I. Alliance Background

Date Signed

December 15, 2004

Overview

OSHA and Athens Tech hereby form an Alliance to provide Athens Tech students, business partners and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly hard-to-reach and youth workers in reducing and preventing exposure to hazards during operations involving powered industrial trucks, lockout/tagout, bloodborne pathogens, electrical, hazards communications, machine guarding and confined space.

II. Implementation Team and Contributors:

The Implementation Team included representatives from OSHA and Athens Tech. These meetings were conducted as scheduled on: 3/16/06, 7/18/06 and 10/7/06.

Evaluation Period:

December 15, 2005, through December 15, 2006

III. Events and Products

Training and Education

Events

• Conducted over 2202 student-hours of safety training.
• Trained 784 students
• Held 68 safety training classes with over 191 hours of classroom and practical application. The training topics included the following:
  
  • New Hire Safety
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • HAZWOPER
  • Electrical Safety
  • Forklift Safety
  • Emergency Action Plan
  • Portable Fire Extinguisher
  • Fire Watch
  • Respirator Safety
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Hazard Communications
  • Fall Protection
  • Confined Space
  • OSHA Recordkeeping
  • Machine Guarding
  • Electrical ArcFlash Safety*
  • Welding Safety
  • Chemical Safety
  • HVAC Safety
  • Roof Access Safety*
  • Boiler Safety*
  * New Programs this year

Products

• Conducted Safety Reviews for over 100 companies
• Developed written safety procedures for 2 companies
• Developed Marketing Materials for outreach efforts

Outreach and Communication

Events

• Presentation made on March 16, 2006 by GT Breezley, OSHA Area Director – Atlanta-East Area Office, on the most frequently cited standards and abatement requirements
• Hosted a Contractor Safety Lunch and Learn meeting to discuss a potential standardized contractor safety program.
• Participated in several conferences and events to promote industrial safety, including the following:
  • Athens Clarke County Expo
  • Athens Employer Committee Job Fair
  • Broad River Employer Committee Briefing
  • Employer Meetings and Safety Discussions
• Employed a new Adjunct safety instructor with paramedic and fire fighting training to further expand our area of operation and expertise.

Products

• Developed a Safety Awareness brochure with the College's safety training capability and mass mailed to over 800 customers
• Continued the informational email blast program with items of safety interest, safety training schedules, and contact information.

IV. Results

Refer to the events list above

V. Upcoming Milestones in FY2007

• Conduct (not just offer) the school’s first outdoor power line safety session for landscape companies
• Conduct the school’s first safety class in Spanish for landscape employees.
• Continue our outreach and education efforts
• Increase the new members companies in Elbert, Greene, and Clarke Counties Expand the range of new hire and continuing education training focused on safety and health offered to employers