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ILLINOIS LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
August 14, 2007 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed:
June 1, 2006
Alliance Overview
The purpose of this alliance is to provide information, guidance and access to training resources
that will help protect employee’s safety and health. In particular, reducing and preventing exposure
to the most commonly identified general industry, construction and agriculture hazards for the
landscape industry.
Implementation Team Members
The purpose of this alliance is to provide information, guidance and access to training resources
that will help protect employee’s safety and health. In particular, reducing and preventing exposure
to the most commonly identified general industry, construction and agriculture hazards for the
landscape industry.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
June 1, 2006 – Alliance renewal signing.
April 20, 2007 – Phone conversation regarding OSHA 10 hour training.
III. Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007
Alliance Activity.
- Training and Education
- Carlos Gallegos presented (in Spanish) on March 15, 2007 at the ILCA -Business Program for
Hispanic Companies – His topic was Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under OSHA.
- Outreach and Communication
- OSHA staffed a booth (Carlos Gallegos and Vilma Cantu) August 16, 2006 at the ILCA Summer Field
Days.
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
Alliance Products.
- Training and Education
- Discussion occurred about training materials used to conduct OSHA 10 hour course specifically for
landscape workers.
- Outreach and Communication
- OSHA Area Office staff has written 12 articles for the Illinois Landscape Contractor Magazine.
| Month |
Article title |
Author |
| June 2006 |
Identify Heat Related Illness |
Rick Langenderfer - CSHO |
| July 2006 |
Behavioral Based Safety |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| August 2006 |
Job Hazard Analysis |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| Sept 2006 |
Tree Trimming Safety |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| Oct 2006 |
Near Misses |
Bill Coulehan - CA |
| Nov. 2006 |
SHARP |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| December 2006 |
Tips for keeping warm in cold weather |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| Jan 2007 |
The OSHA Inspection |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| February 2007 |
Counting the days, Help for keeping OSHA injury and
Illness records |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| March 2007 |
OSHA's Violations and Penalties |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
| April 2007 |
OSHA Offers Tips to Protect Working Teens from Injury
during Landscaping Activities |
Angie Loftus - Supervisor |
| March 2007 |
OSHA Focus: Powered Industrial Vehicles |
Nancy Hauter - CA |
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
IV. Results
The alliance activities and products have had a positive impact on the landscape community. The
quality of the articles has improved and the topics of interest continue to grow in an effort to
provide OSHA guidance where most needed. Providing safety and health training in Spanish has been
well received by the target audiences and appears to be successful.
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Monthly Magazine subscribers |
6,000 |
| ILCA Field Days |
1,000 |
| ILCA Hispanic Business |
25 |
| TOTAL |
7025 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
Through the Alliance, we will continue to write articles, attend Summer Field Days and speak/train
when requested.
Report Prepared by: Patricia Cassidy and Nancy Hauter
For more information, contact the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances at 202-693-2340 or go to
www.osha.gov.
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