July 27, 2001—OSHA has signed a partnership agreement with the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey to recognize those contractors within the association who demonstrate exemplary safety and health programs in their operations. More than 180 companies belong to the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey, employing more than 10,000 construction workers throughout the state.
The goals of the partnership program include:
- training at least 10% of all workers each year for the next ten years in basic construction safety awareness;
- reducing workplace accidents and fatalities by 5% per year;
- formally training all participating contractors’ supervisory employees in an OSHA 30-hour construction safety course;
- reducing workers’ compensation costs; and
- increasing the number of construction companies that have implemented safety programs.
In order to participate, contractors are required to meet stringent safety guidelines, which are organized into incremental levels according to their safety record and programs. For more information, visit OSHA.
