News Release 517.373.9280

News Release
Rick Snyder, Governor
Steve Arwood, Director
Stephanie Comai, Deputy Director
Martha Yoder, MIOSHA Director
Contact: Andrea Miller
517.373.9280
www.michigan.gov/lara
Email: [email protected]
MIOSHA and the Associated General Contractor of Michigan
Sign Alliance to Protect Workers
February 14, 2014 - The Associated General Contractor of Michigan (AGC) and the Michigan
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) signed a formal alliance today to provide
training opportunities to help participants recognize construction hazards and learn how to solve jobsite
problems in a safe and productive manner. MIOSHA is part of the Michigan Department of Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs (LARA).
"We are pleased to join with the AGC to protect our working men and women," said MIOSHA
Director Martha Yoder. "This alliance offers great opportunities to share best practices, to provide unique
training opportunities and to help create safer and healthier workplaces throughout Michigan."
The Alliance formalizes a working relationship between AGC and MIOSHA to provide enhanced awareness
of worker safety and health of members through banners, promotion of training opportunities, and allowing
access to member sites for the Consultation Education & Training (CET) Division to conduct job site safety
and health consultation visits. This Alliance will promote regular and unscheduled CET safety and health
consultation visits, as CET staff is available.
Signing the alliance was: Chairman of the AGC, Burt Pearson and MIOSHA Director, Martha Yoder.
The purpose of this Alliance is to increase worker awareness and safety and health protection on AGC
member worksites. The intention is to solicit AGC membership to voluntarily participate in the alliance.
Each member who participates will be placed on a list to allow MIOSHA CET consultants to conduct a
safety and health consultation visits. Participating contractors will have an “open-door” policy for CET staff
to conduct a consultation.
The key goals of this alliance include:
 Outreach and Communication
o AGC will solicit 10 members to voluntarily participate in the alliance job site visits.
o Participating contractors will announce their participation in the alliance by posting a banner
at the job site.
o A minimum of 10 promotional announcements will be made to promote the alliance through
newsletters and website.
 Training and Education:
o After the CET safety and health consultation visits:
 Members will be provided with instruction and material on how to develop and
implement an accident prevention program.
 Members will receive information on how to comply with MIOSHA rules and
regulations.
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Members will receive written documentation of specific hazards noted during the job
site visit and agree to correct all serious hazards.
o Each participating contractor will advertise and promote off site training opportunities
such as:
 Michigan Construction Safety Training Day Event
 MIOSHA 10-Hour Classes for Construction
 Michigan Safety Conference
 MIOSHA Training Institute Certification Programs
 Each participating contractor will provide special on site safety training, such as the
Construction Safety Training Support Program, as conducted by AGC.
o Each participating contractor will ensure that all project contractors have a written
o Accident prevention program at the job site and a designated safety administrator.
o Each participating contractor will have a job site bulletin board listing their safety personnel
and the safety personnel of the other job site contractors.
o Co-sponsorship with the CET Division on workshops and seminars will be ongoing.
Promoting Dialogue:
o The AGC of Michigan will advertise the alliance on their website and in other publications.
o Each participating job site will promote the safety and health alliance via a banner
announcement.
o The AGC of Michigan will promote the alliance by providing news articles for the MIOSHA
newsletter.
Alliances enable organizations committed to workplace safety and health to collaborate with MIOSHA to
prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. Alliances are open to all groups, including: trade or professional
associations, businesses, labor organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
There are many benefits to participating in an alliance with MIOSHA. Through this program, organizations
will:
 Build trusting, cooperative relationships.
 Network with others committed to workplace safety and health.
 Exchange information about best practices.
 Leverage resources to maximize worker safety and health protection.
"The MIOSHA program is dedicated to working with employers, both public and private sector - to find
innovative ways to enhance workplace safety and health," said Yoder. "Through alliances, MIOSHA can
offer employers a voluntary, cooperative relationship to eliminate serious hazards and achieve a high level
of safety and health."
The AGC of Michigan is a full service construction trade association providing services to Michigan's
leading general contractors, construction managers, specialty contractors and related construction industry
companies. A diverse group of Michigan's leading constructors and industry-related firms make the AGC of
Michigan the organization of choice for those associated with the construction industry.
For more information about forming an alliance or partnership with MIOSHA, please check our website
atwww.michigan.gov/miosha or contact the Consultation Education and Training (CET) Division at
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For more information about LARA, please visit www.michigan.gov/lara Follow us on Twitter, "Like" us on
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