Alliances
The Georgia Chapter of ASSE has formed alliances with Groups including: OSHA, the Georgia Local Section AIHA, the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Occupational Safety and Health Division to achieve eductational Outreach and Safety awareness to reduce injuries and fatalities.
Two Alliances are:
Excavation Task Force
Our mission is to reduce trenching and excavation fatalities in Georgia through educational outreach and increased awareness.
If you would like more information about the Task Force please contact:
John Moore
Chairman
(770) 932-2792
If you are interested in joining our Trench Safety Task Force, but have not been able to yet, we will start offering orientation sessions following our typical monthly meetings.
Come to the next meeting if you would like to become a member.
The Excavation Task Force Alliance
Educational Material
In an effort to help increase awareness, we will be providing educational material in this section for download.
- OSHA's 1926 Subpart P Excavation Standard
- Compliance directives, Federal Registers and Standard Interpretations
The following links will allow you to download a diagram with common excavation requirements.
Youth Alliance
In June 2006, the Georgia Area Offices of OSHA, the Georgia Local Section AIHA, the Georgia Chapter ASSE, the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Occupational Safety and Health Division formed an alliance to provide career/technical education teachers and students guidance and access to training resources that will help protect their health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing youth workers’ exposure to construction and general industry hazards.
The goals of the Alliance include: working together to provide expertise in developing training and education programs; delivering safety and health training courses; speaking and exhibiting at career and/or technical education events, and sharing best practices.
Representatives from each Alliance member organization meet regularly to pursue the organization’s goals. Anyone who would like to participate in the Alliance as a representative of the Georgia Chapter of ASSE can contact Ray Hudson (hudsonray@bellsouth.net) for meeting times and information.