ARREGLO QUE ESTABLECE UNA ALIANZA
ENTRE
LA OFICINAS DE AREA DE FORT LAUDERDALE
DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL,
DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Y
EL CONSULADO GENERAL DE EL SALVADOR EN MIAMI, FLORIDA

Las Oficinas Áreas de Fort Lauderdale de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América y el Consulado General de El Salvador en Miami, Florida, en adelante denominados colectivamente “los Participantes;”

Reconociendo el compromiso conjunto de proteger el bienestar de los trabajadores salvadoreños en los Estados Unidos, reconocidos en la Carta de Acuerdo entre la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional de los Estados Unidos de América y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador, firmada en Washington, D.C., el 10 de Mayo de 2022.

Reconociendo que el Programa de Alianza de OSHA prevé el establecimiento de relaciones de cooperación para fines tales como la capacitación y la educación, difusión y comunicación, y para promover un diálogo nacional sobre la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo;

Se proponen establecer una Alianza para lograr lo siguiente:

Objetivo general

Los Participantes desean establecer una relación de colaboración con el fin de ofrecer a los nacionales salvadoreños en Florida y la jurisdicción común a ambos Participantes información, orientación y acceso a recursos educativos y de capacitación con miras a promover los derechos de los trabajadores a la protección de su seguridad y salud, en especial en lo referente a la prevención de la exposición a los peligros de caídas, amputaciones y los de la apertura de zanjas y realización de excavaciones, además de los riesgos eléctricos, y ayudarlos a comprender los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSH Act).

Capacitación y educación

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos de capacitación y educación:

• Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para los salvadoreños en la Florida y la jurisdicción común de ambos Participantes sobre los riesgos de las caídas, enfermedades a causa del calor, excavaciones y trincheras, como también los riesgos de la jardinería.

• Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para los salvadoreños en la Florida y la jurisdicción común a ambos Participantes sobre los temas de los derechos y responsabilidades de los patronos, incluyendo el uso del proceso de querellas de OSHA.

• Realizar o asegurarse de que se realicen los cursos de prevención de riesgos.

• Preparar material de estudio sobre seguridad y salud en el lugar de trabajo sobre los temas de los riesgos de las caídas, enfermedades a causa del calor, excavaciones y trincheras, como también los riesgos de la jardinería.

Difusión y Comunicación

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos de difusión y comunicación:

• Elaborar información sobre el reconocimiento y prevención de riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y formular mecanismos para comunicar dicha información (por ejemplo, por medios impresos o electrónicos, herramientas de asistencia electrónica y enlaces al sitio Web de la OSHA desde el sitio Web del Consulado) a los salvadoreños en la Florida y la jurisdicción común a ambos Participantes y a sus empleadores.

• Dar discursos, realizar exposiciones o presentarse en las conferencias, reuniones locales u otros eventos de los Participantes.

• Participar en las actividades y los eventos del "Consulado Móvil."

• Compartir información entre el personal del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. y los profesionales de salud y seguridad sobre las prácticas óptimas o los enfoques efectivos del Consulado General de El Salvador en Miami, Florida, y publicar los resultados mediante actividades de difusión por parte del Consulado General de El Salvador en Miami, Florida, y por medio de materiales, programas de capacitación, talleres, seminarios y presentaciones orales (o cualquier otro foro que corresponda) elaborados por los Participantes.

Promoción de un Diálogo Nacional

Los Participantes desean trabajar conjuntamente para alcanzar las siguientes metas con la promoción de un diálogo nacional sobre la salud y la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo:

• Dar a conocer y demostrar el compromiso con la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo y los derechos de los trabajadores siempre que los funcionarios principales de los Participantes se dirijan al público.

• Convocar o participar en foros, discusiones de mesa redonda o reuniones con interesados directos sobre los riesgos de las caídas, enfermedades a causa del calor, excavaciones y trincheras, como también los riesgos de la jardinería.

• Compartir información sobre las leyes y normas aplicables de los EE.UU., incluidas las relacionadas a los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores.

Un grupo de implementación, integrado por representantes de cada Participante, tiene la intención de reunirse para elaborar un plan de acción, determinar los procedimientos de trabajo y establecer las funciones y responsabilidades de los Participantes. Además, los Participantes tienen el propósito de reunirse por lo menos tres veces al año con fines de seguimiento e intercambio de información sobre las actividades y los resultados en torno al logro de los objetivos de la Alianza.

Nada de lo dispuesto en el presente Arreglo compromete a los Participantes a gastos de algún fondo.

Este Arreglo puede iniciarse una vez firmado por los dos Participantes. El presente Arreglo puede durar dos (2) años a partir de la fecha de su firma. El Participante que tenga la intención de dar por terminado el presente Arreglo procurará notificar por escrito al respecto con treinta (30) días de antelación. El presente Arreglo podrá modificarse por escrito en cualquier momento mediante el consentimiento mutuo de los Participantes.

