Alliance -- An OSHA Cooperative Program<< Back to Region I

I. Alliance Background

Date Signed

25 April 2003

Overview

The purpose of the Alliance is to foster a culture of prevention through sharing best practices and technical knowledge to promote safe and healthful working conditions for CBIA member company employees by providing information and guidance that will help them protect employees health and safety by reducing and preventing exposure to workplace hazards.

Implementation Team Members

Cindy Panioto – CBIA
Richard Palo – ConnOSHA
Thomas Hozebin – ConnOSHA
Kenneth Tucker – ConnOSHA
John Able – ConnOSHA
Robert W. Kowalski – USDOL/OSHA Bridgeport Area Office
Leona May – USDOL/OSHA Bridgeport Area Office
C. William Freeman -- USDOL/OSHA Hartford Area Office
Anthony Fuschillo -- USDOL/OSHA Hartford Area Office

Contributors

None

Evaluation Period

Annual Report 25 April 2006 to 24 April 2007

II. Steering Committee Meetings

12 June 2006
26 January 2007

III. Events and Products

Training and Education
  • 28 November 2006: OSHA 10-hour General Industry Course
Outreach and Communication
  • 24 October 2006: CBIA Monthly Breakfast Meeting
  • 12 December 2006: CBIA Monthly Breakfast Meeting
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

IV. Results
 
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
10-hour general industry training 32
OSHA Update/roundtable meetings 46
TOTAL 78

V. Upcoming Milestones

Outreach presentations will be scheduled for CBIA members to discuss SST 07 notification letters that have been sent out and to discuss the SST program.

The compliance assistance specialists and area office staff will continue to participate in CBIA monthly roundtable meetings.

Quarterly meetings will be scheduled to discuss objectives that are of mutual interest to OSHA and CBIA.

Federal OSHA and ConnOSHA will schedule and teach the OSHA 10-hour general industry training courses for individuals from CBIA member companies.

The OSHA offices will continue to be a resource available to answer compliance questions and to research technical questions posed by CBIA members.

Federal OSHA will participate in the April 2008 CBIA one-day Safety Conference