TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:
Title: The Alliance Program's Expanding Impact
Content:
- Alliance Program used as model for:
- Department of Labor, Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- OSHA State Plan States
- Department of Labor, Office Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
[Includes the Alliance and OSHA logos]
Speaker Notes:
DOL's Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program
Following the successful launch of OSHA's Alliance Program, the Department of Labor developed its
own Program for compliance assistance. The structure for the Partnerships for Compliance
Assistance Program (PCAP) is largely based on OSHA's Alliance Program. DOL partners play a vital
role in the federal government's compliance assistance efforts. They help DOL communicate important
educational messages to the public, while helping businesses and others comply with federal
employment laws.
The nonprofit, third-party membership organizations that participate in PCAP help DOL educate
business owners and workers about available compliance assistance tools and resources. Among other
activities, partners distribute DOL educational materials; place compliance assistance articles in
their member publications; and invite DOL agencies to participate in conferences, workshops, and
other compliance assistance training opportunities.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Following OSHA's lead, in November 2002 the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) created an
Alliance Program. The focus of the Program is to help prevent fatalities, injuries and illnesses in
America's mines through training and education, outreach and communication, providing technical
assistance and promoting the national dialogue on mine safety and health.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
NIOSH used OSHA's Alliance Program as a model for its “Partnership” agreements. The focus of the
Partnership agreements is to improve safety and health conditions in U.S. workplaces. Through the
Program, NIOSH and the Partnership Program participant agree to work together to provide outreach,
communication, and professional development opportunities, and to facilitate the transfer and use
of effective workplace injury prevention measures.
OSHA's State Plan States
Since the inception of OSHA's Alliance Program, a number of State Plan States have developed their
own state programs. Again, OSHA's Alliance Program has provided the foundation for the state plan
states. Currently, Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina have created Alliance Programs and
signed agreements with organizations.
Department of Labor, Office Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) launched an Alliance
Initiative, modeled after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) successful
Alliance Program, to advance the employment of people with disabilities. ODEP's Alliance
Initiative, developed in 2006, is a cooperative program that enables organizations committed to
improving disability workplace practices to work with the Office to develop and implement model
policies, initiatives and strategies that increase recruiting, hiring, advancing, and retaining
workers with disabilities.
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