Region 6 - Alliance Annual Report - August 13, 2019
ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Little Rock Area Office
Oklahoma City Area Office
The Arkansas Department of Labor OSHA Consultation Service
And
The Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock, Arkansas
August 13, 2019
Alliance Background
Date Signed
February 18, 2011 – Renewed August 26, 2013 and September 04, 2015 and August 28, 2017
Evaluation Period
December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018
Overview
The U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Little Rock and Oklahoma City Area Offices, the Arkansas Department of Labor OSHA Consultation Service and the Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock, Arkansas, entered into an alliance which provides for the establishment of cooperative relationships for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication, and promoting a national dialogue on workplace health and safety.
Implementation Team Members
OSHA
Carlos Reynolds, Area Director, Little Rock Area Office – OSHA
David Bates, Area Director, Oklahoma City Area Office – OSHA
Leon Jones, Director, Arkansas Department of Labor
Jorge Delucca, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Oklahoma City Area Office – OSHAAlliance participant
Rodolfo Quilantán Arenas, Consul of Mexico at Little Rock, Arkansas
Rodrigo Morales, Consul of Protection and Legal Affairs
Alfredo Uriel Pérez Manriquez, Consul of Documentation in charge of the Consulates on Wheels.
Implementation Team Meetings
- August 27, 2018—during Labor Rights Week celebration at the Mexican Consulate at Little Rock, AR
In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance’s progress and results.
Results
The following table summarizes the Alliance’s activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.
Raising Awareness of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached Alliance Product None OSHA Product Review No activity Speech/
Presentation8/27/2018: David Bates, AD, gave a presentation about labor rights of immigrants to a group of 50 customers of the Mexican Consulate at Little Rock, Arkansas, as part of Labor Rights week. A bilingual employee of the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division at Little Rock translated into Spanish. David issued handouts of workers’ rights under the OSH Act in English and Spanish as well as copies of OSHA publication 3419, We are OSHA We Can Help, in Spanish. Labor Rights 50
Training and Education: Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached Consulate on wheels 2/14/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels at Oklahoma City. He gave cards with contact information for OSHA and flyers with contacts for Wage and Hour Division, Workers Compensation and EEOC. Labor Rights to Hispanic/Latino/Consulate Fall Prevention All Construction Hazard Communication 70
Consulate on wheels 3/14/18: Jorge Delucca, CAS, had a table with Spanish OSHA publications. he gave several short speeches to customers of the Mexican Consulate "On Wheels" at Tulsa, OK, about the mission of OSHA, the OSHA web site in Spanish, Hispanic and Mexican fatalities nationwide. He provided contacts for Wage and Hour, Workers compensation and EEOC. Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 74
Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Mobile Mexican Consulate at Tulsa 3/19/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short presentations, in Spanish, to customers of the Mobile Mexican Consulate at Tulsa, OK, about the mission of OSHA and Hispanic occupational fatalities nationwide. He provided card with the contact information for OSHA and a flyer with contact information for Wage & Hour, Workers Compensation and EEOC in Oklahoma. He had a table with other Spanish publications (fall prevention in construction, HAZCOM GHS) etc. Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 50
Consulate on wheels 3/21-23/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave short presentations to 87 customers of the Mexican Consulate "On Wheels" at Tulsa, OK about their labor rights. He provided Spanish publications on how to contact OSHA and other labor-related agencies in Oklahoma (Wage & Hour, Workers Compensation and EEOC). Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 140
Consulate on wheels 4/10-13/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave short presentations to 185 customers of the Mexican Consulate "On Wheels" at Oklahoma City about their labor rights. He provided Spanish publications on how to contact OSHA and other labor-related agencies in Oklahoma. Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 185
Consulate on wheels 4/24-25/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave outreach, in Spanish, to a group of 112 customers of the Mexican Consulate in Oklahoma City. He provided OSHA Spanish publications. Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 112
Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Consulate on wheels 5/22-23/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave short speeches to customers of the "Mexican Consulate on Wheels" at Oklahoma City. He explained the mission of OSHA, number of Hispanic and Mexican-born workers killed on the job in the US and how to contact OSHA. He gave cards with contact information, in Spanish, for OSHA and other Spanish OSHA publications. He explained the mission of the Wage & Hour Division, Workers Compensation, and EEPOC and provided a sheet with contacts for each. Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 105
Consulate on wheels 5/30/2018 to 6/1/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches about the mission of OSHA to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Oklahoma City and provided Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 179
Consulate on wheels 7/31/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches about the mission of OSHA to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Oklahoma City and provided Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants; Heat 60
Consulate on wheels 8/6/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short presentations, in Spanish to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Tulsa, Oklahoma. He gave OSHA Spanish publications Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants; Heat 108
Consulate on wheels 8/7/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches, in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Tulsa, Oklahoma and issued Spanish OSHA publications Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants; Heat 74
Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Consulate on wheels 8/15/17: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Oklahoma City, OK. Heat, Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZ Heat, Falls, Temporary Workers, Labor Rights Construction hazards, HAZCOM 97
Consulate on wheels 9/18-21/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave short presentations, in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate o Wheels at Oklahoma City and issued Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 175
Consulate on wheels 9/25-28/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave short speeches, in Spanish, about the mission of OSHA and labor rights of immigrants to customers of the Mexican Consulate "On Wheels" at Oklahoma City. He issued OSHA Spanish publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 153
Consulate on wheels 10/23-24/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave outreach, in Spanish to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Tulsa, OK. He issued Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 135
Activity Type OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Consulate on wheels 10/27/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several speeches to customers of the Mexican Consulate about labor rights of immigrants and the mission of OSHA and other labor organizations. He issued OSHA Spanish publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 120
Consulate on wheels 10/30 -11/2/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches about the mission of OSHA, labor rights of immigrants, and contacts for WHD/Workers Compensation/EEOC. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 237
Mobile Consulate 11/3-4/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches, in Spanish, to customers of the Mobile Mexican Consulate at Oklahoma City about labor rights of immigrants. He provided Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 214
Consulate on wheels 11/6-9/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches about labor rights of immigrants and issued Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 154
Consulate on wheels 11/28/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several speeches to 52 customers of a Mexican Consulate "On Wheels" at Tulsa, OK, about the mission of OSHA, WHD, Workers Compensation, and EEOC. He gave Spanish OSHA publications on HAZCOM (GHS), contacts for all of the above, and construction fall protection. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 52
Training and Education: Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached Mobile Consulate 12/1/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several speeches to customers of the Mobile Mexican Consulate at Tulsa, OK. He provided Spanish, OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 157
Consulate on wheels 12/7/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave speeches about labor rights of immigrants, the mission of OSHA/WHD/Worker Compensation/EEOC to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Oklahoma City. He issued Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 66
1/23/2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave several short speeches to customers of the Mexican Consulate at Tulsa about the mission of OSHA, how to contact OSHA and mission and contact information for Wage and Hour, Workers Compensation and EEOC. He issued Spanish OSHA publications. Construction hazards, HAZCOM; All about OSHA; Hispanic fatalities nationwide; labor rights of immigrants 76
Training and Education: Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached TOTAL 2,843
Evaluations
The Oklahoma City Area Office is effectively providing outreach to thousands of customers of the Mexican Consulate during Consulates on Wheels and Mobile Consulate at Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Upcoming Milestones
Labor Rights week of August 26, 2019
Renew alliance on August 26, 2019Report prepared by:
Jorge A. Delucca, Compliance Assistance Specialist
Oklahoma City Area Office