Firmado en Miami, Florida, en duplicado, el día 1st de septiembre del 2022, en los idiomas inglés y español.

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION’S
FORT LAUDERDALE AREA OFFICES
AND
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF EL SALVADOR IN MIAMI, FLORIDA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fort Lauderdale Area Offices and the Consulate General of El Salvador in Miami, Florida, hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Participants;”

Recognizing the joint commitment to protect workers’ rights for Salvadorans workers acknowledged in the Letter of Arrangement between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, signed at Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2022; and

Recognizing that OSHA’s Alliance Program provides for the establishment of cooperative relationships for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication, and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health;

Intend to form an Alliance to achieve the following:

Overall Objective

The Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Salvadoran Nationals in Florida and the Participants’ common jurisdiction and others information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, particularly with regards to preventing exposure to fall, heat illness, trenching and excavation, as well as landscaping hazards and to help them understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

Training and Education

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

• To develop training and education programs for Salvadoran Nationals in Florida and the Participants’ common jurisdiction regarding fall, heat illness, trenching and excavation, as well as landscaping hazards.

• To develop training and education programs for Salvadorans Nationals in Florida and in the Participants’ common jurisdiction to promote understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.

• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of hazard prevention courses.

• To develop workplace health and safety curricula on fall, heat illness, trenching and excavation, as well as landscaping hazards.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and links to OSHA's Web site from the Consulate's Web site) to Salvadoran Nationals in Florida and the Participants’ common jurisdiction and their employers.

• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the Participants' conferences, local meetings, or other events.

• To participate in "Mobile Consulate" activities and events.

• To share information among DOL personnel and safety and health professionals regarding the Consulate General of El Salvador in Miami, Florida, good practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by Consulate General of El Salvador in Miami, Florida, and through materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.

Promotion of a National Dialogue

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• To raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health and workers' rights under the OSH Act whenever leaders from the Participants address groups.

• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on fall, heat illness, trenching and excavation, as well as landscaping hazards to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.

• To share information on laws and standards, including those relating to workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each Participant intends to meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the Participants. In addition, the Participants intend to meet at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

Nothing in this Arrangement commits the Participants to the expenditure of any funds.

This Arrangement may commence upon signature by both Participants. This Arrangement is intended to discontinue two (2) years from the date of signing. A Participant should endeavor to provide thirty (30) days advance written notice of its intent to discontinue its participation in this Arrangement. This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants.

Signed at Miami, Florida, in duplicate, this 1st day of September 2022 in the English and Spanish languages.

BETWEEN
ALLENTOWN AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
LEHIGH CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
AND
PENNSYLVANIA OSHA CONSULTATION PROGRAM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Allentown Area Office, and Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia District Offices, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI), and the Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA OSHA Consultation) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, WHD, LCTI and PA OSHA Consultation hereby form an Alliance to provide warehouse and material logistics industry employers and workers, including temporary workers, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them reduce and prevent exposure to workplace safety and health hazards (e.g., overexertion, contact with objects and fall hazards); and promote understanding of workers' rights and employer responsibilities under WHD statutes and 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, the Alliance participants 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.

• Share information on wage and hour laws and regulations, including workplace rights with overtime, use of the Family and Medical Leave Act and assurances that workers are safe from workplace harassment and retaliation when they claim their rights.

• 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, WHD, LCTI, and PA OSHA Consultation websites) to employers and workers in the warehouse and materials logistics industry.

• Assist LCTI in curriculum development or review of the Materials Logistics Program including occupational safety and health regulations, guidelines, and best practices and wage and hour requirements.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings, or other events, as time and resources permit.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on warehouse and material logistics workplace safety and health issues and/or wage and hour issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace and/or to provide input on identified issues.

• Share information among OSHA and WHD personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding participating members good 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 inviting workers to actively participate in any local meetings, conference, or other events, as time and resources permit.

• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on the primary focused hazards within the warehouse and materials logistics industry, including overexertion, contact with objects and falls.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for the warehouse and materials logistics industry regarding workplace safety and health hazards and wage and hour regulations and communicate such information to warehouse and materials logistics industry employers and workers.

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of the OSHA #7005 – Public Warehousing and Storage course.

• Develop effective training and education programs for the warehouse and materials logistics industry 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 and WHD 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 Allentown Area Office and the Wage and Hour District Offices (Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre) as well as representatives from the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute and the PA OSHA Consultation Program.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any 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 10th day of August 2022.

