ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Atlanta-West Area Office
1995 North Park Place, Suite 525
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(678) 903-7301; Fax (770) 984-8855
Atlanta-East, Atlanta-West, and Savannah Area Offices
Georgia Adult Blood Lead Alliance
Alliance Annual Report
May 6, 2022

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed

      April 20, 2018

      Renewal

      September 15, 2020

   2. Evaluation Period

      April 21, 2021, through April 20, 2022

   3. Overview

      The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Atlanta East, Atlanta West and Savannah, Georgia, Area Offices, the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute – Safety, Health, and Environment Services Group (Georgia Tech), and the Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Health Protection, Epidemiology Office (DPH). The focus of the Alliance to provide members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to lead hazards in both general and construction industries.

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      Keith Hass, Assistant Area Director, Atlanta-West Area Office(AO)
      Dr. Michael Hejazi, Assistant Area Director, Atlanta-East AO
      Robin Bennett, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Atlanta-East AO
      Monica McKenzie, Region IV Consultation Manager
      Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator

      Alliance participant

      Rana Bayakly, Georgia Department of Public Health (Georgia DPH)
      Antionette Lavender, Georgia DPH
      LaShanda Lee, Lead and Healthy Homes Consultant, Georgia DPH
      Paul Schlumper, Georgia Tech On-site Consultation Program
      Jenny Houlroyd, Georgia Tech
      Hilarie Warren, Georgia Tech
      Vicki Ainslie, Georgia Tech
      Sean Castillo, Georgia Tech

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • The Alliance group met on the following dates to discuss its goals and objectives.
     • July 26, 2021
     • November 15, 2021
     • March 18, 2021
   • In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from each organization maintained regular 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 OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

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   Dissemination Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Area(s)*	Number Reached (numeric value)
   Dissemination	May 27, 2021	An article and news story regarding employee exposure to lead at the shooting range in the Burke County Sheriff Department featured the DPH and OSHA factsheets on the topic. Learn more at - https://www.wrdw.com/2021/05/27/i-team-deputies-in-danger/	Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead	500+
   Dissemination	During this period (FY2022)	The soilSHOP program agreed to share the take-home lead exposure educational materials with participants of the program, as well as offer any participating businesses the opportunity for follow-up by the GA Tech Onsite Consultation Program. Additionally, an Occupational Lead Exposure Resources document was created for the soilSHOP program to share with participants.	Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead	78 participants
   Dissemination	During this period (FY2022)	Recommendations for take-home lead exposures and additional educational materials were shared with the Georgia DPH legislative liaison for the Resolution for Childhood Lead Exposure	Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead	N/A
   Dissemination	During this period (FY2022)	The Alliance group shared factsheets for shooting ranges with the Georgia Department for Natural Resources (DNR), which oversees 17 shooting ranges (and staffs 7 of these sites).	Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead	100+
   Dissemination	During this period (FY2022)	During this period, several members of the Alliance participated in the following meetings with the Georgia DPH Ad Committee meeting, to address Overexposure to Lead: December 13, 2021 January 6, 2022 March 10, 2022	Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead	N/A
   Dissemination	During this period (FY2022)	Georgia Tech and the Georgia DPH coordinated to conduct a “Workplace Lead Exposure Needs Assessment” with a total 16 employers/employees in industries with potential lead exposure. This information will be used to developed future outreach efforts.	Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead	16

   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.

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   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)
   Training/Presentation	During this period	Safety Presentation	OSHA CAS	During this period, construction students at Lanier Technical College in Gainesville, GA, were provided with an overview of Construction safety, which address the hazards of lead exposure.	Gainesville	GA	Construction, Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead
   Training	April 11, 2022	EST 8002: Special Topics in Occupational Health/ Industrial Hygiene	GA Tech	During this period, Georgia Tech conducted a training seminar which provided an “Overview of the Health Effects of Lead Exposure and the OSHA Lead Standard” and it addressed “Preventing Take Home Lead Exposure: The Roles of the Employer and Employees to Protect their Families at Home”	Conducted Virtually	Reg IV	Construction, Hazard Communication/Chemical and Lead

   Report prepared by Tom Bosley, Regional Alliance Coordinator