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ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
May 28, 2009
OSHA Regions 1 & 2 – Prevent Blindness Tri-State |
- Alliance Background:
Date Signed – April 18th, 2007
Overview: Alliance renewed on April 18th, 2007; the original was signed on April
19th, 2005. The Alliance was formed to provide employers, workers and others
such as youth with information, guidance and access to training resources that
will help to reduce the number of workplace eye injuries/illness and blindness.
Implementation Team Members: Kathryn Garre-Ayars, Pres/CEO PBTS, Leona May,
OSHA, Bob Kowalski, OSHA, John Able, CT Consultation and Lou Lento, OSHA
Contributors: Anthony Valente, NJLWD & former Implementation Team member Michael
Corbett, OSHA.
Evaluation Period: April 18th, 2008 to April 17th, 2009
- Implementation Team Meetings: Quarterly meetings, e-mail & telephone
contact made throughout the evaluation period.
- Events and Products: Solidification of the Eye Safety & Health Awards
Program and brochure, March 2009 Northern NJ Federal Safety & Health Council
meeting dedicated to Eye Safety &Health, Prevent Blindness Tri-State display at
the Safety & Wellness Expo in Atlantic City, NJ.
- Training and Education
- CT OSHA Consultation provided some PBTS staff members with an OSHA 10
General Industry Certificate Program; several eye safety & health
presentations were made at CT & NJ events.
- Products: Eye Safety & Health Awards Program brochure, PBTS PowerPoint
presentation developed.
Outreach and Communication: Several eye screenings, PBTS displays and NJ
Vision Council meetings were conducted throughout the year.
- Events: NNJFS&H Council meeting, Safety & Wellness Expo, eye screenings.
- Products: PBTS PowerPoint presentation / CD.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Events: Annual Prevent Blindness national meeting;
- Products: see above
- Results: All signatories agree the Alliance was productive, met its
goals and should once again be renewed.
| Type of
Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of
Individuals Reached or Trained
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| NNJFS&H
Council Meeting (3-09) |
77 |
| OSHA 10 GI |
29 |
| TOTAL |
106 |
- Upcoming Milestones: Alliance will be renewed on April 21st, 2009
This report was prepared by Lou Lento, CAS-HHAO
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