Region 4 - Alliance Annual Report - July 1, 2020

ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
United Safety Council (USC) Alliance
July 1, 2020

  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed

      May 6, 2008

    2. Dates Renewed

      February 25, 2011
      July 31, 2012
      October 31. 2014
      February 22, 2019

    3. Evaluation Period

      February 28, 2019 – June 30, 2020

    4. Alliance Overview and Goals

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the United Safety Council (USC) agreed to establish an Alliance to reduce and prevent employee exposure to workplace hazards associated with disasters by developing and sharing information, guidance, and training resources on emergency preparedness and effective response.

  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    • March 20, 2019
    • June 21, 2019
    • October 30, 3019
    • November 7, 2019
    • January 30, 2020
    • February 13, 2020

  3. Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

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

    Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Area(s)* Number Reached (numeric value)
    Dissemination 5/2/2019 Shared information with the Alliance group, promoting the 2019 National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down. Fall Prevention and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination 1/8/2020 Shared information with members, promoting free OSHA Recordkeeping training. Small Business

    500
    Dissemination 3/16/2020 Shared information with the Alliance group and members promoting the National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Silica. Hazard Communication/ Chemicals and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination 3/31/2020 Shared information with the Alliance group, which focused on COVID-19 resources, as well as the re-scheduling of OSHA's Fall Prevention Stand-down. Hazard Communication/ Chemicals, Fall Prevention and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination 6/8/2020 Conducted a presentation sponsored by OSHA, WHD, and EEOC, for the Alliance group, "COVID-19 and the American Workforce: Fact vs. Fiction." Hazard Communication/ Chemicals and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination 6/16/2020 Shared information with the Alliance group, including COVID-19 outreach material. Hazard Communication/ Chemicals and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination Monthly An E-newsletter (digital) was distributed to the Alliance group, which addressed the actions of the United Safety Council and OSHA. Construction and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination Quarterly A newsletter (hard-copy) was distributed to the Alliance group, which addressed the actions of the United Safety Council and OSHA. Construction and Small Business

    500
    Dissemination Ongoing USC hosts their own YouTube channel, which provides the public with information regarding emergency services, as well as other occupational safety issues. Small Business and Construction

    1000+

    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 Representative Name(s) and Affiliation(s) Title Of Presentation (if applicable) City State Emphasis Area(s)* Number Reached (numeric value)
    Speech/Presentation 2/14/20 Alliance Outreach Joan Spencer-OSHA OSHA Workshop on Machine Guarding and Amputations Orlando FL Amputations

    50

 

Report prepared by: Joan M. Spencer, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Tampa Area Office.