Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - February 23, 2026

ALLIANCE ANNUAL CLOSE-OUT REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Interactive Community Alliance (ICA)

February 23, 2026

  1. Alliance Background
    1. Date Signed
      February 23, 2024
    2. Evaluation Period
      February 23, 2025, to February 23, 2026
    3. Alliance Overview and Goals
      The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Fort Lauderdale Area Office and the Interactive Community Alliance, Inc. (ICA) 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 ICA hereby form an Alliance to provide ICA members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect vulnerable workers by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in the agricultural and construction industries and understand the rights or workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    Condell Eastmond, Area Director, Fort Lauderdale Area Office
    Leny Chango, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Fort Lauderdale Area Office

    In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.

  3. III. Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

    Dissemination: Alliance Program participants shared information on OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

Dissemination Type

Date

Description

Emphasis Area(s)*

Number Reached
(numeric value)
Dissemination 2-23/25 through 2/23/26 During this period, the Interactive Community Alliance shared OSHA updates and safety newsletters via email on a quarterly basis. The Alliance also hosted webinars on OSHA updates and safety best practices. Additionally, the Interactive Community Alliance shared emails with OSHA, provided advice on social media posts, newsletter articles, and other publications. It also included visits to the Alliance participants' or OSHA's web pages. Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, Construction, Heat Illness, Fall Prevention, and Hispanic Workers 15,000 +
Dissemination 2-23/25 through 2/23/26 Throughout the year, ICA, through its Salud Familiar en Action program, invited a presenter every Saturday to speak on various topics related to health and safety at work. Participants during this period have included the following: Ms. Lenny Chango - OSHA, Elsy Diaz Izquierdo - Community Consul of Mexico, Ray Padron and Claudia Aborda - RCASF, Victoria Tomas from FIU Moss School, Claudia Gonzalez and Maria Carmona from the Florida Agricultural Workers Association, Michael Barnett from District 3 Commissioner, Elsy Vasquez from the Consulate of El Salvador, Gerardo Reyes from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Ariel Laureano from Career Services, Miriam Escobar from USF, Lina Bockar - Workers Compensation. Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, and Hispanic Workers 50,000 +
Dissemination 5-2-25 through 1-17-26 During this period, ICA participate once a month in the Vision Latina Radio Show, which was conducted in collaboration with Florida International University (FIU). Topics presented included the following: OSHA’s Alliance Program; Workplace Hazard Prevention; Psychosocial Risk; and Fall Risk, to name a few. The group also discussed accident and fatality statistics, as well as promoting trench and excavation safety training. Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, and Hispanic Workers 50,000 +

Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participants or OSHA participation in events which include speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.

Activity Type

Date

Event Name

Representative Name(s) and Affiliation(s)

Title Of Presentation (if applicable)

City

State

Emphasis Area(s)*

Number Reached
(numeric value)
Training/Education During this period Construction Safety Training Ms. Victoria Tomas, FIU During this period, the Alliance group conducted several safety and health training courses for workers in the construction industry. Lake worth FL Safety and Health Management System, Construction, and Hispanic Workers 64

Report Prepared by: Leny Chango, OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist, Fort Lauderdale Area Office_