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REGIONAL ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
For Illinois Safety Council
August 10, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
May 16, 2006
Alliance Overview
The purpose of this alliance is to provide information; guidance and access to training resources
that will help protect employee’s safety and health in all workplaces across the State of Illinois.
Implementation Team Members
Rick Vulpitta – President, Illinois Safety Council
David McIntosh – Director of Membership, Illinois Safety Council
Nancy Hauter – Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA
II. Implementation Team Meetings
April – May 2006 – phone conversations for Alliance draft and 2006 conference
June 6, 2006 – Alliance meeting
Feb. 21, 2007 – Alliance Meeting
April –May 2007 – Conference planning and discussion
June 7, 2007 – Alliance Meeting
III. Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
May 11, 2006 to May 11, 2007
Alliance Activity.
- Training and Education
- May 2006 – ISC Inaugural Safety and Heath Conference. Ed Foulke – Keynote speaker. OSHA
provided several session speakers. Illinois Consultation Service also provided speakers.
- October 2006, OSHA/ISC (Rick Vulpitta and Bill Coulehan) took part in a Department of
Transportation Safety Day Booth at Midway Airport.
- March 2007, OSHA/ISC (Rick Vulpitta and Bill Coulehan) hosted with the ASSE Calumet Chapter of
Indiana held an “Emergency Planning Conference”.
- May 2007 – ISC 2nd annual conference. John Newquist – Key note speaker. OSHA provided 4 other
speakers. Thirty seven sessions were presented over 2 days.
- One forklift training session.
- First aid and CPR Training sessions.
- Three Safety Breakfast Series held.
- Outreach and Communication
- OSHA staffed a booth at each ISC conference.
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
- OSHA and ISC shared a safety and health booth at the National Electric Power Conference. John
Newquist presented a highly attended OSHA update.
Alliance Products.
- Training and Education
- The ISC has developed and implemented a National Safety Administrator designation. The
training consists of 24 sessions on various safety and health topics. If the training is
completed within 6 months, the attendee can receive the OSHA 10 hour card.
- Outreach and Communication
- ISC Public Service Announcements-Made Possible By Comcast Cable! The Illinois Safety Council
and Comcast Cable both feel their mission is to provide safety outreach to the public because
that is the right thing to do. Marc Boardnax, ISC Board Member and Midwest Safety & Compliance
Director at Comcast Cable, with other men and women at Comcast Cable made a series of safety
PSA's happen for the Illinois Safety Council directed at both on and off the job safety. These
inventive PSA's are being played in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
- ISC Electronic Newsletter
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
- On line training available
- Video/DVD loan library
IV. Results
The overall impact of this Alliance has been positive for all involved. The OSHA/ISC Alliance has
opened doors to safety and health with many companies not only in Illinois, but Indiana and
Wisconsin as well. The Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are being shown 1,440 time per day on 60
regular stations in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The positive awareness reminds people to work,
live and drive safely. The ISC receives positive feedback on the commercial. For a sample visit
http://youtube.com/watch?v=buAkGTYToPo.
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or
Trained |
| Illinois Safety Council Annual Conferences – May 2006
and 2007 |
301 – 285 Respectively. |
| Dept Of Transportation – Midway |
520 |
| ICS and OSHA Shard a booth at Electric Power
Conference |
500 |
| Monthly breakfast meetings |
38 |
| Safety Administrator Training |
166 |
| CPR/First Aid |
35 |
| Forklift Training |
22 |
| Electronic Newsletter |
1400/bi-monthly |
| Public Service Announcement |
10,000,000 (Ill.-Ind.-Wisc. market) |
| TOTAL |
10,007,767 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
Exhibit at the Chicago O’Hare Airport Safety Day – October 2007
On-site Emergency Planning and Facility Security Conference – Fall 2007
3rd Annual ISC Safety and Health Conference – May 2008
OSHA and ISC will continue to work on the safety breakfast series, National Safety Administrator
Designation, outreach training and Comcast Public Service announcements.
Report Prepared by: Rick Vulpitta and Nancy Hauter
For more information, contact the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances at 202-693-2340 or go to
www.osha.gov.
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