• Providing Rochester Business Alliance members with information and guidance that will help them protect employees' health and safety and integrate the safety and health process into daily operations.
• Increasing access to, and sharing of, safety and health management information and training resources.

OSHA and the Rochester Business Alliance will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

• Develop and disseminate information on safety excellence and the safety and health management process at conferences, events, or through print and electronic media, including links from OSHA and the Rochester Business Alliance Web sites.
• Reach out to companies and organizations in the Rochester Business Alliances' service area on the OSHA annual SST list, both member and non-member, to mentor and train them in the safety and health management process and counsel them on the merits and means to achieve safety excellence.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events and provide a forum for OSHA personnel to address Rochester Business Alliance members.
• Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health practitioners in Rochester Business Alliance best practices or effective approaches as jointly determined by OSHA and the Rochester Business Alliance.
• Promote and encourage Rochester Business Alliance members' participation in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, SHARP. In addition, act as mentors to Rochester Business Alliance members that aspire to excellence in safety and health.

OSHA and the Rochester Business Alliance will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting a dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• Raising awareness through speeches and appearances by trying to raise others' awareness of and demonstrate their won commitment to workplace safety and health whenever Rochester Business Alliance leaders address groups.
• Share information on best practices of Rochester Business Alliance members/worksites, as jointly determined by OSHA and the Rochester Business Alliance, with others in business and industry through outreach by the Rochester Business Alliance and through OSHA of Rochester Business Alliance developed training programs and materials. Promote their implementation through print or electronic media, promotion at conferences, or other means of reaching out to others in industry.
• Gather case studies performed by Rochester Business Alliance members and publicize their results through print or electronic media, promotion at conferences, or other means of reaching out to others in industry.

An implementation team made up of representatives of both 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 quarterly to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. Team members will include representatives of OSHA's Buffalo and Syracuse Area Offices, the New York State Consultation Program Rochester office, and key Rochester Business Alliance staff.

This agreement will remain in effect for eighteen months from the date of signing. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of all signatories and may be terminated for any reason with 30 days written notice from any signatory.

Sandra Parker
President and Chief Operating Officer
Rochester Business Alliance

Diane Brayden
Area Director, Syracuse
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Arthur Dube
Area Director, Buffalo
Occupational Safety and Health Administration



Signed: 22 May, 2003