The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (PR OSHA), the Graduate School of Public Health – Medical Sciences Campus-
University of Puerto Rico (GSPH-MSC-UPR), and the American Industrial Hygiene Association – Puerto
Rico Local Chapter (AIHA-PR) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to
foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA, PR OSHA, GSPH-MSC-UPR, and AIHA-PR
therefore agree to renew the Alliance, signed on December 20, 2004, to provide AIHA-PR members and
others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect
employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to occupational
health hazards in the general industry sector, such as: ergonomics, indoor air quality, noise, and
airborne contaminants. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and AIHA-PR recognize that OSHA’s State
Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA, PR OSHA, GSPH-MSC-UPR, and AIHA-PR will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Work with OSHA and PR OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for the
general industry sector regarding industrial hygiene areas such as ergonomics, indoor air quality,
noise evaluation and control and airborne contaminants evaluation control, and to provide expertise
in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of industrial hygiene related courses, such as industrial
ventilation, ergonomics, noise evaluation and control and indoor air quality.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety
Professional (CSP) Preparatory Courses for AIHA members, safety and health professionals, and
students, to enhance the safety and health profession in Puerto Rico.
- Work with OSHA and PR OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health curricula
on industrial hygiene related topics, such as ergonomics, indoor air quality, noise evaluation and
control, and airborne contaminants evaluation and control.
OSHA, PR OSHA, GSPH-MSC-UPR, and AIHA-PR will work together to achieve the following
outreach and communication goals:
- Work with OSHA and PR OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and
prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such
information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and PR OSHA’s
web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s, PR OSHA’s, GSPH-MSC-UPR’s, or AIHA-PR’s conferences, local
meetings, or other occupational health and safety events, such as those sponsored by the Puerto Rico
Federal Safety and Health Council and PR OSHA.
- Promote and encourage AIHA-PR members’ participation in OSHA’s and PR OSHA’s cooperative programs
such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, and the Safety and
Health Achievement Recognition Program.
- Encourage AIHA-PR members to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Office, and PR OSHA
to address occupational health and safety issues. This includes the promotion of nationally
recognized professional certifications in safety and health, such as the Certified Safety
Professional (CSP) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certifications authorized by the Board
of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH),
respectively.
OSHA, PR OSHA, GSPH-MSC-UPR, and AIHA-PR will work together to achieve the following
goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Raise others’ awareness and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health
whenever AIHA-PR leaders address industrial hygiene professional groups.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on health
hazards such as indoor air quality, ergonomics noise and airborne contaminants to help forge
innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative
relationship with OSHA and PR OSHA for purposes such as training and education, outreach and
communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have
proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an
Alliance with a party, OSHA and PR OSHA are not endorsing any of that party’s products or services;
nor do the Agencies enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party’s
products or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of all four organizations will meet to develop a
plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the
participants. In addition, they will meet at least three times per year to track and share
information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA will encourage
State Plan States’ and OSHA Consultation Projects’ participation on the team.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at
any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with
the concurrence of all signatories.
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Patricia K. Clark
Regional Administrator
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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José A. Carpena; PE
Area Director
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
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Myrna I. Vélez
Acting Assistant Secretary
Puerto Rico Occupational Safety
and Health Administration |
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Dr. José Fernando Cordero
Dean, Faculty of Biosocial Sciences
and Graduate School of Public Health
Medical Sciences Campus
University of Puerto Rico |
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Lida Orta Anés, PhD
President
AIHA-PR |
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