- Alliance Background
Date Signed
The Alliance was originally signed on August 23, 2003, renewed on August 23,
2005 based on revisions to the prior Agreement, and renewed again on March 27,
2008.
Overview
The Alliance was formed to provide LCTI students, staff members and others,
including public and private volunteer members of the Safety Occupational
Advisory Council (OAC) with information, guidance, and access to training
resources in order to provide safety and health education to staff and students
(youth entering the workforce) and to help promote, protect and on the LCTI
campus.
- Implementation Team Members
David Lapinsky, Ed. D., Director of Career and Technical Education, LCTI
Scott Shimandle, CAS, USDOL/OSHA Allentown Area Office
Contributors
James Casey, Praxair Inc.; Claude Kohl, Jr., retired; Bill Dellicker, retired
LCTI; Michael Gibson, Associated Builders and Contractors; Daniel Kotran, LCTI;
Linda Pacifico, LCTI; Tyrone Reed, Alvin H. Butz, Inc., Craig Berrier, Nestle –
Purina; Tom Civic, Scherling-Plough; Dale Reitz, Parkland High School; and the
entire LCTI school faculty, staff and students.
Evaluation Period
March 27, 2008 through March 27, 2009
- Implementation Team Meetings
March 27, 2008: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
April 22, 2008: OSHA Presentation – Retail Marketing & Business Educ. Program
May 22, 2008: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
Oct. 9, 2008: OSHA Presentation – Pre-Emerging Engineering Program
Oct. 16, 2008: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
Nov. 13, 2008: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
Dec. 18, 2008: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
Jan. 15, 2009: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
Mar. 19, 2009: Safety and Health Occupational Advisory Council Meeting
- Events and Products
Training and Education
- Events
OSHA Presentation was conducted for a class of Pre-Engineering students. These
students are conducting job shadowing activities at several workplaces in the
Lehigh Valley and who are currently pursuing carriers in the Chemical,
Electrical, Mechanical, and Architectural Engineering fields.
- Products
No new OSHA products developed during this time-frame. However, LCTI has
developed specific safety and health learning guides, based on the OSHA 10
hour material and has formatted this training into their (LCTI) curriculum. By
doing so, LCTI has institutionalized the OSHA training and has made it
mandatory in all of their construction programs and several of their general
industry related programs. Additionally, this committee has recently aided
LCTI in rewriting its Lockout/Tagout Program, and is currently reviewing
LCTI’s Respiratory Protection Program.
Outreach and Communication
- Events
As noted above, an OSHA Presentation was conducted for a class of
Pre-Engineering students. These students are conducting job shadowing
activities at several workplaces in the Lehigh Valley and who are currently
pursuing carriers in the Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Architectural
Engineering fields.
Several meeting and discussions were held relative to safety issues at the
school, including walking/working surfaces and the need for guard-rail systems
on storage lofts, flammable and combustible liquid storage, automobile lifts
and machine guarding.
- Products
PowerPoint presentation.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and
Health
- Events
Promotion of this Alliance and its efforts have not been made National,
however this Alliance has been the catalyst and tool used to develop a
state-wide Alliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Additional
schools throughout the Allentown Area Office jurisdiction (and others within
Pennsylvania) have been actively promoting increase safety participation
within their schools and have been requesting technical assistance and
outreach. Over the last 12 months, the following schools have actively
participated in these Alliance meetings or obtained outreach assistance from
our office: Bucks County Technical High School, Upper Bucks County Technical
School, Parkland School District, Dioceses of Allentown, and Palmerton School
District.
- Products
No new products created.
- Results
|
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution,
etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
|
OSHA Presentation – Pre-Emerging Engineering Program |
10 Students and 1 Instructor |
|
OSHA Presentation – Retail Marketing & Business Educ. Program |
40 Students and 1 Instructor |
|
Lockout/Tagout Policy/Program Review
|
100 Students and 25 Instructors |
|
TOTAL |
177 |
- Milestones
Last year, the school achieved “Re-certification” of its’ Safety Committee by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Bureau of Workers Compensation and
PENNSAFE. This year the school has been preparing for its Pa Act 339 Inspection,
which became effective May 31, 2008. To summarize its relationship to this
Alliance – the new Chapter of the PA Dept. of Education – Vocational Education
Standards updates the existing regulations on career and technical education and
allows the creation of technical institutes which will be operated for the
purpose of providing technical education by offering non-degree-granting post
high school programs and courses of not more than two years. The programs must
prepare students to meet industry-defined standards, certifications, regulations
or licensing agreements demonstrated through industry assessment, industry
credentials, industry certification, license or State assessment. Of specific
importance is Chapter 339.23, which addresses “Vocational education safety”.
This section states: Vocational education shall be provided consistent with
safety standards [shall be met as defined by Department guidelines] in the
following areas: (1) Safety instruction shall be practiced in the laboratory and
classroom, (2) Equipment guards and personal safety devices shall be in place
and used, (3) Class reenrollment shall be safe relative to classroom or
laboratory size and number of workstations, (4) [summarized] as it deals with
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.A.§§ 12101-12213), (5)
[summarized] as it deals with the education needs of handicapped persons under
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 34 CFR 104.33(b), OCR Guidelines,
VI and 45 CFR 80, (6) Storage of materials and supplies [meeting] must meet 34
Pa. Code Part 1, and (7) Safety practices [met according to] must meet State and
Federal regulations. As a result of the Safety and Health Occupational Advisory
Council meetings, LCTI was able to achieve high commendations for its safety
programs and is recommending state-wide adoption of its “Walk-Through Safety
Inspection Checklist” cards, which is used by the school’s in-house safety
committee to identify possible hazards, including but not limited to: First aid
kits, Safety boards, Fire extinguishers, Aisles, walkways and doors are not
blocked, and eye wash and shower tested weekly. These cards are signed by the
committee member and left on the desk of the lab instructor with comments or No
defects found – Great Job notations.
Student involvement still continues to grow, as even more Instructors have
delegated student safety representative(s) to not only inspect the area(s), but
also to discuss and share any unsafe conditions found and the corrective action
take to eliminate the reoccurrence of the condition to the members of this
committee and Alliance.
It is strongly recommended that this Alliance continue.
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