HOUSTON—U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) signed a new regional alliance that aims to enhance workplace safety for construction workers in the states of Louisiana and Texas.  

We welcome this opportunity to join with the SIA toward emphasizing employer awareness of hazardous working conditions in the construction industry,” said Dean McDaniel, OSHA’s regional administrator in Dallas, Texas.

“It is hopeful that this cooperative effort will help prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities.” 

OSHA’s Region 6 will now work with SIA to develop educational training programs relating to scaffold and fall hazards, as well as applicable American National Safety Institute (ANSI) consensus standards. The agreement will establish communication methods for providing information to employers and employees in the construction industry. 

Present at the signing were SIA president Bill Breault, SIA south central region president Chris Moody, SIA south central chapter vice president Paula Manning, David Doucet, Mark Hernandez and Mark Briggs, all with OSHA, and Eric Schmidt with the SIA. 

SIA president Bill Breault said he hoped this alliance would be a starting point for more regional alliances to come.

We are really excited about this opportunity for the members in our region to work hands on with OSHA,” Moody said.