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Alliance Annual Report
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Association
And
Wilkes-Barre Area Office

January 2009
  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed: January 7, 2005

    Date Renewed: February 1, 2006 and January 10, 2008

    Overview.

    Alliance to provide the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce members and others with training,
    information, guidance, and access to OSHA resources that will help them protect employees’ health
    and safety, particularly in reducing employee injury and illness.

    Implementation Team Members

    David Martin CAS, Donna Palermo, President, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, Leann
    Scanton, Vice-President for Marketing, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce

    Evaluation Period

    November 2007 to November 2008

     
  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    Several planning meetings were held throughout 2007 in conjunction with the monthly meeting of
    the Hazleton Chamber of commerce Human Resources Committee. The OSHA Compliance
    Assistance Specialist is a member of the Chamber’s Human Resource Committee, and meets
    monthly to plan safety and health activities that further the goals of the alliance.

     
  3. Events and Products

    Training and Education
    • Events
      The CAS helped teach an OSHA 30 hour course for general industry to the members of the Greater
      Hazleton Chamber of Commerce members.

      The CAS provided a training seminar on preparing for an OSHA inspection at the third Annual

      Human resources Day Conference
    Outreach and Communication
    • The CAS wrote articles for the HR Corner in the Chamber newsletter

       
  4. Events and Products

    Training and Education
    • The Chapter conducted multiple training classes in First aid, CPR, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), bloodborne pathogens and emergency preparedness for their workplace clients througout the year.
    Outreach and Communication
    • The Chapter maintains an active training calendar and provides information services through electronic and print newsletters, and their web site.

       
  5. Results

     
    Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
    Training  
    preparing for an OSHA inspection 16
    TOTAL 16

     
  6. Upcoming Milestones

    The members of the alliance will conduct workshops on workplace safety and health issues that
    relate to their members interests. The CAS will write occasional articles for inclusion in the Greater
    Hazleton Chamber of Commerce's monthly newsletter to members. OSHA and the Greater
    Hazleton Chamber of Commerce will continue to recognize the value of collaborative efforts to
    achieve workplace safety. OSHA and the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce will remain
    committed to cooperative and proactive efforts to advance workplace safety and health, and to
    participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and
    education, outreach and communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and
    health. The Chamber and OSHA will provide expertise to members in order to enhance workplace
    safety and health programs by requesting OSHA attendance and participation in selected
    Roundtables. The Alliance will encourage the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce members to
    participate in OSHA training courses offered through the OSHA Institute and/or through the
    designated Educational Centers.

    The alliance participants will continue to disseminate new or updated OSHA information through
    existing communication tools, including web sites and news letters (HR- Corner Topic), and to
    explore new resources for providing such information to the Chambers members.


    Prepared by David Martin, CAS, Wilkes-Barre, 1/2/09


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