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OSHA News Release -
Philadelphia
Region
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Region 3 News Release: 07-1868-NEW (osha 07-207)
Dec. 12, 2007
Contact: Alisha Brown
Phone: 215-861-5101
NEPTUNE, N.J. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) agreed at a recent, formal partnership signing to join L.F. Driscoll Co., the Monmouth and Ocean Counties Building and Construction Trades Councils, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in an effort to protect the employees of all partnership participants at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center expansion and renovation project.
Gary Roskoski, OSHA's area director in Marlton, N.J., represented the agency at the signing ceremony.
The proposed 380,386 square foot expansion and renovation will include a new five-floor bed tower, a diagnostic and treatment pavilion, an atrium to connect the pavilion to the existing hospital building and a parking garage. More than 450 employees are expected to work on the $300 million project that is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
The primary goal of the partnership is to prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities on the construction site through a cooperative relationship between OSHA, L.F. Driscoll Co. and the company's contractors. L.F. Driscoll will develop, implement and maintain effective, comprehensive safety and health programs, and serve as a principal safety resource in support of 33 participating subcontractors.
"This agreement gives us the tools to eliminate serious worksite accidents in the construction industry and recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health programs," said Patricia K. Clark, OSHA's regional administrator based in New York. "Cooperation among labor, construction, the states and OSHA is vital to ensure the safety and health of employees."
For more information about OSHA's partnership program, contact OSHA's Marlton Area Office (telephone 856-396-2594).
OSHA's Strategic Partnership Program is part of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao's ongoing efforts to improve the health and safety of employees through cooperative relationships with trade associations, labor organizations, employers and employees. More than 1.2 million employees and more than 21,000 employers across the U.S. have participated with OSHA in 484 strategic partnerships since the program began in 1998.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
Dec. 12, 2007
Contact: Alisha Brown
Phone: 215-861-5101
U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA forms partnership to protect construction employees at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
NEPTUNE, N.J. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) agreed at a recent, formal partnership signing to join L.F. Driscoll Co., the Monmouth and Ocean Counties Building and Construction Trades Councils, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in an effort to protect the employees of all partnership participants at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center expansion and renovation project.
Gary Roskoski, OSHA's area director in Marlton, N.J., represented the agency at the signing ceremony.
The proposed 380,386 square foot expansion and renovation will include a new five-floor bed tower, a diagnostic and treatment pavilion, an atrium to connect the pavilion to the existing hospital building and a parking garage. More than 450 employees are expected to work on the $300 million project that is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
The primary goal of the partnership is to prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities on the construction site through a cooperative relationship between OSHA, L.F. Driscoll Co. and the company's contractors. L.F. Driscoll will develop, implement and maintain effective, comprehensive safety and health programs, and serve as a principal safety resource in support of 33 participating subcontractors.
"This agreement gives us the tools to eliminate serious worksite accidents in the construction industry and recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health programs," said Patricia K. Clark, OSHA's regional administrator based in New York. "Cooperation among labor, construction, the states and OSHA is vital to ensure the safety and health of employees."
For more information about OSHA's partnership program, contact OSHA's Marlton Area Office (telephone 856-396-2594).
OSHA's Strategic Partnership Program is part of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao's ongoing efforts to improve the health and safety of employees through cooperative relationships with trade associations, labor organizations, employers and employees. More than 1.2 million employees and more than 21,000 employers across the U.S. have participated with OSHA in 484 strategic partnerships since the program began in 1998.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.