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ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
ILLINOIS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER NETWORK
May 5, 2008 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed.
January 17, 2006
Alliance Overview.
During the three-year alliance, OSHA and the state of Illinois will work together to develop and
communicate information to help employers and workers recognize and prevent job-related hazards and
to increase access to information and training resources. The alliance will develop safety and
health training and education programs to improve business awareness of OSHA regulations, safety and
health management systems and cooperative programs.
Implementation Team Members.
Nancy Quick, CAS, Aurora and Peggy Zweber, CAS, Peoria; Rita Mosley, Training Manager, Illinois
Onsite Consultation Program; Mark Enstrom and Mark Petrilli, Small Business Development Centers,
State of Illinois.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
The Implementation Team Members held several planning meetings during the year and email contact was
maintained throughout the year.
III. Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
This report covers January 17, 2007 to January 17, 2008.
Alliance Activity.
The Alliance continued the series of breakfast seminars at the Eigerlab in Rockford in coordination
with the Rock Valley Community College SBDC. These training seminars provided low-cost training to
small businesses on OSHA inspection procedures, electrical hazards, accident investigation,
ergonomics, emergency planning and Safety and Health Management Systems.
Training was also conducted at other SBDC sites in Illinois. These training sessions included
recordkeeping, accident investigation, machine guarding and two (2) OSHA 10-hour courses. The
Illinois Small Business Development Center Network provided copies of the OSHA regulations and
assisted in logistics, which included classrooms and materials.
Alliance Products.
Training materials were developed for each Eigerlab breakfast seminar. The training seminars were
interactive, so the training materials included workshops. The materials were developed by Rita
Mosley, Training and Promotions Manager, Illinois Onsite Consultation Program, with input and review
conducted by Nancy Quick, CAS, Aurora Area Office and Paul Seidlitz, Consultant, Illinois Onsite
Consultation Program.
IV. Results
This Alliance provided valuable technical information to small employers. Small employers were able
to receive quality, affordable training at convenient locations. The courses cost less than $35.00
to attend.
During the evaluation period, the Alliance provided training to 501 employers. Evaluations were
consistently high, rating the handout material, speaker skills, and student involvement consistently
above 4.5 on a 5-point scale.
The following lists the training provided at on of the following SBDC sites: Rock Valley Community
College, Morraine Valley Community College, McHenry Community College, Waubonsee Community College -
Workforce Development, and Highland Community College.
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA 10-hour January 16 |
20 |
| Recordkeeping - January 23 |
12 |
| Machine Guarding - February 14 |
21 |
| Recordkeeping February 21 |
24 |
| Machine Guarding February 21 |
7 |
| Accident Investigations March 20 |
10 |
| Accident Investigations March 21 |
48 |
| Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Webcast that was held on
Wednesday, March 29. |
44 |
| Electrical April 2 |
6 |
| Accident Investigation April 3 |
10 |
| Inspections April 17 |
10 |
| Forklifts April 18 |
20 |
| Emergency Preparedness April 25 |
18 |
| Hazard Communication May 9 |
18 |
| Machine Guarding May 15 |
10 |
| Electrical June 13 |
19 |
| Recordkeeping June 14 |
19 |
| Personal Protective Equipment July 18 |
13 |
| OSHA 10-hour July 30 |
7 |
| Machine Guarding September 18 |
13 |
| Accident Investigations September 19 |
18 |
| Accident Investigation October 16 |
15 |
| OSHA Knocking October 17 |
15 |
| Consultation Programs October 18 |
12 |
| Safety and Health Management Systems 6-hours
October 31 |
13 |
| Machine Guarding November 8 |
12 |
| Hazard Communication November 7 |
12 |
| Lockout November 14 |
20 |
| Accident Investigation December 5 |
35 |
| TOTAL |
501 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
The Alliance conducted a "Webinar" on Job Safety Analysis (JSAs). This
included a live audience and attendees who logged in via the Internet. This was a trial program,
with a live audience. We had approximately five (5) sites log in. This method of training proved
very popular and we will be experimenting with other training topics in the future in order to reach
a larger audience.
Report Prepared by: Nancy M. Quick, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Aurora Area Office.
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