ASA - Alliance Annual Report - October 31, 2018
ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the American Staffing Association (ASA)
October 31, 2018
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Alliance Background
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Date Signed
May 21, 2014
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Dates Renewed
October 21, 2016
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Evaluation Period
October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018
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Alliance Overview and Goals
The OSHA and ASA Alliance provides ASA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that helps them protect the health and safety of temporary workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to safety and health hazards during temporary job assignments.
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Implementation Team Meetings
- 3/20/2018
In addition to the formal meeting, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.
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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.
Disseminations Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Areas* Number Reached Webpage 10/1/17-9/30/18 Alliance Webpage-OSHA Website Temporary Worker 820 Webpage 10/1/17-9/30/18 Alliance Webpage-Participant Website "Safety Matters" Temporary Workers, Safety & Health Programs, Recordkeeping/Reporting 1,882 Webpage 10/1/17-9/30/18 American Staffing Association Webpage-Employee Safety Training and OSHA Webinars 686 Newsletter 10/2/2017 Published an article entitled "OSHA Announces Top 10 Violations for FY 2017" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 10/4/2017 Published an article entitled "Active Shooter Response—Developing an Effective Policy" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 10/12/2017 Published an article entitled "OSHA Resumes Regular Enforcement in Texas and Louisiana" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Emergency Response/ Recovery 33,000 Newsletter 10/19/2017 Published an article entitled "Kentucky OSHA's Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Is in Effect" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 10/23/2017 Published an article entitled "OSHA Injury Tracking Application Up and Running" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 11/8/2017 Published an article entitled "OSHA Resumes Regular Enforcement in Florida and Georgia" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Emergency Response/ Recovery 33,000 Newsletter 11/16/2017 Published an article entitled "U.S. Department of Labor Cites Auto Auction Company and Staffing Firm" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Temporary Workers 33,000 Newsletter 11/22/2017 Published an article entitled "OSHA Extends Compliance Date for Electronically Submitting Injury, Illness Reports to Dec. 15" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 11/29/2017 Published an article entitled "Top 10 Questions About OSHA's Dec. 15 Injury Reporting Deadline" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 12/13/2017 Published an article entitled "Reminder: Electronic Submission Due Dec. 15" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 12/19/2017 Published an article entitled "OSHA Accepting Electronically Submitted Injury, Illness Reports Through Dec. 31" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 1/2/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Reminds Employers of Snow Removal Hazards" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 1/3/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Penalties Up to Adjust for Inflation" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 1/5/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA's Cold Stress Guide Provides Useful Information" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 1/8/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Civil Penalties Going Up Again—Adopts 2018 Maximums" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 1/9/2018 Published an article entitled "Georgia Safety Stand-Down Focuses on Winter Weather Hazards" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 1/29/2018 Published an article entitled "As OSHA Summary Posting Deadline Nears, Avoid Common Mistakes" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 2/19/2018 Published an article entitled "Recent Court Decision Reaffirms There Is No Limitation on OSHA's Repeat Violation Period" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 3/22/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Issues Interim Guidance on Citing Employers That Failed to Electronically Submit Injury and Illness Records" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 4/11/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Announces National Safety Stand-Down: Stopping to Save Lives" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Fall Stand-Down 33,000 Newsletter 4/13/2018 Published an article entitled "Ignorance of OSHA Requirements Does Not Preclude Willful Violation" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 4/17/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Again Highlights Focus Four Hazards" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Safety & Health Programs, Trenching 33,000 Newsletter 5/22/2018 Published an article entitled "The Tug-of-War Between Fed OSHA and the State OSH Programs Over the Electronic Recordkeeping Rule" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 5/24/2018 Published an article entitled "U.S. Department of Labor Cites Staffing Firm Following Fatal Trench Collapse" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Trenching, Temporary Workers 33,000 Newsletter 6/7/2018 Published an article entitled "Recent Decisions Remind Employers That OSHA Citations May Become Final if Not Timely Contested" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 7/5/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Publishes Two New Temporary Worker Safety Bulletins" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Temporary Workers 33,000 Newsletter 7/11/2018 Published an article entitled "Will OSHA Inspect Your Workplace if You Electronically Report Injury and Illness Data After July 1?" