AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
KANSAS CITY AND WICHITA AREA OFFICES
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MISSOURI ONSITE SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSULTATION PROGRAM
AND
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
AND
MOKAN LABORERS TRAINING CENTER
AND
HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, LOCAL 663
AND
CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL LABORERS, LOCAL 1290

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Kansas City and Wichita Area Offices, Missouri Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program, Kansas Department of Labor-Division of Industrial Safety and Health, MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 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, Missouri Onsite Safety and Health Program, Kansas Department of Labor-Division of Industrial Safety and Health, MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290, hereby renew the Alliance signed on September 13, 2023 (the Alliance), with a continued emphasis on falls, cave-ins, struck-by, work zone traffic, caught-in/or in between, electrical shocks, burns, electrocutions, heat stress, suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and occupational exposures to silica and asbestos. Specifically, each organization is committed to providing MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663 and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 employers, their employees, 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 the following safety and health hazards in construction such as, but not limited to falls, cave-ins, struck-by, work zone traffic, caught-in/or in between, electrical shocks, burns, electrocutions, heat stress, suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and occupational exposures to silica and asbestos.

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." https://www.osha.gov/alliances/alliance-products-guide

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 MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663 and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 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, particularly through MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290.
• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools), with OSHA, the MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290.
• Ensure safety and health information is developed to reflect the needs of the workforce and is available in multiple languages and formats.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and particularly through MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on how to prevent safety and health hazards in the construction industry to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 on innovative good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Ensure Alliance activities are informed by the perspectives of non-managerial workers employed in construction projects by announcing safety and health meetings using emails, bulletin boards, and during daily and weekly meetings to promote worker’s participation.
• Encourage, particularly through MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290, members to build cooperative relationships with OSHA's Regional, Area Offices, Missouri Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program, and Kansas Department of Labor-Division of Industrial Safety and Health to address health and safety issues, including but not limited falls, cave-ins, struck-by, work zone traffic, caught-in/or in between, electrical shocks, burns, electrocutions, heat stress, suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and occupational exposures to silica and asbestos.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for their constituents’ employers and workers in the construction industry regarding identification, evaluation, and control of safety and health hazards such as but not limited to falls, cave-ins, struck-by, work zone traffic, caught-in/or in between, electrical shocks, burns, electrocutions, heat stress, suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and occupational exposures to silica and asbestos.
• Develop effective training and education programs for MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 employers and workers 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.
• Ensure safety and health training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to meet the needs of their target audiences.

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, Missouri Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program, Kansas Department of Labor-Division of Industrial Safety and Health, and MOKAN Laborers Training Center, Heavy Construction, Local 663, and Construction & General Laborers, Local 1290 acknowledge 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 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 Kansas City and Wichita 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 three years. The 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 all signatories. Signed this 14 day of August, 2025