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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
THE LEHIGH VALLEY AREA LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

December 8, 2008
  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed: October 14, 2005

    Date Renewed: December 17, 2007

    Overview

    The Lehigh Valley Labor Management Council is an organization of business, labor and community leaders formed to improve relations between labor and management resulting in a positive image, economic growth, and improved quality of life for unions, companies, and the communities served in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The OSHA Alliance will provide Council members and others with training, information, guidance and access to OSHA resources that will help them reduce workplace injury and illness.

    Implementation Team Members

    Tyrone Reed, Alvin H. Butz
    Mike Tirrell, Lehigh Valley Area Labor Management Council
    Timothy Duncan, City of Allentown
    Joy Zukauskas, American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley
    Karl Buesgen, Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractor, IBEW 375
    Lee Cunningham, West Side-Hammer Electric, IBEW 375
    Bob Fehnel, Cadmus Communications
    Scott Parker, Brandenburg Industrial Service Company
    Andy Kubick, IBEW 375
    Scott Shimandle, USDOL/OSHA Allentown Area Office
    Jacque Creamer, Jr., PPL Corporation

    Contributors

    Same as above.

    Evaluation Period

    October 15, 2007 through December 8, 2008.

     
  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    Oct. 22, 2007 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    Nov. 5, 2007 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Brandenburg
    Dec. 4, 2007 Conference Call w/ Lehigh Valley Safety Committee Chairperson
    Dec.17, 2007 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Cadmus Printing, Inc.
    Jan. 8, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    Jan. 22, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Brandenburg
    Feb. 5, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ DeSales University
    Feb. 19, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    Mar. 18, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ DeSales University
    Mar. 31, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ DeSales University
    April 16, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    April 24, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    May 1, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ DeSales University
    May 8, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ American Red Cross of LV
    May 19, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ DeSales University
    May 20, 2008 Safety EXPO
    June 6, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    July 14, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    Aug. 15, 2008 Conference Call with Safety Committee Member
    Oct. 20, 2008 Meeting with Council Members for Fall Protection Outreach
    Nov. 10, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
    Nov. 17, 2008 Meeting with Council Members for Fall Protection Outreach
    Nov. 18, 2008 Meeting with Council Members for Fall Protection Outreach
    Nov. 20, 2008 Fall Protection Outreach Seminar @ Northampton Com. College
    Dec. 8, 2008 Safety Alliance Committee Meeting @ Alvin H. Butz Co.
     
  3. Events and Products

    Training and Education

    Events
    • Two major training/education events took place this past year. As you will notice from the meeting schedule above, a majority of our time had been spent preparing for our second Safety Expo event, which was held at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania on May 20, 2008. This years Expo covered such topics as, NFPA 70E (a more in-depth review), Event Analysis and Review (aka Accident Investigation II), Confined Spaces, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Respirators and Inhalation Matters, Workplace Safety Committee Operations, Hazard Awareness, Lockout/Tagout, Occupational Noise, Walking/Working Surfaces and Ladder Safety.
       
    • The second event took place on Nov. 20, 2008, at Northampton Community College, where we held a Construction Fall Protection Seminar for members of the LVALMC and many of the construction employer supervisors and foremen.
    Products

    No new products developed during this time-frame.

    Outreach and Communication Events

    See comment above and chart below.

    Products

    None.

    Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Events

    None at this time. Efforts with this organization are principally focused on promoting Workplace Safety and Health with employers and labor groups within the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.

     
  4.   Results
     
    Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
    Safety Expo (19 s/h topics/sessions) 350
    Construction Fall Protection, Part 1 52
    TOTAL 402

  5. Milestones

    The milestone this past year, was the completion of our second Safety Expo event. Although this event was not as successful as our first Safety Expo (using the number of attendees as measurement) this event was another success, and the members of this Alliance have decided to conduct yet another free Safety Expo event to be held in May 2010. The members have committed to trying to hold this event every other year, as long as there is an interest and the Committee continues to grow in its membership. It is strongly recommended that this Alliance continue.


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