AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE 
BETWEEN 
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND 
NATIONAL DEMOLITION ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Demolition Association (NDA) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and NDA hereby renew in part the Alliance signed July 8, 2021, with a continued emphasis on worker safety within the demolition industry. Specifically, both organizations are committed to providing NDA members, safety and health professionals, the public, labor representation groups, and others in the demolition industry with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers from hazards within the demolition industry as well as promote a better understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address hazards encountered within the demolition industry by developing safety and health training resources including demolition best practices and training seminars focusing on the deconstruction and selective dismantlement of building components.

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the requirements for program participation laid out in the "Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants" and the "Guidelines for OSHA's Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects."

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use relevant injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and NDA recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Share information on OSHA's National Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach) compliance assistance products, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process, including those relevant to demolition and related industries.
• Disseminate information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Convene and/or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on health and safety hazards in demolition and related industries to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Disseminate new and/or revised informational and training resources (print and electronic media) to NDA members and other stakeholders in the demolition sector. Ensure information developed encourages and reflects the diversity of the workforce and is accessible in multiple languages and formats.
• Promote awareness of OSHA's Safe and Sound Campaign, Fall Stand-Down as well as sharing of information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, including but not limited to fall prevention and hazardous materials.
• Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects such as construction safety, temporary worker protection, and any other issues that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program (e.g., participation in the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable).
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by engaging with labor representatives from Laborers' International Union of North America to ensure that worker perspectives are taken into account, and that resources and training materials/programs developed and offered through this alliance are made available in appropriate languages to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Expand existing relationships between the NDA and OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including the training of agency staff and providing technical expertise when appropriate.
• Develop materials and effective training aids that align with current regulatory information, interpretations, and enforcement initiatives, as well as promote an understanding of workers' rights and employer responsibilities outlined in the OSH Act. Ensure information developed encourages and reflects the diversity of the workforce and is accessible in multiple languages and formats.
• Revise existing and develop new best practices for workplace safety and health management systems and other safety performance programs, as well as promote their adoption by demolition contractors.
• Provide for the delivery of Best Practice Training Seminar to agency staff, focusing on deconstruction and selective dismantlement of building components for re-use, repurposing, recycling, and waste management.

OSHA's Alliances provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to discuss the responsibilities of the participants, to share information on activities, and to track results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, Directorate of Construction, Directorate of Administrative Programs – Office of Training and Education, and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for a period of five years. Either signatory may terminate their organization's participation in the agreement for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed this 9th day of January, 2024.