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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