AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
NAPERVILLE, CHICAGO NORTH, CHICAGO SOUTH, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, AND PEORIA, ILLINOIS AREA OFFICES
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
ROOFING AND WATERPROOFING LOCAL 11

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Naperville, Chicago South, Chicago North, Fairview Heights, and Peoria Area Offices and Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 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 Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 hereby renew the Alliance signed May 03, 2023, and renewed February 26, 2026, with a continued emphasis on fall hazards. Specifically, both organizations are committed to providing Roofers and Waterproofers Local 11 members, signatory contractors, and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers and understand 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 safety and health hazards, with an emphasis on fall hazards.

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 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 surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 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/Regional/Local 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 workers and employers.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 conferences, local meetings/round table discussions, or other events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by speaking at Local 11 OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses.
• Develop and share resources in the workplace hazard recognition and prevention, ensuring clear and effective communication with employers and workers across the industry.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing among OSHA personnel and safety professionals by organizing training programs, workshops, seminars, and industry discussions to highlight best practices and effective safety strategies.

Training and Education

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

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for OSHA compliance officers (CSHO's) and Local 11.
• To develop effective training and education programs for Local 11 members to promote understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of the OSHA portion for OSHA 10 and 30-hour courses.

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. In entering this Alliance, OSHA and Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11acknowledge that this agreement is not legally binding. This agreement does not obligate or authorize the expenditure or reimbursement of appropriations or other funds, nor does it require the parties to enter into any contract or other obligations. It does not confer any rights or responsibilities under U.S. law, nor does it limit or restrict the parties from participating in similar activities or arrangements with other entities. This agreement does not limit, supersede, or otherwise affect OSHA's normal operations or decisions in carrying out its statutory and regulatory duties and functions. OSHA's entering an Alliance with an organization does not imply the agency's endorsement or promotion 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 track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Naperville, Chicago South, Chicago North, Fairview Heights, And Peoria Area Offices and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

This agreement will be executed in full compliance with all applicable federal laws. It takes effect on the date of signing and will remain in effect for two 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 25 day of February 2026.