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CMAA renews Alliance with OSHA.


The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate  (OSHA OSHA
n.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace.
) and CMAA CMAA Club Managers Association of America
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 have renewed their Alliance on February 28, 2006 that aims to promote safe and healthful health·ful
adj.
1. Conducive to good health; salutary.

2. Healthy.



healthful·ness n.
 working conditions for membership club employees. The Alliance was first launched in September 2003.

"Working closely with CMAA has helped increase awareness about the value of effective safety and health programs in the workplace" said Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jonathan L. Snare. "We look forward to continuing our Alliance and working to enhance the training, education, and tools that will promote even healthier work environments for the thousands of workers in the industry."

"CMAA is pleased to renew its Alliance with OSHA," added CMAA's Chief Executive Officer James B. Singerling, CCM CCM Contemporary Christian Music
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, CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. . "We believe that a partnership such as ours fosters a proactive and productive approach toward educating clubs and advancing our shared agenda--healthy club work environments. We look forward to continuing to work with OSHA to ensure that clubs are vigilant in protecting the health and safety of their workforce."

The Alliance focuses on addressing hazard communication, recordkeeping, and respiratory protection issues. In addition, the organizations will address safety and health issues related to membership clubs' landscaping and horticultural activities.

Through the Alliance renewal agreement, the organizations are continuing to provide CMAA's members and others, including small businesses, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect membership club employees' health and safety, including youth and non-English or limited-English speaking workers.

For more information on OSHA and how it relates to your club, please visit http://www.cmaa.org/legislat/osha.asp.
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Date:Jun 1, 2006
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