AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
UNITED SUPPORT & MEMORIAL FOR WORKPLACE FATALITIES

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and USMWF hereby form an Alliance to promote effective communication between OSHA and family members and loved ones of workplace fatality victims, and collaborate to raise awareness of workplace safety and health issues, including the rights of workers and their representatives, and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

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 available 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 developing this Alliance, OSHA and USMWF 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), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of employers, workers and their representatives, and family members and loved ones of workplace fatality victims.
• Develop resources to aid family members and loved ones of workplace fatality victims in understanding the OSHA fatality inspection process.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and safety and health professionals regarding good practices or effective approaches for communicating with family members of workplace fatality victims.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and USMWF’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on workplace safety and health issues.
• Foster collaborations between family members and loved ones of workplace fatality victims and OSHA’s National, Regional, and Area Offices to promote workplace safety and health, raise awareness of workers’ rights, and prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities (e.g., by collaborating on outreach related to Workers’ Memorial Day, youth and teen worker safety, and other topics, as appropriate).

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 proven 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 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 two years. Either 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 written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed this 28^th day of April, 2022.