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ALLIANCE CLOSE-OUT REPORT
Region 2 – Hasbrouck Heights Area Office
NJ Glass & Metal Contractors Association
4-17-09

  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed: 11-30-04

    Date Renewed: 1-30-07

    Alliance Overview.

    The Alliance was implemented to provide the members and their employees with information and training on preventing exposure to glass and metal industry hazards; fall and electrical hazards, air contaminants and hazardous chemicals.

    Implementation Team Members.

    Anthony Valente, LWD, Kevin Schloerb, Dave Petrone, Frank Miller III, Alan Oake, John Quinnones, NJ Glass & Metal Contractors and Lou Lento, OSHA.

     
  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    Quarterly Alliance Implementation Team meetings were conducted. The meetings included S & H training.

     
  3. Activities and Products

    Evaluation Period: 1-30-07 to 1-30-09

    Alliance Activity:
     
    • Training and Education – Fall protection, PPE and electrical safety for the membership.
    • Outreach and Communication: The Association sponsored refreshments at the December 2008 meeting of the NNJFS&H Council. One member company took advantage of the free OSHA On-Site Consultation Program and encouraged other member companies to do the same.
    • Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health: see above
    Alliance Products.
     
    • Training and Education: The Association worked through collective bargaining to have the OSHA 10 and 30 become mandatory for union members and foremen respectively.
    • Outreach and Communication: Member firms encouraged to send employees to the union training center to fulfill contractual obligations;
    • Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health; see above.
    This proactive Alliance resulted in the training of numerous employees within the glass and metal industry. In addition, member firms received instruction on workers comp policy concerning return to work issues, eye safety and the Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
     
  4. Results

      
    Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
    Workers Comp Owners of 33 member companies
    OSHA 10 General Industry 35 employees
    Eye Safety

    SHARP

    TOTAL     		Owners of 33 member companies

    Owners of 33 member companies

    134 +

     
  5. Upcoming Milestones

    Although the Alliance expired, negotiations are underway to join up with the Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 711 union to forge a new Alliance.

    Report Prepared by: Lou Lento, CAS


    For more information, contact the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances at 202-693-2340 or go to OSHA.