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ANNUAL ILLINOIS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CENTER NETWORK ALLIANCE REPORT
May 21, 2009
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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, Peoria; Rita Mosley, Training Manager, Illinois Onsite
Consultation Program; Mark Enstrom and Mark Petrilli, Small Business Development
Centers, State of Illinois.
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Implementation Team Meetings
Implementation Team Members held meetings during the year and email contact was
maintained throughout the year.
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Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
This report covers January 18, 2008 to January 16, 2009.
Alliance Activity.
The Alliance continued the series of breakfast seminars at the Eigerlab in
Rockford. These training seminars provided low-cost training to small businesses
on OSHA inspection procedures, workplace violence, ergonomics, and Safety and
Health Management Systems.
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.
- 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 $50.00 to attend.
During the evaluation period, the Alliance provided training to 310 employers.
Evaluations consistently rated the handout material, speaker skills, and student
involvement consistently high.
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) – 2/13/2008 |
40 |
OSHA Inspections – 3/12/2008 |
45 |
Workplace Violence – 4/9/2008 |
45 |
Ergonomics – 6/18/2008 |
45 |
Machine Guarding – 7/16/2008 |
10 |
Inspections & Audits – 9/23/2008 |
45 |
Hearing Conservation – 10/22/2008 |
16 |
OSHA 10-hour – 11/12/2008 |
26 |
Bloodborne Pathogens – 11/20/2008 |
15 |
OSHA 10-hour – 12/10/2008 |
23 |
TOTAL |
310 |
- Upcoming Milestones
Report Prepared by: Nancy M. Quick, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Aurora
Area Office.
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