ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Industrial Truck Association

February 2018

1. Alliance Background


1. Date Signed



January 15, 2004

2. Dates Renewed



April 24, 2006
April 9, 2008
January 11, 2016

3. Evaluation Period



FY 2017: October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017

4. Alliance Overview and Goals



Through the Alliance, OSHA and ITA are promoting the safe operation and use of powered industrial trucks by providing information and access to training resources to assist employers and employees in reducing exposure to potential hazards associated with the use of powered industrial trucks. ITA also provides forklift safety training seminars to federal OSHA, State Plan, and Consultation Project staff.

2. Implementation Team Meetings


• January 11, 2017
• April 19, 2017
• August 15, 2017



In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance’s progress and results.

3. Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals



Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on agency-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, and outreach campaigns.

Dissemination Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Areas*	Number Reached
Webpage	10/1/16 – 9/30/2017	Alliance Webpage-OSHA Website		2727
Webpage	10/1/16 – 9/30/2017	Alliance Webpage-Participant Website		1477
Other Email	10/12/2016	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee regarding OSHA’s Safe & Sound Campaign.	Safety & Health Programs	20
Other Email	1/10/2017	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee Advisory Committee regarding OSHA's pending RFI on 1910.178		5
Other Email	1/10/2017	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee Advisory Committee regarding the Walking-Working Surfaces standard.	Walking-Working Surfaces	5
Other Email	1/10/2017	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee Advisory Committee regarding the Lockout/Tagout standard.		5
Other Email	6/2/2017	ITA emailed its National Forklift Safety Day Task Force members regarding OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign.	Safety & Health Programs	9
Other Email	6/12/2017	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee members regarding OSHA’s Heat Safety Tool.	Heat Illness Prevention	23
Other Email	6/27/2017	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee members regarding the effective date for electronic injury reporting.	Recordkeeping/ Reporting	23
Other Email	9/5/2017	ITA emailed its General Engineering Committee members regarding OSHA’s Worker Safety and Health Resources for Hurricane and Flood Cleanup and Recovery.	Safety & Health Programs	23
TOTAL				4317

Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings.

Activity Type	Date	Event Name	Participant Name(s) and Affiliation(s)	Title Of Presentation (if applicable)	City	State	Emphasis Areas*	Number Reached
Speech/Presentation	6/13/2017	National Forklift Safety Day	Patrick Kapust, Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, OSHA	[Remarks on enforcement and related programs and Safe + Sound Week]	Washington	DC	Safety & Health Programs	63
TOTAL								63

Training for OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant provided training or assistance in training OSHA and OSHA-affiliated staff (including state plan and/or On-site Consultation Program representatives).

Training Type	Date	Name/Title of Trainer	Training Title	Audience	City	State	Emphasis Areas*	Number Reached
Seminar	5/16/2017	Joe Yahner (Raymond Corp.) and Dave Nicollette (Trainer, Clark Material Handling)	Forklift Safety: Operator, Machine and Environment	Region 2- federal (10), rest NJ state plan/consultation	Union	NJ	Fall Prevention; Electrical; Temporary Workers; Youth Workers	21
Seminar	7/19/2017	Dave Couch (Engineer, Hyster- Yale Corporation) and Dave Nicolette (Trainer, Clark Material Handling)	Forklift Safety: Operator, Machine and Environment	Region 4- NC OSHA and NC Consultation Program	Charlotte	NC	Fall Prevention; Electrical; Temporary Workers; Youth Workers	19
Seminar	7/20/2017	Dave Couch (Engineer, Hyster- Yale Corporation) and Dave Nicolette (Trainer, Clark Material Handling)	Forklift Safety: Operator, Machine and Environment	Region 4- NC OSHA	Charlotte	NC	Fall Prevention; Electrical; Temporary Workers; Youth Workers	18
TOTAL								58

Report prepared by: Christina Morgan, Safety & Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, February 2018.