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  1. Alliance Background

    Date Signed: July 9, 2004

    End Date: April 24, 2010

    Overview.

    OSHA and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) Houston Chapter hereby form an Alliance to provide AGC 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 safety and health hazards such as electrical, falls, struck-by, and caught-between hazards in the construction industry pertaining to Hispanic workers.

    Implementation Team Members.

    Associated General Contractors (AGC)

    Doug Watson, AGC
    Grace Fox, TAS Concrete

    USDOL/OSHA

    Jim Shelton, Houston North AO
    Mark Hernandez, Houston South AO

    Evaluation Period

    April 24, 2008 through April 24, 2010


  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    This was the third resigning of this Alliance. The Houston North and Houston South Area Office’s Compliance Assistance Specialists, with the South Office as the Lead, assist with the quarterly Spanish safety training class and speak with AGC representatives each month at the safety committee meeting and as needed during the year.


  3. Events and Products

    Training and Education

    • Events – Quarterly 8 Hour Spanish Safety Training class offered free of charge to any interested party.

    • Seminars – N/A

    • Products – An 8 Hour curriculum was developed based on the OSHA 10 hour course and translated into Spanish.

    Outreach and Communication

    • Events – Quarterly 8 Hour Spanish Safety Training events

    • Products – 8 Hour Spanish safety training curriculum

    Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health

    • Events – No National dialogue at this time

    • Products – No products developed at this time

  4. Results

    Since the inception of this Alliance in 2002, over 675 Spanish speaking construction workers received this training at no cost. Since the signing of this Alliance in 2008 an additional 350 workers have been trained on worksite hazards and employee rights. .This Alliance has been highly effective at reaching Spanish speaking construction workers through the use of AGC and OSHA volunteers.


  5. Upcoming Milestones

    Although the Alliance concluded in 2010 the quarterly training classes have continued. The Alliance will be resigned once approved.