AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN
SIOUX FALLS AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
THE SOUTH DAKOTA SAFETY COUNCIL

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Sioux Falls Area Office (OSHA) and the South Dakota Safety Council 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 the South Dakota Safety Council hereby renew the Alliance signed October 5, 2022, with a continued emphasis on providing the South Dakota Safety Council members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to jobsite hazards in both general industry and construction 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, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and the South Dakota Safety Council 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:

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach) and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Promote Safety and Health Management Systems that incorporate safety as a Core Value to workers and employers.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on OSHA strategic focus hazards including falls and excavations.
• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's and the South Dakota Safety Council's website) to employers and workers.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and the South Dakota Safety Council's conferences, local meetings or other events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures developed by the participants.
• Work collaboratively on a Workers Memorial Day Event.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education objectives:

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of workshops on pertinent hazards including heat, fall prevention, trenching safety and mental health awareness.
• Assist OSHA to focus on effective workshops, seminars, training events to reach small employers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for member 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.

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 Sioux Falls Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three 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 written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed this 2nd day of October 2024.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
WICHITA AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF KANSAS AND THE KANSAS CONSTRUCTION SAFETY NETWORK, THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS, AND THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Wichita Area Office, Associated General Contractors (AGC of Kansas) and it's Kansas Construction Safety Network (KCSN), Mental Health Association of South Central-Kansas (MHASCK), and The Kansas Department of Labor Consultation Program (KDOL) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, AGC of Kansas, KCSN, MHASCK, and KDOL hereby form an Alliance to provide Kansas construction industry companies and workers, and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources and best practices that will help them protect workers by promoting positive mental health, preventing the misuse of opioids, reducing the occurrence of suicides in construction, and preventing exposure to fall hazards. Additionally, the alliance will seek to promote the understanding of 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, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA, AGC of Kansas, KCSN, MHASCK, and KDOL 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:

Behavioral Health

• Share information on OSHA's Regional and Local Initiatives to address behavioral health (including both mental health and substance abuse) topics in the workplace and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Share information on workplace policies that support behavioral health, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• OSHA, AGC of Kansas, KCSN, MHASCK, and KDOL will share summary information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding good practices or effective approaches to address behavioral health in the workplace through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA, AGC of Kansas, KCSN, MHASCK, and KDOL conferences, local meetings, or other events promoting behavioral health in the workplace.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on behavioral health in the workplace to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on challenges to behavioral health.
• Organize and launch an annual suicide prevention campaign.

Fall Prevention

• Share information on OSHA's Regional and Local Initiatives to address the prevention of falls in construction and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Share information on workplace policies that support fall prevention, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• OSHA, AGC of Kansas, KCSN, MHASCK, and KDOL will share summary information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding good practices or effective approaches to address fall prevention in the workplace through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA, AGC of Kansas, KCSN, MHASCK, and KDOL conferences, local meetings, or other events promoting fall prevention.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on the prevention of construction falls to help forge innovative solutions.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding AGC of Kansas and KCSN best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by actively seeking and supporting worker participation in the planning and execution of the annual fall prevention and behavioral health stand-up events.

Training and Education

OSHA will provide technical support and health and safety information to AGC of Kansas and KCSN members as they work to achieve the following objectives:

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction workers regarding behavioral health and the prevention of falls, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop programs, practices and policies and materials to be delivered at the workplace (e.g., Toolbox Talks) addressing the impact of behavioral health on workplace injury and illness, the warning signs of suicide, and the need to reduce stigma associated with behavioral health and treatment.
• Develop programs, practices and policies and materials to be delivered at the workplace (e.g., Toolbox Talks) addressing the prevention of construction falls.
• Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

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 Wichita Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program' 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 written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 6th day of May, 2024.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
CPWR – THE CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND TRAINING

Since entering into an Alliance on January 11, 2017, with subsequent renewal on July 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) have worked together to improve workplace health and safety by sharing information, guidance, and access to training resources and research 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 CPWR 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 CPWR by:

• Providing routine communications on enforcement, regulatory, and outreach initiatives.
• Sharing invitations to and offering opportunities to speak at OSHA Alliance Program and other agency stakeholder meetings or events, such as outreach and training activities through the National, Regional, or Area Office, and the National Alliance Program Construction Roundtable and Forum.
• 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 status as Alliance Program Ambassador on the agency's public webpage.

CPWR 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.
• Encouraging CPWR's stakeholders to build relationships with OSHA's National, Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues.
• Sharing information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding CPWR's research, new or emerging technologies, training and educational resources, and 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 CPWR 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.

Signed this 29^th day of October, 2024.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF ARKANSAS (AGC)

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Little Rock Area Office and Associated General Contractors of Arkansas (AGC) 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 AGC hereby form an Alliance to provide AGC members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to construction hazards and understanding 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, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and AGC 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:

• 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 AGC conferences, local meetings, or other AGC events.

• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding AGC good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

• Ensure Alliance activities are informed by the perspectives of non-managerial workers employed in the construction industry by involving non-management to participate in safety meetings and site safety inspections.

• Encourage AGC members to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including falls and heat stress in the construction industry.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction workers regarding safety hazards in the construction industry and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction workers 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. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

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 OSHA Little Rock Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either 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 both signatories.

Signed this 9^th day of October, 2024.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENMT OF LABOR
OSHA CONSULTATION
AND
THE NATIONAL UTILITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
OKLAHOMA CHAPTER

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oklahoma City Area Office, the Oklahoma Department of Labor OSHA Consultation Division and the National Utility Contractors Association Oklahoma Chapter (NUCA of Oklahoma) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, OSHA Consultation and NUCA of Oklahoma hereby form an Alliance to provide NUCA of Oklahoma’s members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to trenching and excavation hazards and confined spaces addressing safety and health issues 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, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA, ODOL OSHA Consultation, and NUCA of Oklahoma recognize that OSHA’s 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:

• 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.

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA and the NUCA of Oklahoma websites) to employers and workers in the industry. Ensure information developed encourages and reflects the diversity of the workforce and is accessible in multiple languages and formats.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and NUCA of Oklahoma conferences, local meetings, or other events.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on trenching/excavations or confined spaces 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 utility industry good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

• Ensure Alliance activities are informed by the perspectives of non-managerial workers employed in the utilities industry by providing training on trench/excavation safety and confined space entry safety.

• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on trenching/excavation stand down and confined space entry safety.

• Develop and disseminate case studies on trenching/excavation and confined space entry and publicize their results.

• Encourage the NUCA chapter and utilities worksites to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Office to address health and safety issues, including trench/excavation safety and confined space entry hazards.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Develop effective training and education programs regarding the underground utility industry hazards and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of appropriate, existing courses including:

  • NUCA Competent Person training
  • NUCA Confined Space training
  • NUCA’s Essential Skills for Crew Leaders training

• Develop effective training and education programs for utility workers to promote understanding of workers’ rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers to communicate such information to workers and employers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

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 OSHA Consultation and NUCA Oklahoma Chapter and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage OSHA On-Site Consultation program’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for 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 8^th day of April, 2024.