I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
November 1, 2005
Overview
Through the Alliance, OSHA and ICA are working together to provide the members of the professional
carwash/car care industry, including small businesses and non-English or limited English speaking
employees and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help
them protect employees' health. In addition, the Alliance is focusing on addressing slips, trips and
falls, hazard communication and vehicle operation safety.
Implementation Team Members
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Jim Mitchell
Lisa Ramber
Bill Willson |
Office of Small Business Assistance (OSBA)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA |
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| ICA: |
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Megan Clark
Neil Hitchcock
Jennifer Roman |
Financial Manager
Chair, Safety and Health Committee
Membership Director |
Evaluation Period
November 1, 2005 - October 31, 2006
II. Implementation Team Meetings
November 1, 2005
February 15, 2006
June 27, 2006
October 3, 2006 |
Kick-off Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting |
In addition to these formal meetings, the OOSA and ICA staff maintained
regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.
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 the ICA's Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
Products
OSHA and ICA Alliance Web Page
OSHA created an OSHA and ICA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. The Web page includes links
to the OSHA and ICA Alliance agreement, news releases, a photograph of the signing ceremony,
activities and events, and products and resources. For more information on the number of visits to
the OSHA and ICA Alliance Web page, please see the Alliance Program Reach table in Section C of this
report.
ICA/OSHA Alliance Web Page
ICA created an ICA/OSHA Alliance Web page on the organization's Web site. The Web page is updated
regularly and includes links to the OSHA and ICA Alliance Web page, news releases, related
documents, activities and events and other OSHA safety and health resources including:
- Compliance Assistance Web page
- OSHA Publications, Posters, and Online Order Form
- Compliance Assistance Specialists (CASs)
- Consultation Program Web page
- Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employers and Workers Web page
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
Through the Alliance, Neil Hitchcock, ICA member and Chair, ICA Safety and Health Committee, has
been added to the editorial boards for the following OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages:
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Motor Vehicle Safety
- Noise and Hearing Conservation
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA and ICA Alliance signing appeared in online and print ICA industry publications
such as: OSHA's QuickTakes, CCH NetNews, Modern Car Care,
and Auto Services Operator. For more information on the print and electronic
media, please see the Alliance Program Reach table in Section C of this report.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or ICA's conferences such as ICA's Car Care World Expo.
Events
ICA Presidents Day Meeting, February 15, 2006, Chicago, Illinois
During the ICA Presidents Day Meeting, February 15, 2006, Chicago, Illinois, Robert Katseff,
President of ICA, provided information about the OSHA and ICA Alliance during his presentation to
the meeting's attendees.
ICA Car Care World Expo, March 13-15, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada
During the ICA Car Care World Expo, March 13-15, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, ICA distributed OSHA's
Alliance Program brochure, the OSHA and ICA Alliance Activities Summary, and the OSHA Alliance
Program and Consultation Program fact sheets to the attendees from its exhibit booth. In addition,
ICA representatives promoted the OSHA and ICA Alliance during discussions with visitors to the ICA
exhibit booth. Robert Katseff, President of ICA also spoke at the Expo's opening breakfast and
provided information about the OSHA and ICA Alliance.
ICA Car Care World e-Xpo, September 13-15, 2006
On September 13, 2006, during the ICA Car Care World e-Xpo Patrick Showalter, Team Leader, Office of
Small Business Assistance, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, gave a
presentation, "Introduction to OSHA for Small Business," that included information on a number of OSHA's safety and health resources such as:
- Office of Small Business Assistance
- On-site Consultation Program
- Cooperative Programs
- Compliance Assistance
- Training
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
ICA's best practices or effective approaches and publicize the results through outreach by ICA and
through OSHA- or ICA'developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or
any other applicable forum).
Product
Safety Tips Sheet: Slips, Trips and Fall Injuries
Through the OSHA and ICA Alliance, Implementation Team members also worked with OSHA to develop a
Safety Tip Sheet: "Slips, Trips and Fall Injuries." The Tip Sheet is posted on the ICA/OSHA Alliance
Web page and focuses on the conditions that lead to and causes of slips, trips and fall injuries as
well as ways to prevent them.
- Promote and encourage ICA's members' and others in the car wash/car care industry, participation
in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and
the Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
The OSHA and ICA Alliance implementation team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects such as slips, trips and
falls, hazard communication and vehicle operation safety that are addressed and developed through
the Alliance Program.
The OSHA and ICA Alliance implementation team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on car care
industry issues such as, slips, trips and falls, hazard communication and vehicle operation safety
to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
The OSHA and ICA Alliance implementation team has not started work on programs or projects to
address this goal.
