AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
HOUSTON NORTH AREA OFFICE
AND
HOUSTON SOUTH AREA OFFICE
AND
CITY OF HOUSTON MAYOR'S OFFICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the City of Houston Mayor's Office of Affirmative Action and Contract
Compliance (MOAACC) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative
relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and
MOAACC hereby form an Alliance to provide MOAACC members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them
protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing
exposure to construction hazards through comprehensive safety and health
programs addressing construction hazards such as falls, electrical, struck-by,
and caught-between, i.e. Focused Four hazard areas. In developing this Alliance,
OSHA and MOAACC recognize that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Project
partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and MOAACC will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education
programs for Construction Company's regarding safety and health programs to
control focused four hazards, and to provide expertise in communicating such
information to employers and employees in the industry.
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of safety and health program
management courses.
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health
curricula on construction hazards.
OSHA and MOAACC will work together to achieve the
following outreach and communication goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the
recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in
developing ways of communicating such information (e.g. print and electronic
media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the MOAACC Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or MOAACC conferences, local meetings,
or other events.
- Promote and encourage MOAACC members' or worksites' participation in
OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary
Protection Program, Consultation, and the Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program.
OSHA and MOAACC will work together to achieve the
following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety
and health:
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of
safety and health and publicize their results.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder
meetings on small business issues to help forge innovative solutions in the
workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to
participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such
as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national
dialogue on workplace safety and health. 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 any of that party's products or
services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of
promoting a particular party's products or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will
meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the
roles and responsibilities of the participants. Team members will include
representatives of OSHA's Houston North Area Office. In addition, they will meet
at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and
results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA will encourage State Plan
States' and OSHA Consultation Projects' participation on the team.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either 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 concurrence of both
signatories.
Joe Reina
Deputy Regional Administrator
Region VI
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
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Velma Laws
Director
City of Houston
Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance |
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