The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) joins with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) in recognizing
the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to advance safety and more healthful American
workplaces in the warehousing industry. WERC therefore agrees to join the OSHA and IWLA Alliance to
use their collective expertise to help protect employees' health and safety, including hard-to-reach
and youth workers, and others by addressing material handling, forklift safety and Hazard
Communication in the warehousing industry. WERC agrees to all of the provisions of the original
Alliance signed by OSHA and IWLA on February 17, 2004 and renewed on March 2, 2006. In amending this
agreement all participants recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation project
partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative
relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication and
promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have proved to be
valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a
party, OSHA is not endorsing any of that party's products or services; nor does the Agency enter
into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party's products or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of all of the organizations will meet to develop a
plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the
participants. In addition, they will meet at least three times per year to track and share
information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA will encourage
State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' participation on the team.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
Date |
Joel Anderson
President and CEO
International Warehouse Logistics Association |
Date |
Robert L. Shaunnessey
Executive Director
Warehousing Education and
Research Council |
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