OSHA, IEC Renew Alliance for Five Years

OSHA announced it has renewed its alliance for the fourth time — the original one was signed in August 2002 — with the Independent Electrical Contractors Inc., an Alexandria, Va.-based trade association for merit shop electrical and systems contractors that represents more than 3,000 members with 51 chapters nationwide. During the new five-year term of the agreement, the alliance partners will focus mainly on providing OSHA staffers with NFPA 70E and arc flash training and on preventing workers’ exposures to electric shock and arc flash hazards.

They also will promote awareness of OSHA’s campaigns on preventing falls and heat illness and will work to promote a culture of safety through outreach, particularly to small businesses and workers with limited- and non-English speaking skills.

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