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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Alliance
Columbus Area Office
November 20, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed:
September 22, 2005
Overview
OSHA and the NFIB Alliance recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to
develop safer and healthier workplaces and to protect employees' health and safety. The Alliance is
working to make health and safety information, compliance assistance resources, and safety and
health training available to all employers in the Columbus area and when possible to expand the
training throughout Ohio. This training will focus on small and independent businesses and
communicate the need for the implementation of safety and health management system programs in the
workplace.
Implementation Team Members
OSHA:
Chris Matthewson, Compliance Assistance Specialist
Howard Eberts, Compliance Assistance Specialist
NFIB:
Shawn Combs*, NFIB Ohio (through December 2005)
Chad Wilson**, NFIB Ohio (through June 2007)
Chris Ferruso, NFIB Ohio
Jim Wirth, GatesMcDonald
II. Implementation Team Meetings
October 21, 2005
October 25, 2005
October 26, 2005
October 27, 2005
October 28, 2005
November 22, 2005
December 9, 2005
March 2, 2006
April 6, 2006
July 21, 2006
September 29, 2006
February 18, 2007
July 12, 2007
October 23, 2007
October 24, 2007
October 24, 2007
October 25, 2007
October 26, 2007 |
CAS meets with Safety Manager Jim Wirth to discuss
future All Ohio Safety Training Seminars
Cincinnati Safety Seminar - trainer was Dale Henderson
Columbus Safety Seminar - trainers were CAS Chris Matthewson, CSHO Scott Feil, and On Site
Consultant Keith Bullock
Toledo Safety Seminar - trainers were CSHO Kip Reiher, CSHO Jorge Munoz, and CAS Laura Ulczyinski
Cleveland Safety Seminar - trainers were CSHO Aaron Priddy and CAS Julie Weis
Implementation Team Meeting
First meeting with Assistant State Director Chad Wilson
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Implementation Team Meeting
Cincinnati Safety Seminar- trainer was CAS Gaye Johnson
Implementation Team Meeting – First meeting with Chris Ferruso
Columbus Safety Seminar - trainer was CAS Howard Eberts
Cleveland Safety Seminar trainers were CSHO Walt Visage and CAS Eric Peterson
Toledo Safety Seminar - trainer was CSHO Todd Jensen |
III. Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
This report covers September 22, 2006 – September 22, 2007.
Alliance Activities.
Activities
NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminars
Shawn Combs, then Assistant State Director, NFIB, and Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS),
Chris Matthewson, designed an all day Safety and Health Seminar. This Safety Seminar was expanded
to all the OSHA Offices in Ohio with very positive comments from the businesses who attended. CAS
Laura Ulczyinski, Julie Weis, and Dale Henderson assisted in the training in their areas.
Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) Scott Feil, Jorge Munoz, Aaron Priddy, Kip Reiher,
and Matt Taylor made presentations during the NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminars. OSHA On-Site
Consultation, Keith Bullock, gave a presentation in each location where training was held. The
presentations included information on machine guarding, electrical safety, hazards communication,
fall protection, OSHA up-date, ask OSHA, and trenching and excavation. The seminars were held:
- October 25, 2005, Cincinnati
- October 26, 2005, Columbus
- October 27, 2005, Toledo
- October 28, 2005, Cleveland
The success of these initial seminars led to addition Fall Safety Seminars scheduled and held
statewide in 2007. OSHA CASs Howard Eberts (Columbus), Eric Peterson (Cleveland), Gaye Johnson
(Cincinnati), and CSHOs Todd Jensen (Toledo) and Walt Visage (Cleveland) assisted in training in
their respective local office jurisdictions. OSHA On-Site Consultation and the Ohio Bureau of
Workers Compensation – Division of Safety and Hygiene also sent representatives to each session as
well. The 2007 Fall Safety Seminars were held:
- October 23, 2007, Cincinnati
- October 24, 2007, Columbus
- October 25, 2007, Cleveland
- October 26, 2007, Perrysburg (Toledo)
Alliance Products.
Products
- NFIB/Ohio Fall Safety Seminars (8 total)
The articles developed by OSHA and posted on NFIB’s Tools and Tips Web site contains additional
links to other OSHA safety and health resources. Such as:
- Finding Help for Small Business Owners on the Department of Labor’s Web Site, Part II
- OSHA Programs Can Aid Small Business Workplace Safety
- Appear at exhibits, or speak at OSHA and NFIB conferences, seminars or other events that address
small business issues
- Articles on the OSHA and NFIB safety and health subjects have appeared in a number of printed
Safety Vision articles. These articles explain the importance of safety and health issues for
small businesses. They also have a link that contains additional information.
IV. Results
OSHA and the NFIB have worked together through the Alliance Program during the past year to further
enhance compliance assistance materials and information that is available for small businesses. In
addition, the Alliance is continuing to share information on safe workplaces through the NFIB
newsletter as well as schedule additional safety seminars. The NFIB members continue to comment
positively on the seminars and additional information developed and shared through this Alliance, so
both parties would like to extend this Alliance for another two years.
The tables below show the training sessions and affected employers and employees.
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and the NFIB four printed Safety Vision |
2,000 |
October 25, 2005, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Trainers: Dale Henderson and Keith Bullock |
160 |
October 26, 2005, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar, Columbus,
Ohio
Trainiers: Scott Feil, Chris Matthewson, and Keith Bullock |
240 |
October 27, 2005, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar, Toledo,
Ohio
Trainers:
Kip Reiher, Jorge Munoz, Matt Taylor,
Laura Ulczyinski, and Keith Bullock |
170 |
October 28, 2005, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar,
Cleveland, Ohio
Trainers:
Aaron Priddy, Julie Weis, and Keith Bullock |
260 |
| TOTAL |
2,830 |
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or
Trained |
October 23, 2007, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar,
Cincinnati, Ohio
Trainer: Gaye Johnson |
270 |
October 24, 2007, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar, Columbus,
Ohio
Trainer: Howard Eberts |
450 |
October 25, 2007, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar,
Cleveland, Ohio
Trainers: Eric Peterson and Walt Visage |
240 |
October 26, 2007, NFIB/Ohio Safety Seminar,
Perrysburg, Ohio
Trainer: Todd Jensen |
405 |
| TOTAL |
1,365 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
Continue to assist small business members on improving their safety and health programs.
Resign new Alliance Agreement to continue relationship in FY-2008.
This report was prepared by Howard Eberts, Compliance Assistance Specialist.
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