1. Alliance Background
   
   Date Signed
   
   August 30, 2002
   
   Overview
   
   The IEC Alliance addresses reducing and preventing electrical contractors employees' exposure to falls, rear-end auto collisions and material-handling hazards by providing the IEC membership and others with information and guidance and increasing their access to training resources. The Alliance's goals include:
   
   Outreach and communication:
   
   
   • Develop and disseminate information at conferences, events, and through print and electronic media, including links from the OSHA and IEC web sites.
   • Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events.
   • Promote and encourage IEC members' awareness of and participation in OSHA's cooperative programs. In addition, act as mentors to IEC members who aspire to excellence in safety and health.

Implementation Team Members
John Maserick Kim Tunze Bob Leonhart Tom Jones Jacky Martin Carter Hicks	IEC Metta Electric Robert H. Leonhart Insurance IEC Ft. Worth JBI Electrical JBI Electrical
Joseph Chukwu Bob Curtis Bill Brough Brett Besser Nilgun Tolek	North Carolina OSHA OSHA, Salt Lake Technical Center OSHA, Salt Lake Technical Center OSHA, Salt Lake Technical Center OSHA, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
Contributors
Dominic Caminiti	IEC

Evaluation Period

August 30, 2002 through August 30, 2003

2. Implementation Team Meetings

October 29, 2002	Kick-off implementation team meeting (in-person and by teleconference)
February 4, 2003	Quarterly implementation team meeting (in-person and by teleconference)
May 19, 2003	Quarterly implementation team meeting (in-person and by teleconference)
July 16, 2003	Quarterly implementation team meeting (in-person and by teleconference)

3. Events and Products
   
   Outreach and Communication
   
   
   • Events
   • October 14, 2002: Extending OSHA's Impact, Paula White, Director, Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA. In addressing the Integrated Electrical Services a member company of IEC, Ms. White describes OSHA's cooperative programs, especially as they relate to the electrical sector of the construction industry.
   
   
   
   • Second Annual OSHA Compliance Assistance Conference, June 10-11, 2003, Tyson's Corner, VA. IEC exhibited.
   
   
   • Products
   • The Independent Electrical Contractors Safety-Related Links page, containing links to many sites relating to safety in the electrical contracting business. http://www.ieci.org/index.mv?screen=230&xsub=2 
     
     
   • Ergonomics eTool: Solutions for Electrical Contractors. OSHA eTool (2003, July). http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/electricalcontractors/index.html
    
   
   
   • OSHA Assistance for the Electrical Industry. OSHA Safety and Health Topic Page (2003, July). http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/electrical/index.html
    
   
   
   • IEC covered falls in the Safety Newsletter and IEC Insights.
   
   
   
   • IEC featured falls on its Safety Web page, with links to OSHA's Fall Protection Safety and Health Topics page and links to the Scaffolding and Falls sections of the Construction eTool.

4. Results
   
   The Alliance succeeded in raising awareness within the IEC and the industry in general by maintaining a high profile for safety in all IEC publications, its Web site, and its annual convention.

Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
IEC Safety-Related Links page	4,550
Ergonomics eTool: Solutions for Electrical Contractors	2,930 (Note: The eTool was posted in July 2003. The count includes data from Aug. 2003)
OSHA Assistance for the Electrical Industry	Data not available since Web page is not in the Top 50 Safety and Health Topics pages visited
Article on falls in IEC Safety Newsletter	1500 executive directors and contractors, cascading to 100,000 workers
Articles on falls in IEC Insights	100,000 contractors
Joint exhibit at The Electric Show, June 9-13, 2003, in Washington, DC	15,000
IEC exhibit at Second Annual OSHA Compliance Assistance Conference, June 10-11, 2003, in Tysons Corner, VA	250
Hits on IEC Safety Newsletters posted on OSHA's IEC Alliance Web page	579 (Note: The count includes hits on OSHA's IEC Alliance Web page during Aug. 2003)
TOTAL	223,309

5. Upcoming Milestones
   
   
   • Renewal of the Alliance
   • Further outreach on falls, ergonomics, and vehicle safety, including, potentially:
     • eTool on motor vehicle crashes developed jointly with other Alliance Program participants, including ACCA and NECA
     • Articles and features on OSHA's cooperative programs
     • Articles and features on falls and ergonomics
     • Seminar(s) at IEC's 47^th Annual Convention