IEC - Alliance Annual Report - December 2018

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
December 2018

  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed

      August 30, 2002

    2. Dates Renewed

      April 5, 2004
      October 30, 2006
      December 8, 2008
      December 7, 2015

    3. Evaluation Period

      October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

    4. Alliance Overview and Goals

      Through the Alliance, OSHA and IEC work together to provide IEC members and others in the construction industry with information and access to training resources that help them protect employees' health and safety particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to fall and electrical hazards.

  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    • September 25, 2018

    In addition to this formal meeting, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.

  3. Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

    Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on agency-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, and outreach campaigns.

    Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Areas Number Reached
    Webpage 10/1/17 - 9/30/18 Alliance Webpage-OSHA Website   632
    Webpage 10/1/17 - 9/30/18 Alliance Webpage-IEC Website   387
    Webpage 10/1/17 - 9/30/18 Alliance Webpage-IEC Website- Subsection entitled "IEC-OSHA Alliance Resources"   92
    Webpage 10/1/17 - 9/30/18 Alliance Webpage-IEC Website- Subsection entitled "OSHA Questions & Interpretations"   787
    E-Newsletter 4/6/2018 IEC Extension Newsletter mention of Fall Stand-Down and webinar Fall Stand-Down 800
    E-Newsletter 4/20/2018 IEC Extension Newsletter mention of Fall Stand-Down and webinar. Fall Stand-Down 875
    Other email 4/30/2018 Email reminding recipients of Fall Stand-Down webinar Fall Stand-Down 735
    E-Newsletter 5/4/2018 IEC Extension Newsletter mention of Fall Stand-Down Fall Stand-Down 4,050
    Facebook 5/7/2018 Post regarding the Fall Stand-Down Fall Stand-Down 395
    Twitter 5/9/2018 Tweet to promote the Fall Stand-Down Fall Stand-Down 552
    Facebook 6/11/2018 Post regarding National Safety Month Fall Stand-Down 375
    Twitter 6/11/2018 Tweet to promote National Safety Month   992
    Twitter 7/9/2018 Re-tweet of @IECChesapeake tweet promoting a Safe + Sound Campaign event sponsored by Maryland OSHA Safe + Sound 1,023
    Facebook 8/13/2018 Post to promote Safe + Sound Week Safe + Sound 559
    Twitter 8/15/2018 Tweet to promote Safe + Sound Week Safe + Sound 421
    Twitter 8/15/2018 Tweet to promote OSHA's digital toolkit for Safe + Sound Safe + Sound 422
     
    TOTAL   10,710

    Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.

    Activity Type Date Event Name Participant Name(s) and Affiliation(s) Title Of Presentation (if applicable) City State Emphasis Areas Number Reached
    Exhibit 10/17 IEC Con 2017 Beverly Teruel, OSHA Phoenix Area Office N/A Phoenix AZ   180
    Speech/Presentation 4/9/18 IEC Safety Committee Meeting Eric Kampert and Christina Morgan, OSHA National Office N/A- discussed 2018 Fall Stand-Down Washington DC Fall Prevention 10
    Webinar 5/2/18 Webinar: OSHA's New Recordkeeping Standards and Injury Tracking Application Dave Schmidt, OSHA, OSHA National Office (See Event Name)     Recordkeeping/Reporting 43
    Webinar 5/2/18 - 9/30/18 Archived Webinar: OSHA's New Recordkeeping Standards and Injury Tracking Application Dave Schmidt, OSHA OSHA National Office (See Event Name)     Recordkeeping / Reporting 37
    Exhibit 9/18 IEC Con 2018 Kelli Wilson, OSHA Phoenix Area Office N/A Indianapolis IN   85
     
    TOTAL   355

  4. Alliance Developed Products

    As a Partner for Safe + Sound Week 2018, IEC collaborated with OSHA's Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG) in updating its Electrical Contractors Hazard Information Fact Sheet.

Report prepared by: Christina Morgan, Safety & Occupational Health Specialist, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, December 2018