I. Alliance Background
Date Signed: November 30, 2004
Overview.
Alliance to provide the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers 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, Darlene Robbins, President, Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers,
Gina Whalen, Director of Education & Member Services, Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and
Employers, Chris Robbins, Director of Training and Development, Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers
and Employers
Evaluation Period
December 2006 to January 2008
II. Implementation Team Meetings
Several planning meetings and telephone meeting were held throughout 2007.
III. Events and Products
Training and Education Events
Completed a series of seminars addressing: Basics of OSHA and Effective Written Programs, Arc Flash
Safety and NFPA 70E, Lock-out Programs and Equipment Guarding, and OSHA Recordkeeping, Accident
Investigation with interviewing skills.
Outreach and Communication
Events: The CAS was the featured speaker at one of the organization’s monthly Safety Roundtables,
addressing the topics of Ergonomics Update, Pandemic Planning and MRSA (methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus).
IV. Results
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of
Individuals Reached or Trained
Training
Recordkeeping (two sessions), 26
Arc Flash Safety and NFPA 70E (two sessions), 25
Accident Investigation, 13
OSHA Basics and effective safety programs, (two sessions) 9
OSHA Required Written programs (two sessions), 10
TOTAL 83
V. Upcoming Milestones
The CAS will write occasional articles for inclusion in the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and
Employers newsletter to members, and responds to technical inquiries that are channeled through the
Association's staff. OSHA and the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers will continue
to recognize the value of collaborative efforts to achieve workplace safety. OSHA and the Northeast
Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers 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 Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and
Employers 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 Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers 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, and to explore new resources for
providing such information to the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers members.
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