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Annual Alliance Report
July 11, 2007
OSHA Region X and United States Army Garrison, Fort Lewis |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
June 1, 2004
Overview
Establish a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful responses to emergencies.
Implementation Team Members
Joy Flack – Area Director
Pete Strohm – Senior Safety Director
Contributors
Mike Bonkowski
Adam Gerson
Kalah Goodman
Nicole Flessner
Kathie Marker
Evaluation Period
June 1, 2006 through July 11, 2007
II. Implementation Team Meetings
June 26, 2006
February 23, 2007
May 24, 2007
July 2, 2007 |
Fort Lewis
Bellevue Area Office
Fort Lewis
Bellevue Area Office |
III. Events and Products
Training and Education
- Events - None
- Products - None
Outreach and Communication
- Events
June 21,2006 participated in a joint partnership kickoff meeting to encourage further
participation in OSHA’s VPP cooperative program.
May 24, 2007 Fort Lewis Safety Stand Down Day – joint OSHA and Fort Lewis booth promoting our
alliance and providing emergency response information. Booth included variety of testing
equipment, outfitted mannequins in Level A and C, and personal protective equipment that would be
used in emergencies. Emergency response material was distributed including a couple hundred quick
cards on the pandemic flu, spiders, heat stress, etc.
OSHA provided cross training to Fort Lewis safety staff. Staff has participated in all
construction inspections occurring on the base, road construction on an inspection in Rainier
National Park and are scheduled to participate in a logging inspection in the future.
Fort Lewis provided information and discussion on the consolidation of the Fort Lewis Garrison and
McChord Air Force Base to Bellevue Area Office staff.
- Products
An Incident Command System structure laminated card has been drafted. The intent is for the cards
to be used in our joint emergency response exercises to prompt participants in the incident
command system structure and functions.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Events - None
- Products - None
IV. Results
The alliance has facilitated regular communication via phone and email between our offices that has
resulted in the quick resolution of safety and health issues.
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print
and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Partnership kickoff meeting – involved top level military and OSHA
management in discussions about VPP |
Approximately 30 Fort Lewis management and union
representatives. |
| Safety Day – Distributed safety and health information and
answered questions from the participants that stopped at our booth |
Approximately 200 military, youths and civilians
employees. |
| Cross training of OSHA and base safety officers. |
Approximately 10. |
| TOTAL |
240 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
Completion of the ICS laminated card
Joint emergency response exercise with McChord emergency response team
Coordination of efforts if response is required on the Washington side of the Columbia River during
TopOff exercise.
Participation in Cascade Castle Emergency Response exercise at Fort Lewis.
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