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Welcome
 & Thank You for having us.

• If your Tribe is interested in the development of a Tribal

Occupational Safety and Health Program, the following are considerations in the development of your program.

Leadership Support

For an OSH program to be successful, leadership has a vital role to

• play. Leaders can communicate the purpose and processes of the

program to all levels of the Tribe. Leaders can act as models or “champions” for the effort to achieve buy-in and support from other levels of the organization. This will create a supportive environment with management and employees. Leadership needs to dedicate the necessary resources to the effort; for example, by creating a Safety Committee. ➢ Does Tribe have a safety committee? ➢ If yes, at what level? Council, enterprise specific, employee ➢ Does Tribe partner/work with state OSHA on OSH? ➢ Does Tribe partner/work with state Health Department on OSH? ➢ Does Tribe have a written safety program? ➢ Does Tribe have a designated worker safety and health professional?

Tracking Injuries and Illnesses -
 SURVEILLANCE

OSH Surveillance tracks work- related injuries, illnesses, hazards, deaths, and exposures. This data guides efforts to improve OSH, and to monitor trends and progress over time.

Does Tribe track OSH data? What agencies track worker injuries and fatalities on the reservation? How and who are the data reported to? What industry sectors are a priority within your tribe? What are the leading causes of work related injury or illness? Does Tribe issue periodic reports about the number and type of work-related injuries and illnesses that occurred on the reservation, including recommendations for prevention?

Tribal Workforce

Tribes often the largest employer in the community Limited research on worker safety and health initiatives in Tribal communities AI/AN workers have a higher injury rate compared to white workers1

1Steege A, Baron S, Marsh S, Menendez C, Myers J [2014]. Examining Occupational Health

and Safety Disparities Using National Data: A Cause for Continuing Concern. Am J Ind Med 57:527-538.

Training and Education

Training and educational

• pportunities are essential

for employees and employers and are an important part of efforts to reduce workplace injury and death. Does Tribe provide safety training? Does Tribe have a certified safety professional (CSP)?

Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation systems were established to provide partial medical care and income protection to employees who are injured or become ill from their

• job. These systems also provide

employers with incentives to reduce work-related injury and illness. Workers’ compensation data and systems can improve workplace safety and health.

Does Tribe have a workers’ compensation program? Does Human Resources/Personnel department have OSH specific focus?

NIOSH AI/AN 
 Initiative

• Partner with AI/AN communities, organizations and partners to

provide occupational safety and health (OSH) support.

• Objectives are to identify priority needs, determine how best to

provide OSH support, and conduct outreach. National workshop in August and Tribal site visits now underway.

• To join the new listserv, contact edalsey@cdc.gov.

CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

• NIOSH is an institute within the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• U.S. federal agency that conducts

research and makes recommendations to prevent worker injuries and illnesses

• Mission: To provide leadership in

research to prevent work-related

Shoshone-Bannock 
 TERO/TOSHA Department

• Wesley G. Edmo, TERO Director

wgedmo@sbtribes.com (208) 478-3847

Julie Yeates, Compliance Officer/ Bureau of Apprenticeship Training

jyeates@sbtribes.com (208) 478-3755

Samantha DeRouche, Administrative Placement Officer

sderouche@sbtribes.com (208) 478-3848

• Chris Hugues, TOSHA Inspector/

OSHA Certified Safety Professional

• chugues@sbtribes.com (208) 478-3849
• Rick P

. Edmo, TOSHA Safety Technician/OSHA Certified Outreach Trainer

• redmo@sbtribes.com (208) 478-3788