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ANNUAL AREA OFFICE ALLIANCE REPORT
South Central Wisconsin Association of Occupational Health Nurses

April 29, 2010

  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed.

    This alliance was signed on December 4, 2004 and resigned on March 7, 2008.

    Alliance Overview.

    The purpose of the alliance is to improve the awareness of the benefits of occupational health nursing in workplaces and to promote wellness in the workplace.

    Implementation Team Members.

    Kimberly Stille, Area Director
    Leslie Ptak, Compliance Assistance Specialist
    Cindy Groves, RN, BSN, COHN-S
    Judy Tracy, RN, COHN-S

     
  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    Meetings were held on these dates: April 4, 2008, July 22, 2008, November 14, 2008 and January 30, 2009,

     
  3. Activities and Products

    Evaluation Period.

    This report covers the period of June 2, 2009 to April 29, 2010.

    Alliance Activity.

    Pat Olson, an occupational health nurse presented to the Madison OSHA office on the work that occupational health nurses do and what they offer the safety and health community on June 12, 2009.

    The SCWAOHN and OSHA decided to dissolve the alliance due to the lack of activity and projects they were unable to generate. This decision was made on September 18, 2009.

    The Madison CAS gave a presentation at the Wisconsin State Association of Occupational Health Nurses on October 14, 2009 about OSHA’s plans for the future. This presentation had been planned well before the decision to dissolve the alliance.

     
  4. Results

    The alliance was resigned during the evaluation period and both OSHA and SCWAOHN decided to have a topic to pursue, wellness in the workplace. The alliance is continuing to refine how they approaching their alliance activities.
     
    Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) Number of Individuals
    Reached or Trained
    Presentation to the OSHA office 15
    Wisconsin State Ass of Occupational Health Nurses 75
    TOTAL 90

    Report Prepared by: Leslie Ptak, April 29, 2010.