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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT

AMERICAN RED CROSS, GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER

August 7, 2008

I. Alliance Background

Date Signed:

August 17, 2007

Overview

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Allentown Area Office, and the American Red Cross, Greater Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Chapter formed an Alliance to provide local businesses and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to falls, amputations, ergonomic, chemical, electrical and other physical hazards, development of emergency preparedness programs and/or addressing implementation of an effective safety and health program.

Implementation Team Members

Scott G. Shimandle, Compliance Assistance Specialist, USDOL/OSHA – Allentown

Joy Zukauskas, Director, Health and Safety Services, American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley

Evaluation Period

August 17, 2007 – August 16, 2008


II. Implementation Team Meetings
 
October 11, 2007 Implementation Team meeting at the Red Cross Chapter Office, met with entire Safety and Health Services Team. Planned for and discussed having two separate events, one in November 2007 and another in March 2008.
 
Jan. 8, 2008 Conference Call with American Red Cross.
 
Jan. 14, 2008 Conference Call with American Red Cross.
 
July 21, 2008 Implementation Team Meeting at the Red Cross Chapter Office. Due to changes in staff at the Chapter had to reorganize efforts for Alliance. Plans now include conducting outreach session for all trainers (staff positions as well as volunteers) and to brainstorm with the trainers the safety and health issues that they need technical assistance on and those issues that employers (client) have been inquiring.


III. Events and Products

Training and Education
  • Events

    November 30, 2007 – Workplace Safety Seminar conducted.
     
  • Products

    No products developed at this time.
Outreach and Communication
  • Events

    November 30, 2007 – Workplace Safety Seminar conducted.
     
  • Products

    No products developed at this time.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
  • Events

    No events conducted to promote the National dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health. All dialogue has been on a local level.
     
  • Products

    No products developed at this time.
     
IV. Results

The Workplace Safety Seminar conducted was for new prospective clients of the American Red Cross and topics covered included Emergency Action Plans, First-Aid/CPR/AED’s and Bloodborne Pathogens.
 
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
Workplace Safety Seminar 28
   
TOTAL 28

V. Upcoming Milestones

Due to a change in the staff at the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley, a change in our planned activities had to be discussed. As a result of the latest Implementation meeting, it was decided that our first outreach effort would be with the American Red Cross trainers (paid staffers, volunteer instructor/trainers as well as the third party trainers). During this upcoming session (scheduled for Oct. 1, 2008) we will be presenting information on the OSHA Alliance, its’ goals and objectives and to conduct a brainstorming session with these trainers to identify safety and health issues that they have encountered when they are conducting safety and health training services to Red Cross clients. It was identified during the Implementation team meetings that many of the instructors/trainers are asked specific safety and health issues outside of the presented safety/health training curriculum and the instructors may not know how to answer the concerns or where to go to find the information to assist these employers.