I. 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: |
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Cathy Cronin
Sandi Khan
Lisa Ramber
Nilgun Tolek*
Bill Wilson |
Office of Training and Education (OTE)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA
OOSA
OOSA |
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| RIMS |
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Janice Ochenkowski*
Wayne Salen*
Joanne Waldman* |
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*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.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
January 12, 2004 Implementation Team Meeting
September 24, 2003 Implementation Team Meeting
III. Results
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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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."
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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 |
IV. 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.
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