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Michael Liebowitz, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. Selling Strategic Partnerships Workshop at the 2002 Compliance Assistance Conference.

The RIMS Alliance is set-up to help establish lines of communication between OSHA and member organizations of the association to improve the perception of OSHA, foster understanding of the safety and health needs of the RIMS members and allow the exchange of technical information and best practices. The goals of the Alliance include:

Training and education:

• Develop a tool for safety and health professionals, using cost benefit information, to demonstrate the savings associated with safety and health management systems.
• Encourage employers to incorporate safety and health into their overall business management systems.

Outreach and communication:

• Exchange technical information and best practices.
• Inform the RIMS membership of OSHA's issues and concerns.
• Use existing communication tools more effectively, including web sites, newsletters, magazines and conference exhibits.
• Provide workshop instruction at the RIMS' annual and regional conferences.
• Provide access to OSHA's Compliance Assistance Specialists and Consultation Projects and establish links between OSHA's Area Offices and local and state RIMS Chapters.

Related Documents

Alliance Agreements

• Agreement signed April 14, 2002.
• Renewal Agreement signed July 8, 2003.

Alliance Annual Reports

• Alliance Annual Report 2002-2003, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2003-2004, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Close-out Report as of January 31, 2005.

Alliance News Releases

• OSHA, RIMS Sign Alliance. OSHA News Release (2002, April 15).

Activities and Events

• April 18-22, 2004: RIMS 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition: "Navigating Risk Today...Securing Business Tomorrow," San Diego Convention Center Corporation, San Diego, California. Veneta Chatman, Office of Communications, USDOL-OSHA, staffed an OSHA/RIMS exhibit booth.
• September 16-19, 2003: 23rd Annual National Education Conference and Expo, Adam's Mark Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
• April 6-10, 2003: 41st RIMS Annual Conference and Exhibition, McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Chicago, Illinois.
• September 24, 2002: Loss Prevention, Risk Management, and Selling Safety. Michael Liebowitz, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., Vice President—Member & Chapter Satisfaction, and Director, Risk Management, Bridgeport Hospital & Healthcare Services, Inc., addressed OSHA's Compliance Assistance Conference on the risk manager's perspective in promoting workplace safety and health.