ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the
Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
January 12, 2005

1. Alliance Background

   Date Signed

   April 14, 2002

   Date Renewed

   July 8, 2003

   Evaluation Period

   July 8, 2003 – July 7, 2004

   Overview

   OSHA's Alliance with RIMS focuses on promoting the value that successful safety and health management systems add to a worksite, and the impact of using a cooperative approach between OSHA, management, and labor. In addition, the organizations are using their collective expertise to help foster a culture of prevention while sharing best practices and technical knowledge.

   Implementation Team Members

   OSHA:

   Cathy Cronin

   Office of Training and Education (OTE)

   Sandi Khan

   Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)

   Lisa Ramber

   OOSA

   Nilgun Tolek*

   OOSA

   Bill Wilson

   OOSA

   RIMS

   Janice Ochenkowski*
   Wayne Salen*
   Joanne Waldman*

   *Nilgun Tolek was the Alliance coordinator through December 2003. Joanne Waldman left the organization in March 2003, Janice Ochenkowski and Wayne Salen changed positions within the organization.

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   January 12, 2004

   Implementation Team Meeting

   September 24, 2003

   Implementation Team Meeting

3. Results

   1. Events and Products

      Training and Education Goals

      • Collect and analyze cost benefit information in order to develop a tool for safety and health professionals to use in demonstrating the cost savings and benefits associated with effective safety and health management systems.

        No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Encourage employers to incorporate safety and health into their overall business management systems.

        No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      Outreach and Communication

      • Provide access to OSHA's Compliance Assistance Specialists and Consultation Projects and establish links between OSHA Area Offices and local and state RIMS Chapters.

        No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Exchange technical information and best practices.

        No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Inform RIMS membership of OSHA issues and concerns.

        No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Provide workshop instruction at RIM's annual and regional conferences.

        No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.

      • Use existing communication tools more effectively, including web sites, newsletters, magazines, and conference exhibits.

        Events

        April 18-22, 2004: RIMS 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition
        OSHA had an exhibit booth during the conference.

        April 6-10, 2003: 41st RIMS Annual Conference and Exhibition
        OSHA gave a panel presentation on “OSHA's Voluntary Guidelines for Ergonomic Injuries.”

        OSHA and RIMS Alliance Webpages

        The RIMS Website features an OSHA-RIMS Alliance Webpage, which includes information about the goals of the Alliance and links to OSHA's Alliance Program and OSHA's Mold Guidelines.

        The OSHA–RIMS Alliance Webpage on OSHA's Website features information on related documents, activities and events and milestones and successes. For information on the number of visits to the OSHA-RIMS Alliance Webpage see page 3.

   2. Executive Summary

      Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and RIMS have reached out to RIMS members and others with information on the value of implementing a successful safety and health management system.

      RIMS had leadership changes and staff reductions over the last year. This left several RIMS positions, including the RIMS Alliance coordinator's position, vacant for several months causing the OSHA-RIMS Alliance to be inactive. OSHA and RIMS will discuss the future of the Alliance and possible strategies to achieve the achieve the Alliance goals that have not been addressed to date.

   3. Alliance Program Reach

      Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
      April 18-22, 2004, RIMS 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, California OSHA exhibit.	Data Not Available
      April 6-10, 2003, 41st RIMS Annual Conference and Exhibition, Lakeside Center, Chicago, Illinois OSHA panel presentation "OSHA's Voluntary Guidelines for Ergonomic Injuries."	Data Not Available
      OSHA-RIMS Alliance Webpage on OSHA's Website	4,000
      RIMS Alliance Webpage on the RIMS Website	Data Not Available
      August 15, 2003, "RIMS Alliance Renewed," OSHA's QuickTakes	38,000
      TOTAL	42,000

4. Upcoming Milestones

   The OSHA and RIMS Implementation team have not yet identified programs or projects to address the Alliance goals during the upcoming year. In addition, due to the inactivity of the Alliance during the past year, the implementation team will discuss the future of the Alliance at the next meeting.

Report prepared by: Sandi Khan, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, January 12, 2005.