Establishing An Alliance Program Ambassador Relationship
Between

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Raleigh Area Office,

The Department of the Navy
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE)
And
The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers,
American Federation of Government Employees, and National Association of
Aeronautical Examiners Unions

Since entering into an Alliance on December 4, 2013, with subsequent renewals on November 30, 2016, and December 3, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Office in Raleigh, North Carolina (Raleigh Area Office) and the Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) located at the Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina; the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW); the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE); and the National Association of Aeronautical Examiners (NAAE) unions have worked together to improve workplace health and safety by sharing information, guidance, and access to training resources that address occupational hazards, and promoting understanding of the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

OSHA and the Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to improve safety and health practices and programs in American workplaces and commit to continue their work together through an Alliance Program Ambassador relationship.

In recognition of this ongoing commitment, OSHA will continue to foster an active relationship with the Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East by:

• Providing routine communications on enforcement, regulatory, and outreach initiatives.
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by appointing both management and non-management representatives to the North Carolina Field Federal Safety and Health Council (FFSHC).
• Engaging in information sharing and technical discussions, as appropriate, including completing special projects of mutual interest that align with agency priorities and as resources allow.
• Maintaining the organization's Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East status as Alliance Program Ambassador on the agency's public webpage.

Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East will continue to foster an active relationship with OSHA by:

• Sharing information with members and stakeholders on OSHA's National Initiatives (Enforcement, Regulatory, and Outreach), and encouraging their participation in OSHA's outreach initiatives and rulemaking processes.
• Sharing information with members and stakeholders on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Sharing information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Offering OSHA opportunities to speak, exhibit, or appear at one another's conferences, local meetings, or other FRCE events.
• Adhering to requirements laid out in the Alliance Program Directive regarding the prohibition on promoting or implying the agency's endorsement of their policies, products, or services, including acknowledging that they will not receive any preferential treatment related to any statutory function of the agency.
• Abiding by all terms and conditions for the use of the Alliance Program logo as specified in OSHA's Guidelines for Use of the Alliance Logo.

OSHA's cooperative programs provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary, collaborative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These programs have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and participants. By entering into this Ambassador relationship, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization's products or services.

This Ambassador relationship will remain in effect for the duration of an ongoing cooperative association and a good faith effort by both parties to meet the intent of this document and its underlying policies. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice. Termination by one signatory will not nullify the Ambassador relationship with all signatories, with the exception of OSHA; OSHA may terminate the Ambassador relationship as a whole, or its relationship with one or more individual signatories.

Signed this 11th day of December, 2023.