ALLIANCE BETWEEN
THE WILMINGTON AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
LA PLAZA DELAWARE, INC. AND DELAWARE ALLIANCE OF LATINO ENTREPRENEURS (¡DALE!)

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Wilmington Area Office, La Plaza Delaware, Inc., and Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs (¡DALE!)) (collectively "the Participants") recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, the Participants hereby form an Alliance to provide La Plaza Delaware, Inc. and ¡DALE! members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to safety hazards and concerns at construction sites, and understand the rights of workers 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 "Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants"¹ and the "Guidelines for OSHA's Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects².

Through the Alliance, the Participants 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 to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance and measure the impact of its overall effort on improving workplace safety for employers and workers. In developing this Alliance, OSHA, and La Plaza Delaware, Inc. and Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs (¡DALE!) recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Project 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 as resources permit:

• To share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings at the OSHA and La Plaza Delaware, Inc., and Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs (¡DALE!) annual or quarterly meeting and/or the Fall Prevention Stand Down to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by promoting the value of injury and illness prevention programs.
• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print, and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's, La Plaza Delaware, Inc.'s, and Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs' (¡DALE!) websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's, La Plaza Delaware, Inc.'s, and/or Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs' (¡DALE!) conferences, local meetings, and the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent Falls in Construction events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the Participants.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives as resources permit:

• To develop and/or deliver effective training and education programs for La Plaza Delaware, Inc. and Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs (¡DALE!) members, their workers, and others within the construction industry focusing on reducing and preventing exposure to fall, electrical, caught-in or between, struck-by, and any other relevant safety and health hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• La Plaza Delaware, Inc., and Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs (¡DALE!) members, their workers, and other 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 educate stakeholders and encourage the voluntary use of the free, confidential onsite consultation services provided by Delaware OSHA Consultation.

OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party'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 Wilmington Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This Alliance will remain in effect for two years. Any 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 all signatories.

Signed this 20th day of June 2024.

1: https://www.osha.gov/alliances/templates/regional-annual-report-template

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