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PENN-DEL- Jersey NECA-IBEW-OSHA, Construction
Industry Safety Partnership Creates a Buzz through Promoting a Safety and Health Culture |
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Background:
The Penn-Del-Jersey National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. (PDJNECA) - International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Union - OSHA Construction Industry Safety Partnership was
formed in November 2004 between PDJNECA, IBEW, and OSHA's Region III Area Office. The Partnership
was developed to increase communication within the electrical contracting industry, decrease injury
and illness rates and reduce workers compensation costs, and implement effective safety and health
management systems.
Success Impact:
Safety and Health Training and Injury and Illness Rates
The Partnership worked together to develop exemplary training programs that benefit the industry,
its workers, and the general public. Through the Partnership, electrical safety training was offered
to all participants – not only at the NECA training center but onsite for workers' convenience.
Onsite safety training sessions were often attended by non-participant companies as well as
participants. The Partnership's increased training efforts created such a buzz in the industrial and
commercial community that many larger companies implemented new requirements that included
contractors having written safety and health management systems in place and documentation of formal
safety and health training.
Over the course of the Partnership, the cumulative Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) and Days Away,
Restricted and Transferred (DART) rate were both below the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) national
average for that year.
Partnership Objectives:
The Partnership was developed to achieve meaningful improvements in worker safety within the
electrical contracting industry through improved communication, to reduce injury and illness rates
for workers, and to implement effective safety and health management systems. A key element of the
Partnership was to increase accessibility to safety and health training resulting in increased
awareness for both employees and contractors.
Origin: Region III, Philadelphia Area Office
Partners: PDJNECA, IBEW, Carr and Duff, Inc., Vasoli Electric Co., J.P. Rainey and Co., Shelly
Electric Co., TriTech Systems, Inc., Robert Ford Electric Co., Pagoda Electric, Inc., Charles
MacDonald Electric, Inc., Academy Electric Construction, Inc., J.W. Carrigan, Inc.
Partnership Signed: November 2004
Industry: Construction (NAICS Code 238210, SIC Code 1731)
Employees: 500
Employers: 10
Source and Date: James Touey, Region III, Philadelphia Area Office / February 2008
Status: Closed
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