Alliance Program Forum
OSHA established the Alliance Program Forum in May 2018 to bring Alliance Program participants and other stakeholders together to discuss and share information on workplace safety and health. Through the Forum, participants receive OSHA and NIOSH updates, network, and share safety and health compliance assistance tools and other resources for workers and employers. The Forum will convene once per year.
Representatives of the following Alliances and organizations participated in the 2024 Alliance Program Forum:
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
- American Chemistry Council (ACC) - Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI)
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- American Staffing Association (ASA)
- American Society of Safety Professionals
- Association for Advancing Automation (A3) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) & BCSP Foundation
- CareerSafe: The National Youth Safety Initiative (CareerSafe)
- Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP)
- Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR)
- Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)
- Crane, Hoist and Monorail (CHM) Partners
- Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
- International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
- International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA)
- Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
- National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
- National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
- National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO), and the NCCCO Foundation (NCCCO)
- National Demolition Association (NDA)
- National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), and Grain Handling Safety Coalition (GHSC)
- National Safety Council (NSC)
- National Service, Transmission, Exploration & Production Safety (STEPS) Network and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) & Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
- Partners for Safe Trenching and Excavation Operations
- Roadway Work Zone Safety & Health Partners
- Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA)
- Sealant, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute (SWRI)
- The Joint Commission (TJC) and Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR)
- United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO,CLC (IATSE)
During the September 12, 2024 meeting, Arlene Williams, Deputy Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP), welcomed the group and thanked them for their support of OSHA's campaigns including OSHA's Safe + Sound as well as advocating for signing up for OSHA communications including QuickTakes. Doug Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, provided remarks and thanked the group for their continued support of OSHA's Alliance Programs, initiatives, and national enforcement initiatives. Other presenters included Tim Irving, Acting Director, Directorate of Construction (DOC); John Piacentino, Deputy Director for Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH); Dionne Williams, Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP); Frank Meilinger, Director, Director, Directorate of Office of Communications (OOC).
The afternoon session started with an update from Andy Levinson, Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG) which was then followed by three round table discussions on Young Worker Safety & Health, Roadway Worker Safety, and Emergency Preparedness and Response that gave attendees a chance to collaborate and interact with OSHA subject matter experts. Lastly, Tina Jones, Director, DCSP's Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, provided attendees with an Alliance Program update, information on biannual data submissions, and closing remarks.
Previous Meetings
Alliance Program Forum meetings were held on the following dates:
- September 21, 2023
- September 8, 2022
- September 23, 2021
- September 10, 2020
- April 4, 2019
- May 3, 2018