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ITD renews commitment to safety by signing
alliance agreement with OSHA

ITD affirmed its commitment to occupational safety and training by extending its participation in the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Alliance Program.

Director Pam Lowe joined OSHA representatives Bill Bankhead and Jerrold R. Hockett recently in renewing a three-year contract initially signed in 2005.
 
ITD became the first Idaho agency, and one of just several state transportation departments nationwide, to enter into an educational and training alliance with OSHA.
 
“We are firmly committed to creating and maintaining a safe, healthy work environment, not only for our employees but also for contractors who are involved in ITD projects,” said department director Pam Lowe. “Participating in this alliance is a great way to share safety information and stay current on best practices in work zones.”
 
OSHA works with the public to promote safety and health in the workplace by offering compliance assistance services and programs to businesses and organizations. Those services and programs help organizations work collaboratively with OSHA and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
 
By participating in the Alliance Program, ITD supports OSHA’s strategic areas of emphasis, addressing the plan’s occupational trends, emerging issues and the agency’s priorities. As part of the alliance, ITD agrees to provide training and education opportunities, outreach and communication, and promotion of the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health.
 
ITD and OSHA also will develop training and educational programs that highlight prevention of workplace hazards; speak, exhibit or appear at conferences, local meetings or other partnering events; share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding construction best practices, and promote and encourage construction companies and contractors to use the free OSHA services at Boise State University.
 
The goal is to provide ITD employees, contractors and employees, and the public with information, guidance and access to training resources that will help protect employees’ health and safety, especially in reducing and preventing exposure to construction and environmental hazards and work zone hazards.
 
In the past year, ITD has participated in or provided a dozen activities to promote occupational safety and health:

  • Sept. 25, 2007: Work zone stakeholder meeting at the Boise Area OSHA office
  • Nov. 2, 2007: Work zone stakeholder meeting at District 3
  • Nov. 6, 2007: Meeting with OSHA, the six district safety coordinators and the ITD Safety Director
  • Dec. 5, 2007: ITD conducted a 10-hour training seminar in Coeur d’Alene with 40 attendees
  • Dec. 6, 2007: OSHA Annual Construction Partnership meeting with approximately 78 construction employers/employees
  • Jan. 15: Presentation by Doug Chase on “ITD Insights,” at the Safety Fest of the Great Northwest
  • an. 15: OSHA 10-hour training in construction with a highway emphasis, conducted by ITD’s
  • Trey Mink and Aaron Moore of Connecting Idaho Partners at the Safety Fest of the Great Northwest with 32 private-sector attendees
  • Jan. 15: Work zone flagger training by Specialty Consulting and Construction Supply during the Safety Fest of the Great Northwest
  • Jan.16: Fleet safety conducted by Zurich Insurance Co. during the Safety Fest of the Great Northwest
  • Jan. 16: Introduction to Traffic Control by Bruce Drewes of the Idaho Technology Transfer Center
  • March 12: ITD conducted a 10-hour training seminar in Coeur d’Alene with 21 attendees
  • March 27: ITD conducted a 10-hour training seminar in Lewiston with 18 attended

Published 10-3-8