OSHA and the National Association of Women in Construction renew alliance

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Fort Worth, Texas, recently renewed their alliance to continue promoting safe and healthful working conditions for female construction workers.

The five-year alliance will focus on hazards of concern to women in the construction industry, including personal protective equipment selection, sanitation and workplace intimidation and violence.

“Women represent a small, but growing segment of the construction workforce,” Loren Sweatt, deputy assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, says. “OSHA’s renewed alliance with NAWIC will continue to promote innovative solutions to safety and health hazards unique to female construction workers.”

Alliance participants will share with employers and workers information on recognizing and preventing workplace hazards in construction and information on OSHA campaigns, including the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, Heat Illness Prevention and the Safe + Sound Campaign for Safety and Health Programs.

NAWIC, formed in 1955, provides educational and professional development opportunities to more than 4,000 women working in construction.

The OSHA Alliance Program fosters relationships with groups committed to worker safety and health. Alliance partners help OSHA reach targeted audiences, such as employers and workers in high hazard industries, giving them better access to workplace safety and health tools and information.