- Executive Summary
In the first year of the Alliance, OSHA and ICA established a good working relationship. Through the
Alliance, OSHA and ICA are working together to share safety and health information focusing on
addressing slips, trips and falls, hazard communication and vehicle operation safety.
For example, OSHA created an OSHA and ICA Alliance Web page on the Agency's Web site. The Web page
includes links to the OSHA and ICA Alliance agreement, OSHA and ICA news releases, a photograph of
the signing ceremony, activities and events and products and resources. Further, ICA developed an
ICA/OSHA Alliance Web page on the organization's Web site that includes links to OSHA safety and
health resources such as OSHA's Compliance Assistance Web page, publications, posters, Compliance
Assistance Specialists (CASs), On-site Consultation Program Web page and the Compliance Assistance:
Hispanic Employers and Workers Web page.
Through the OSHA and ICA Alliance, implementation team members also arranged for Patrick Showalter,
Team Leader, Office of Small Business Assistance, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs,
USDOL-OSHA, to give a presentation, "Introduction to OSHA for Small Businesses," during the ICA Car
Care World e-Xpo on September 13, 2006. In addition, during the ICA's Car Care World Expo, March
13-15, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada, ICA staff distributed information about OSHA's Alliance and
On-site Consultation Programs along with other safety and health-related materials.
Further, OSHA reviewed and provided feedback on ICA's Safety Tips Sheet: Slips, Trips and Fall
Injuries that was developed through the Alliance. The Safety Tips Sheet addresses the conditions,
causes and methods for preventing slips, trips and fall injuries.
In addition, an ICA implementation team member is sharing his expertise with OSHA, by serving on
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages' editorial boards for Control of Hazardous Energy
(Lockout/Tagout), Motor Vehicle Safety and Noise and Hearing Conservation.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity |
Number of Individuals
Reached |
November 1, 2005, "OSHA Aligns
with International Carwash Association"
OSHA News Release |
69 News Services |
November 1, 2005, "OSHA Aligns
with International Carwash Association"
CCH NetNews |
Data not available |
November 2, 2005, "OSHA Aligns with ICA"
Modern Car Care |
Data not available |
January 16, 2006, "OSHA Forms
National Alliance, Renews Others"
News for OSC |
Data not available |
| January 2006, "ICA Forms Alliance with OSHA"
Professional Carwashing & Detailing |
Data not available |
January 2006, "OSHA Aligns with
International Carwash Association"
Auto Services Operator |
Data not available |
January 2006, "OSHA Alliances"
OSHA Up To Date |
TBD |
February 15, 2006, ICA Presidents Day Meeting,
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Robert Katseff, President of ICA |
14 |
March 13-15, 2006, ICA Car Care World Expo, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Distributed OSHA and Alliance Publications |
120 |
September 13, 2006, "Introduction to OSHA
form Small Businesses"
Speaker: Patrick Showalter, Team Leader, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, Office of
Small Business Assistance, USDOL-OSHA |
16 |
| OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy Safety and Health
Topics page |
TBD |
| OSHA Motor Vehicle Safety Safety and Health Topics
page |
TBD |
| OSHA Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health
Topics page |
TBD |
| OSHA and ICA Alliance Web page |
5724 |
| ICA/OSHA Alliance Web page |
876 |
| TOTAL |
6,819 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
During the upcoming year, the OSHA and ICA implementation team will continue to advance its working
relationship by collaborating on projects and activities to achieve the goals of the Alliance. For
example, OSHA and ICA will update and promote the OSHA and ICA Alliance Web page and ICA/OSHA
Alliance Web page with links to safety and health resources. In addition, OSHA will continue to work
with ICA to develop additional Safety Tips Sheets. OSHA is working with ICA to further develop its
"Incidents" presentation that also highlights safety and health issues in the carwash industry and
provides tools and information on how to address them.
In addition, during the ICA's 2006 Presidents Day Meeting on November 6, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois
the President of ICA will speak about the OSHA and ICA Alliance and provide information about OSHA's
compliance assistance resources. Further, the ICA has invited OSHA to provide publications during
its Car Care World Expo, March 26-28, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Finally, ICA member, Neil Hitchcock, will continue to serve as a member of the Safety and Health
Topics pages for editorial boards Control of Hazardous Energy, Motor Vehicle Safety and Noise and
Hearing Conservation.
Report prepared by: Bill Willson, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services Alliances,
January 29, 2007
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