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ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
Columbus Area Office
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) - Ohio
November 4, 2009
  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed: September 22, 2005

    Date Renewed: August 5, 2008

    Alliance Overview.

    OSHA and NFIB/Ohio renewed an Alliance providing NFIB/Ohio members with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in machine guarding, electrical, lockout/tagout and to address written safety and health program issues. This Alliance will also had a special emphasis on providing safety and health awareness training and information to young workers in small businesses.

    Implementation Team Members.

    OSHA:

    Howard Eberts; Compliance Assistance Specialist

    NFIB:

    Chris Ferruso; President, NFIB Ohio
    Jim Wirth; GatesMcDonald

     
  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    August 5, 2008 Signing of Alliance Renewal – Chris Ferruso, Deb Zubaty and Howard Eberts present - Implementation Team Meeting

     
  3. Activities and Products

    Evaluation Period.

    August 5, 2008 through August 5, 2009

    Alliance Activity.

    The Alliance did not have any further implementation team meetings. Jim Wirth dropped out of implementation team and subsequent meetings and planned training sessions were cancelled. Therefore, no goals were met, and there are no plans for further work together on this Alliance.

    Alliance Products.

    There were no products produced after the Alliance was renewed in 2008.

     
  4. Results

    The Alliance did not produce any results after the renewal, and there were no further efforts to continue activities.

    Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
    NA 0
       
    TOTAL 0

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  5. Upcoming Milestones

    This Alliance will not be renewed.

    Report Prepared by: Howard Eberts, CAS – Columbus Area Office

    For more information, contact the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances at 202-693-2340 or go to OSHA's webpage.