AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE PITTSBURGH AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MASTER BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Pittsburgh Area Office and the Master Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. (MBA – WP) 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 MBA – WP hereby form an Alliance to provide MBA - WP members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards associated with the building trades/construction industry, 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" 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 to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and MBA – WP 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, as resources permit:

• 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 MBA – WP conferences, local meetings, or other applicable events.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on hazards associated with the building construction trade 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 MBA - WP good practices or effective approaches through applicable forums developed by the Participants.

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by working with member contractors, subcontractors and the building trades joint union apprenticeship committees to promote workplace safety through informational materials, discussions, meetings, organizational events, and training.

Training and Education

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

• To review or provide input on effective training and education programs for member contractors and others regarding hazards associated with the building trades construction industry and to communicate such information to member employers and workers.

• To review or provide input on effective training and education programs for building trades construction employers and employees to promote an understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, the responsibilities of employers, and to communicate such information to workers and employers.

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, communications, 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 track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Pittsburgh Area Office. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for a period not to exceed two years. Any 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 26th day of March, 2025.