Forging Partnerships a Perspective from the State of Iowa
American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition
June 5, 2001
Presented By: Jens Nissen CIHIowa OSHA
Consultation & Education
Formation of a Strategic
Performance Plan
Involved all members of the
Iowa Division of Labor
• Enforcement/Consultation
• Management, Legal, Safety, Health, Administrative
Strategic Plan Elements
• Decrease Construction Fatalities
• Reduce Occupational Injury & Illness Rates
• Convert Enforcement to Consultation Activities
• Safer Workplaces 2000 Targeting Method/ Partnership
Safer Work Places 2000
Targeting method based upon three sources:
• Insurance Commission
• Workers Compensation
• OSHA Data Initiative
Strategic Plan Elements
• Encourage Employers to Develop Safety & Health Programs
• Small Employer Outreach & Customer Satisfaction
• Stakeholders Input
• Fatality, Catastrophe, & Complaint Process
• Financial Procedures
Common Theme
• Build trust between IOSHA & industry
• Allow employers to choose enforcement or consultation
• Efficiently use our resources
• Target employers with the greatest need
The Partnership Impacts
• Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa
• 382 Construction Contractors
• Employing over 3800 personnel
Responsibilities & Benefits of Partnership
• Annually visit construction sites of the participating members through our consultation service
• Ensure that fatality, injury, and illness rates are reduced through a continuous monitoring system
• Randomly visit a percentage of the sites with enforcement
• Exemption from programmed inspections
Future Partnerships ?
• Long Term Care Facilities (SIC 805)
- 560 employers
- 36,200 employees
- 12.8 - Highest total case rate for largest industry sector at the three digit SIC level as published in 1999 BLS statistics for Iowa