ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
NH Coalition of Occupational Safety and Health (NHCOSH)
09/1/2019

1. Alliance Background

   A. Date Signed

   September 24, 2015

   B. Evaluation Period

   8/1/18 through 8/8/18

   C. Overview

   The purpose and scope of the Alliance is to provide employers, employees, temporary staffing workers, youth workers, immigrant and refugees as well as others with information on workers’ rights, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in Construction, General Industry and Agriculture Industries while addressing common hazards within their industries.

   D. Implementation Team Members

   Brian Mitchell, NH COSH
   Rose Ohar – OSHA
   Andrew Palhof – OSHA
   Wayne Hartz – Workwise OSHA Consultation Program

   Alliance participant

   NA

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • Regular telephone conference and formal meetings were held throughout the evaluation period in order to plan and coordinate outreach sessions.
   • E-mail communications used to plan and coordinate meetings and outreach.
   • In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance’s progress and results.

3. Results

   The following table summarizes the Alliance’s activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.

   Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: Conferences, presentations.
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Meeting	1/11/19 - Alliance planning meeting with NHCOSH Director and OSHA.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between, Workers Memorial Day, Immigrant Workers, Youth Workers.	2
   Speech/Presentation	1/16/19 – Presentation for the NH Construction Roundtable that was co-formed with OSHA and NHCOSH. Presentation covered drugs, alcohol and suicide in the work environment.	Drugs, Opioids and Suicide	500
   Meeting	3/6/19- Meeting with the NHCOSH Director to help plan Worker’s Memorial Day Event which will take place in April 2019.	Workplace Violence, Worker Rights, Youth Workers, Immigrant Workers, Workers Memorial Day	3
   Speech/Presentation	2/11/19 – Presentation on All about OSHA for the Community Action Group.	Workplace Violence, Worker Rights, Youth Workers, Immigrant Workers.	300
   Meeting	4/16/19 - Presentation for the NH Construction Roundtable that was co-formed with OSHA and NHCOSH. Presentation covered Electrical Safety.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between, Workers Memorial Day, Immigrant Workers, Youth Workers.	350
   Speech/Presentation	4/23/19 – Concord Area Office Staff attended the Annual Workers Memorial Dinner hosted by NHCOSH.	Workers Memorial Day	500
   Meeting	5/9/19 – Meeting with NHCOSH in order to set up a Construction Roundtable series in NH.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between.	100
   Meeting	8/8/19 – Meeting with NHCOSH in order finalize Construction Roundtable meeting on September 18th. Topic will be an OSHA’s Focus Four Hazards which will take place on 9/17/19.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between.	100
   Training and Education: Technical Assistance was provided at the following meetings:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Outreach and Communication: None (see training and education)
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   TOTAL			1,855

4. Evaluations

   The Alliance is running well with regular meeting and regular training sessions supported by NHCOSH. This Alliance has been very successful with promoting safety and health for hard to reach workers within the New Hampshire Community. The NHCOSH also has sponsored OSHA to attend the Community Action Group which is a group based out of Manchester NH and meets at the Manchester Police Department in order to bring the community together while addressing areas of concern in NH as well as outreach to the immigration population. This alliance allows OSHA to provide outreach and education on workers right for these vulnerable groups. Targeted groups reach consisted of; Refugees and Immigrant workers, temporary workers and youths.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   The NHCOSH group and OSHA have started up a joint Construction Roundtable series similar to the successful NH General Industry Roundtable and kicked off 3 outreach training session for this evaluation period. Our first training session had around 15 attendees and our Focus Four Training session scheduled for 9/17/19 has almost 50 registered attendees. Our goal is to continue to grow this roundtable from quarterly meetings to monthly meeting in 2020.

   OSHA will continue to work closely with the NHCOSH while educating workers on their rights as well as keeping businesses updated with OSHA’s emphasis areas and new and upcoming changes.

   Report prepared by: Andrew Palhof, Concord NH OSHA Area Office.

Activity Types:

• Alliance Product: Products (e.g., fact sheets, videos, toolbox talks) developed by Alliance participants as part of the Alliance. These are not OSHA products.
• Dissemination: An Alliance participant sends OSHA information, Alliance products, or other safety and health information to its stakeholders. This includes information sent by email or social media (Facebook, Twitter), and information included in newsletters and other publications. It also includes hits on the Alliance participant’s or OSHA’s Web page.
• Evaluation: Any efforts by the Alliance participant to evaluate the effectiveness of an Alliance activity or the Alliance as a whole.
• Event: Participation in events such as the Construction Roundtable and NAOSH Week.
• Exhibit: OSHA exhibits at events sponsored by the Alliance participant.
• OSHA Product Review: Review of an OSHA product by an Alliance participant. For example, an Alliance participant may provide technical comments on an OSHA eTool or publication. The review itself is considered the Alliance activity.
• Speech/Presentation: Speeches or presentation by OSHA staff at events sponsored by the Alliance participant.
• Training: This includes best practice seminars or other training that Alliance participants provide for OSHA staff. It also includes training for workers/employers/others by Alliance participants.
• Other: Use this if an activity does not fit into one of the other categories.

OSHA Areas of Emphasis:

• Agriculture
• Asian American/Pacific Islander Workers
• Construction
• Ergonomics
• Fall Prevention
• Hazard Communication/Chemicals
• Health Care
• Heat Illness Prevention
• Hispanic/Latino Workers
• Maritime
• Oil and Gas
• Small Business
• Temporary Workers
• Transportation
• Young Workers