ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
T & T Staff Management, L.P.
01/30/2008

1. Alliance Background
   
   Date Signed: January 8, 2004
   
   Renewed: August 20, 2007
   
   Overview
   
   Alliance between the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and T & T Staff Management, L.P. was established as a collaborative relationship to foster a safety and more healthful workplace for Americans working in the construction industries. The goal of the Alliance is to save lives, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to construction hazards such as falls from elevations, struck-by and caught-in-between objects, and electrocution
    
2. Implementation Team Members: Jack Turner, Thad Steele, Frank Olivas (initial); Sheila Schulmeyer (after September 2006).
   
   Contributors
   
   Alejandro Del Hierro, Elias Casillas, Richard Rivera
   
   Evaluation Period
   
   This report covers January 8, 2004 through September 30, 2006
    
3. Implementation Team Meetings
   
   January 20, 2004, January 23, 2004, March 29, 2004, May 10, 2004, November 2, 2006, August 14, 2007
    
4. Events and Products
   
   Training and Education
    
   • 2004 - New Hire Safety Orientations: 743 English, 1735 Spanish, Total:2478
   • 2005 - New Hire Safety Orientations: 928 English, 2783 Spanish,
     Total: 3711
   • 2006 - New Hire Safety Orientations: 1441 English, 3360 Spanish, Total: 4801
   • 10 Hour Outreach Training:
     • 2004 - English, 92; Spanish, 170
     • 2005 - English, 65; Spanish, 85
     • 2006 - English, 41; Spanish, 68
   • Other Safety Training Provided to Food Service Safety, Powered Industrial Truck, Confined Space, Hazard Communication, Aerial Lift, Scaffolding and Excavation, etc., in 2006 to 1639 employees.
   Outreach and Communication
   • May 6/7, 2004 Participated in the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), First Annual “Safety without Borders” Safety Seminar held at the El Paso Convention Center. A booth was provided by T & T to promote the Alliance between OSHA and T & T.
   • July 14, 2004, T&T presented “An Alliance with OSHA” at the ASSE monthly meeting.
   • August 6, 2004, meeting at Vista Hills Country Club with over 200 employers where OSHA and T & T presented a duel program covering “Introduction to OSHA” and “ Upper Management’s Commitment to Safety”
   • August 11, 2004, T&T met with UTEP’s PACE to try and expand safety training in English and Spanish for the El Paso, West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern New Mexico areas.
   • Since the inception of the Alliance in 2004, over 700 CFR Manuals published by Mangan Communications, Inc., have been issued by T & T to individuals in the construction industry in El Paso and surrounding areas.
   • Youth Outreach: In 2007 CFRs published by Mangan Communications, Inc., have been distributed to local school districts for distribution to students enrolled in Career and Technology course (i.e. Building Trades, Automotive Trades, etc.)
   Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
   • August 11, 2004, T&T met with UTEP’s PACE to try and expand safety training in English and Spanish for the El Paso, West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern New Mexico areas.
5. Results
   
   Using the table below, list each activity and the number of individuals reached or trained during the reporting period.
    

   2004 - New Hire Safety Orientations: 2005 - New Hire Safety Orientations: Total: 3711 2006 - New Hire Safety Orientations: 10 Hour Outreach Training: 2004 - English, 92; Spanish, 170 2005 - English, 65; Spanish, 85 2006 - English, 41; Spanish, 68 Other Safety Training Provided to Food Service Safety, Powered Industrial Truck, Confined Space, Hazard Communication, Aerial Lift, Scaffolding and Excavation, etc., in 2006 to 1639 employees.

   743 English, 1735 Spanish, Total:2478 Spanish, 928 English, 2783

   TOTAL

   13,150

6. T & T Staff Management, L. P., has enjoyed a 25 percent reduction in injury claims for their own employees although exposure to hazards has increased at 15 percent.