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

Partnerships Allow us to Meet Nearly Each of the Elements in

Our Strategic Plan

• Reduction in Injury/Illness Rates and Fatalities

• Utilize Consultation Services

• Develop Safety & Health Programs

• Small Employer Outreach

• Stakeholders Involvement