible causes of eye injuries in the workplace and provides safety tips on preventing the
injuries. FIA shared the Tips Sheet with OSHA, who provided the association with comments and
feedback on the document.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity |
Number of Individuals Reached |
| OSHA and FIA Alliance Web page |
5,232 |
| FIA Web page |
Data not available |
April 4-6, 2006, FIA Forge Fair
Cincinnati, Ohio
Provided OSHA publications |
1,300 |
May 13-16, 2006, FIA Annual Meeting of Members
Hilton Head, SC
Provided OSHA publications |
250 |
November 13-14, 2006, FIA Fall Meeting of Members
Houston, TX
Provided OSHA publications |
263 |
| TOTAL |
7,045 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the next year of the Alliance, OSHA and FIA will continue to work together to identify
opportunities for promoting safety and health and the OSHA and FIA Alliance through potential
presentations and exhibiting opportunities at the association's events such as the FIA 2007 Fall
Meeting in Long Beach, California. In addition, the Alliance implementation team will continue
discussing the potential development on min-workshops on OSHA's On-site Consultation Program for FIA
members. The mini-workshops would be presented at FIA's fall Meeting of members and/or posted on
FIA's Web site.
The implementation team will be working together on a number of other projects including finalizing
the draft Tips Sheet on Preventing Foreign Body in Eye Injuries. In addition, the OSHA and FIA
Alliance intends to develop two additional Tips Sheets; Back Strains and Slips, Trips and Falls as
well as Lacerations. The implantation team will also consider developing a success story or case
study on preventing eye injuries in the forging industry.
Report prepared by: Richard L. Harris, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services Alliances,
December 11, 2006
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