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Recordkeeping/Reporting 33,000 Newsletter 7/16/2018 Published an article entitled "U.S. Department of Labor Kicks Off Safe + Sound Week on Aug. 13" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Safe + Sound Week 33,000 Newsletter 7/18/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Issues New Publications for Safety Professionals" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Safety & Health Programs, Recordkeeping/Reporting, 33,000 Newsletter 7/27/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA Announces Free Online Presentation on Developing Safety and Health Programs" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Safety & Health Programs 33,000 Newsletter 7/31/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA to Employers: Consider Screening Workers for Heat Stress When Indexes Hit 85 Degrees" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Heat Illness Prevention 33,000 Newsletter 8/13/2018 Published an article entitled "ASA Partners With OSHA on Safe + Sound Week 2018" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Safe + Sound Week 33,000 Newsletter 9/5/2018 Published an article entitled "OSHA's Cold Stress Guide Provides Useful Information" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Newsletter 9/13/2018 Published an article entitled "The Rain Is Coming: Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Employee Safety During Hurricane Season" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today Emergency Response/ Recovery 33,000 Newsletter 9/28/2018 Published an article entitled "Workplace Safety in the Age of Electric and Semi-Autonomous Vehicles" in e-Newsletter Staffing Today 33,000 Twitter 8/13/2018 ASA Partners With OSHA on Safe + Sound Week 2018 Safe + Sound Week 12,300 Instagram 8/13/2018 ASA Partners With OSHA on Safe + Sound Week 2018 Safe + Sound Week 1,073 Facebook 8/13/2018 ASA Partners With OSHA on Safe + Sound Week 2018 Safe + Sound Week 4,221 LinkedIn 8/13/2018 ASA Partners With OSHA on Safe + Sound Week 2018 Safe + Sound Week 9,975 TOTAL 1,185,957 Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in an event such as a roundtable, conference, informational webinar, stand-down, meeting, or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.
Activities Activity Type Date Event Name Participant Name(s) and Affiliation(s) Title Of Presentation (if applicable) City State Emphasis Areas* Number Reached Speech/ Presentation 10/25/2018 Staffing World 2017 Mark A. Lies II, Esq. Forecast: Occupational Safety and Health Trends for 2018 Chicago IL Safety & Health Programs 47 Speech/ Presentation 10/26/2018 Staffing World 2017 Amy Harper, National Safety Council;
Gary Lescallett, OSHA;
Sharon Pancamo, Elwood StaffingProtecting Temporary Workers: Roles and Responsibilities of Host Employers and Staffing Firms Chicago IL Temporary Workers 98 Webinar 2/27/2018 Mark A. Lies II, Esq. Preventing and Managing the Threat of Workplace Violence Workplace Violence 264 Webinar 3/29/2018 Webinar -National Alliance Bi-annual Reporting Chrissy Morgan, OOSA, DCSP, OSHA National Alliance Bi-annual Reporting Washington DC 1 Speech/ Presentation 4/12/2018 ASA Texas Council Joshua Flesher, Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
Tom Landry, Allegiance Staffing LLCProtecting Temporary Workers: Roles and Responsibilities of Host Employers and Staffing Firms Dallas TX Temporary Workers, Safety & Health Programs, Recordkeeping/ Reporting 102 Webinar 9/12/2018 ASA and OSHA Webinar on TWI Bulletin for Hazard Communication Jennifer Kim, Office of Health Enforcement, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Understanding OSHA's Chemical Exposure Guidelines Temporary Workers, 334 Event 9/20/2018 Alliance Program Construction Roundtable Brittany Sakata, ASA Alliance update and presentation: "Labor Trends in the Construction Industry" Washington DC Construction 35 TOTAL 881 -
Alliance Developed Products
- As a Partner for Safe + Sound Week 2018, ASA collaborated with OSHA's Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG) in developing a Fact Sheet on Temporary Worker Hazard Information.
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OSHA Product Reviews
- TWI Bulletin #8: Respiratory Protection (June 2018)
- TWI Bulletin #9: Noise and Hearing Conservation (June 2018)
- TWI Bulletin #10: Lockout/Tag Out [Not posted on OSHA's TWI website but reviewed within the reporting period.]
- TWI Bulletin #11: Safety and Health Training in Shipyard Employment [Not posted on OSHA's TWI website but reviewed within the reporting period.]
Report prepared by: Morgan Seuberling, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, October 31, 2018.