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U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Birmingham Area Office
950 22nd Street North, Suite 1050
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 731-1534; Fax (205) 731-0504
ASOCIACION CONTRATISTAS HISPANOS, LLC, ALLIANCE ANNUAL AND CLOSE-OUT REPORT |
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Alliance Background
Date Signed.
May 4, 2007
Alliance Overview.
The purpose of the Alliance is to work together to provide expertise to develop
training and education programs for Hispanic construction employers and
employees. Focus points are prevention of injuries and illnesses associated with
falls from heights, scaffolding, electrical hazards, chemical exposures and
material safety data sheets, first aid, and interpretation of blue prints;
deliver or arrange for delivery of safety courses on OSHA standards related to
construction hazards.
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Implementation Team Meetings
Implementation Team Members
- Roberto Sanchez, Area Director, Birmingham OSHA Area Office; Vicenta Bonet
Smith, President – Asociación Contratistas Hispanos, LLC.
- This association is still in the developmental step and the group is in
the process of organizing and expanding its operation. Recruiting of new
members has been difficult and the members are not active participants in the
activities of the association.
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Activities and Products
Evaluation Period
October 2007 through December 2008
Alliance Activity
Training and Education
- In October 2007, the Alliance group supported the Latino Festival at Linn
Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. OSHA tended a booth to provide safety and health
information (In Spanish and English) to attendees. OSHA 10-hour cards were
issued to those completing an OSHA 10-hour class offered during the festival.
Outreach and Communication
- In October 2007, the Alliance group supported the Latino Festival at Linn
Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. OSHA tended a booth to provide safety and health
information (In Spanish and English) to attendees. OSHA 10-hour cards were
issued to those completing an OSHA 10-hour class offered during the festival.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
- Information on OSHA goals and programs was shared with the attendees of
the Latino Festival at Linn Park, in Birmingham, AL.
Alliance Products
- Results
| Type of
Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number
of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Latino
Festival – Oct 2007 |
Hundreds of attendees |
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| TOTAL |
500 |
- Upcoming Milestones
- OSHA does not wish to renew this Alliance due to inactivity of the
Asociación Contratistas Hispanos. Repeated attempts by the Birmingham Area
Office Area Director and the Birmingham Area Office CAS to initiate some
activity have received no action.
Report Prepared by: Virginia Ames - CAS
For more information, contact the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances at
202-693-2340 or go to OSHA.
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