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JULIE ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
July 9, 2008 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed.
June 10, 2005
Alliance Overview
The Illinois OSHA offices, JULIE and Illinois Onsite Consultation worked together to provide
training and education for underground and trenching contractors, subcontractors and labor groups on
excavation hazards and related regulations.
Implementation Team Members
The Implementation Team Members included the Illinois OSHA office's Compliance Assistance
Specialists, representatives from the Illinois Onsite Consultation program and JULIE
representatives.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
In September of 2007, Peggy Zweber, Peoria Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS) had discussions
with JULIE representatives on the OSHA PowerPoint slides that would be included in the January and
February 2008 Excavation Safety Breakfasts. Four slides were developed and shared with Illinois CASs
and the DCEO On-Site Safety and Health Consultation group. (See Attachment)
III. Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
The evaluation period was from September 12, 2007, to July 9, 2008.
Alliance Activity.
JULIE organized twenty-one Excavation Safety Breakfasts throughout Illinois. OSHA representatives
were provided a booth and an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of safety and health topics with
the participants. At each session, the JULIE representatives conducted a training session. A part of
each presentation addressed specific excavation hazards and some of the OSHA requirements.
| OSHA participation from Aurora, Des Plaines and Calumet
City Area Offices |
| Date |
Location |
Participants |
| 1/10/2008 |
Mundelein |
156 |
| 1/16/2008 |
Lisle |
183 |
| 1/18/2008 |
LaSalle |
157 |
| 1/23/2008 |
Alsip |
161 |
| 1/30/2008 |
Rock Falls |
138 |
| 2/1/2008 |
Rockford |
177 |
| 2/6/2008 |
Streamwood |
61 |
| 2/12/200/ |
Kankakee |
164 |
| 2/27/2008 |
Joliet |
191 |
| OSHA participation from the Peoria Area Office |
| Date |
Location |
Participants |
| 1/9/2008 |
Decatur |
164 |
| 1/11/2008 |
Urbana |
222 |
| 1/25/2008 |
Quincy |
128 |
| 2/15/2008 |
Springfield |
195 |
| 2/20/2008 |
E. Peoria |
239 |
| 2/22/2008 |
Moline |
142 |
| OSHA participation from the Fairview Heights District
Office |
| Date |
Location |
Participants |
| 1/17/2008 |
Olney |
112 |
| 1/24/2008 |
Marion |
180 |
| 1/31/2008 |
Mt. Vernon |
191 |
| 2/7/2008 |
Alton |
155 |
| 2/8/2008 |
Collinsville |
223 |
| 2/29/2008 |
Effingham |
246 |
Total participation was 3,585.
Alliance Products.
Compliance Assistance Specialists continued to produce and provide participants a Trench Safety Card
that described the sloping requirements on one side and general trenching requirements on the other
side. Hundreds of the cards were distributed to participants.
IV. Results
A. Impact of the Alliance activities and products
By participating in the Excavation Safety Breakfasts the Illinois OSHA Area Offices are able to
reach out to excavation contractors in an efficient and effective manner that required minimal
resources on the part of the Agency. The sessions occur when excavation work in the field is minimal
due to the frozen ground and the weather. The breakfast meetings provide an avenue for the Agency to
assist participants in developing or improving their existing safety and health efforts. OSHA's
participation in the sessions allows the Agency to reach out to effected workers to provide an
understanding of the requirements and the methods to control related hazards.
In less than two months, over 3,500 employees were provided information on the OSHA national
emphasis program and hazards related to their work. At the sessions OSHA representatives work
through individual questions or safety and health issues that participants may have been wrestling
with or wanted to have clarified by an OSHA representative. JULIE has committed the resources to
organizing the sessions and through the alliance OSHA has been afforded the opportunity to simply
show up at the sessions and maximize the opportunity to help participants understand and address
hazards.
B. Activity and the number of individuals reached or trained.
| 2008 Excavation Safety Breakfasts |
Number of Participants |
| Mundelein |
156 |
| Lisle |
183 |
| LaSalle |
157 |
| Alsip |
161 |
| Rock Falls |
138 |
| Rockford |
177 |
| Streamwood |
61 |
| Kankakee |
164 |
| Joliet |
191 |
| Decatur |
164 |
| Urbana |
222 |
| Quincy |
128 |
| Springfield |
195 |
| E. Peoria |
239 |
| Moline |
142 |
| Olney |
112 |
| Marion |
180 |
| Mt Vernon |
191 |
| Alton |
155 |
| Collinsville |
223 |
| Effingham |
256 |
| TOTAL |
3,585 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
JULIE is planning another set of winter meetings and has indicated they would like the Illinois OSHA
offices to participate. The initial alliance period has been completed and the Agency has initiated
discussion with JULIE representatives on developing a new alliance. The Illinois CASs have set up a
meeting and one of the topics for discussion is the JULIE alliance.
Report prepared by: Brian Bothast
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