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U.S. Army Garrison, Ft. Lewis ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT January 23, 2006
I. Alliance Background Date Signed June 1, 2004 Overview United States Army Garrison, Ft. Lewis – Provide military leaders and employees with information and guidance that will help them to protect employees and reduce exposure to hazards during emergency response operations. Increase awareness and access to safety and health information. Cross-train and share information between partners. Implementation Team Members Pete Strom, Safety Director, Ft. Lewis Joy Flack, OSHA Area Director, Bellevue Nicole Flessner, CSHO, Bellevue Area Office Adam Gerson, Safety and Occupational Health Manager, Regional Office Contributors N/A Evaluation Period FY 2005 II. Implementation Team Meetings 1/12/05 – Meeting held in the OSHA Bellevue Area Office. Discussed OSHA’s participation and recommendations after the one-day Cascade Emergency Response exercise with the Army. 9/23/05 – Meeting held at Ft. Lewis. Discussed implementation of the National Partnership Agreement, the impact of Ft. Lewis pending merge with McChord Air Force Base, possible joint conference on emergency response with FEMA and state personnel. III. Events and Products Training and Education Events Cross-training on hazard recognition for the safety and health staff from the Ft. Lewis safety office occurred five times. The Ft. Lewis staff accompanied CSHOs on inspections of contractors working on the base. August 2005 – Ft. Lewis conducted an emergency response exercise; the OSHA Area Office was on alert, but was not activated. September 28, 2005 – Participated in 16-hour joint training with Ft. Lewis on Disaster Site Worker class.   Products Products were not developed and were not part of this alliance. Outreach and Communication Events Provided information regularly on OSHA related information relevant to the military and federal civilian employees at Ft. Lewis. Mr. Strom regularly provided information to the Area Office on upcoming training events, emergency response exercises and changes occurring at the base that may impact OSHA. Products Products were not developed and were not part of this alliance. Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Events No activity. Products Products were not developed and were not part of this alliance. IV. Results A cooperative relationship has been developed with the Ft. Lewis Garrison that has facilitated an exchange of information on a wide range of safety and health issues. The exchange of information has assisted in prompt resolution of issues. The cross-training has improved the hazard recognition skills of the Garrison safety staff.   Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained Meeting 5 Meeting 5 Joint Training Class 100 X – Training 5 TOTAL 115 V. Upcoming Milestones Jointly sponsor conference for emergency response.

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