The Construction Safety Alliance of Eastern Massachusetts (CSR-EM) is one of, if not the, most successful construction alliances in the OSHA program. Since signing their alliance, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Region I Braintree and Methuen, Massachusetts, Area Offices and the Construction Safety Roundtable of Eastern Massachusetts have worked together to meet construction contractors' needs. The groups are providing information, assistance, and training to enable the construction industry's employers, employees and trainees to eliminate and reduce safety and health hazards. As a result of the relationships Patrick Griffin (then Compliance Assistance Specialist in the Braintree Area Office) began building in 2000 with the construction industry in his area, 47 construction companies and contractors signed the Alliance agreement in June 2003. Tim Irving the Compliance Assistance Specialist for the Boston South Area Office assumed the liaison position for this alliance in October of 2005 and during his tenure the group has grown to over 160 members with an average monthly meeting attendance of 75 attendees.
Through this Alliance, Roundtable meetings are held and training is shared that has led to the establishment of an excellent working relationship between the Alliance's participants and OSHA. In addition, the Alliance has strengthened the commitment of Alliance members to focus on safety and health issues on construction sites, increased communication and understanding of the safety and health needs of the companies and their contractors between the construction industry and OSHA and encouraged greater cooperation with OSHA.