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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Saint John’s Episcopal Church recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and Saint John’s Episcopal Church hereby form an Alliance to provide Saint John’s Episcopal Church members and clients, in particular non-English or limited English speaking employees, and others, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help reduce the number of Hispanic Workers killed and injured in work-related accidents caused by exposure to common general and construction industry hazards such as falls, amputations, electrical and struck-by/crushed-in hazards. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and Saint John’s Episcopal Church recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and Saint John’s Episcopal Church will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:
  • Provide expertise to develop training and education programs for non-English or limited English speaking employees on falls, amputations, electrical hazards, and struck-by/crushed-in hazards and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.

  • Deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA’s 10-hour Construction and General Industry courses in Spanish. These courses will be provided by OSHA personnel in conjunction with Saint John’s Episcopal Church and other Hispanic Alliance partners.
OSHA and Saint John’s Episcopal Church will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:
  • Work with 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 including electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and Saint John’s Episcopal Church’s Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.

  • Encourage bi-lingual individuals to take the OSHA Train-the-Trainer course(s) on the occupational safety and health standards for the Construction and General Industry, so that they can qualify to teach Hispanic workers the respective OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses in Spanish.

  • Work with the Hispanic community in New Jersey through Saint John’s Episcopal Church as well as other faith-based and community-based organizations in a concerted effort to enhance safety and health awareness within the community throughout the State.
OSHA and Saint John’s Episcopal Church will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
  • Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health whenever Saint John’s Episcopal Church members address groups.

  • Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on general and construction industry hazards such as falls, amputations, electrical hazards, and struck-by/crushed-by hazards to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace.
OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with 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 is not endorsing any of that party’s products or services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party’s products or services.

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 three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years from the date of signing. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of both signatories.


Signed on this 22nd day of February, 2006.

 
For the Occupational Safety and Health Administration For Saint John’s Episcopal Church



 
Patricia K. Clark
Regional Administrator, Region II		  


 
The Reverend Margaret A. Gat
Rector
Saint John’s Episcopal Church		  



 
Philip M. Peist
Area Director		  


 
Miguel Hernandez
Warden
Saint John’s Episcopal Church		  



 
Diana Cortez
Region II Hispanic Coordinator		      



 
Leonard Katz
Assistant Commissioner
Labor Standards and Safety Enforcement
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development