Alliance Agreement Signature Page

AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 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 AFSP hereby form an Alliance to provide employers, workers, and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them promote workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness 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 requirements for program participation laid out in 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 AFSP 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 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 workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness, and communicate such information (e.g., via print and electronic media (AFSP Hope Hub, Daily Updates, Chapter eUpdate), other electronic assistance tools, social media, and the OSHA and AFSP websites) to employers and workers. Ensure products developed encourage and reflect the diversity of the workforce, are accessible in multiple languages and formats, and encourage workers’ sense of belonging.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, local meetings and other events, such as OSHA’s Alliance Program Forum and Construction Roundtable and AFSP’s Chapter Leadership Conference and regional events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on mental health and suicide prevention awareness to help forge innovative solutions for the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and safety and health professionals regarding AFSP’s good practices or effective approaches for promoting workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness through programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness.
• Encourage AFSP chapters to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to promote workplace mental health and suicide prevention awareness.

Training and Education

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

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of AFSP’s Talk Saves Lives and other mental health and suicide prevention awareness programming to federal OSHA, State Plan, and On-Site Consultation Program personnel.

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, communication, 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 discuss the responsibilities of the participants, to share information on activities, and to track results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, the Directorate of Construction, and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans’ and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ 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 both signatories.

Signed this 7th day of September, 2022.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM
AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINSTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ERIE AREA OFFICE
AND
ERIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Since entering into an Alliance on June 13, 2013, with subsequent renewals on June 26, 2015, and June 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Erie Area Office, and the Erie Institute of Technology (EIT) have worked together to improve workplace health and safety by sharing information, guidance, and access to training resources that address occupational hazards, and by promoting understanding of the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

OSHA and EIT 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 EIT 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 EIT's status as an Alliance Program Ambassador on OSHA's public webpage.

EIT 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 EIT 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 ETI's 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 events.
• Adhering to requirements laid out in the Alliance Program Directive regarding the prohibition on promoting or implying the OSHA'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 ETI'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 all parties to meet the intent of this document and its underlying policies. Each signatory may terminate this Alliance 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 24th day of June 2022.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM
AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINSTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ERIE AREA OFFICE,
PENNSYLVANIA OSHA CONSULTATION SERVICE,
AND
PENNWEST CLARION SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Since entering into an Alliance on February 13, 2018, with subsequent renewal(s) on February 13, 2020, and February 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Erie Area Office, Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Service and PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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.

Through the Notice of Funding Opportunity from the Small Business Administration, SBDC's services include maintaining current information concerning environmental, energy, health, safety, and other Federal, state and local regulations that affect small businesses and counseling small businesses on methods of compliance with such regulations. OSHA, Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Service and PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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 Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Service and PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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 Ambassadors on the agency's public webpage.

Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Service and PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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 Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Service and PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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 Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Service and PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 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 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 all parties to meet the intent of this document and its underlying policies. All 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 July 13, 2022.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE DENVER AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
DJ BASIN SAFETY COUNCIL

Since entering into an Alliance on February 6, 2013, with a subsequent renewals on May 5, 2015, and July 11, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Denver Area Office and DJ Basin Safety Council 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 DJ Basin Safety Council 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 DJ Basin Safety Council 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.

DJ Basin Safety Council 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 DJ Basin Safety Council 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 DJ Basin Safety Council 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 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 on-going 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 2^nd day of August, 2022.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
NEW YORK REGIONAL OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (NJLWD),
AND
THE NEW JERSEY STATE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COMMITTEE (NJSISC)

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) New York Regional Office, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJLWD), and the New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee (NJSISC), referred to collectively throughout this document as the "Participants," recognize the value of renewing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, these organizations hereby form an Alliance to provide workplaces in New Jersey with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by improving workplace safety and health practices, initiating or enhancing workplace safety and health programs, 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 will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

Through the Alliance, the Participants will use various elements of occupational health and safety management system principles, and when appropriate, relevant injury, illness and hazard exposure data to help identify areas of emphasis for safety and health awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance and measure the impact of its overall effort on improving workplace safety for employers and workers. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and the NJSISC recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Program participants 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 Regarding the "Safe + Sound Campaign"

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives related to raising awareness of the Safe + Sound Campaign that encourages every workplace located or based in New Jersey to have a safety and health program that includes management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards. The Participants will:

• Promote the "Safe + Sound Campaign" to the membership of NJSISC through meetings, newsletters, websites, social media, and other communication channels.
• Develop and disseminate case studies and success stories on effective safety and health programs, and publicize their results.
• Promote the Safe + Sound Week and similar awareness campaigns.

Outreach and Communication on Improving Workplace Safety and Health Practices

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives related to outreach and communication to help employers improve their "Workplace Safety and Health Practices:"

• To develop methodologies to provide subject matter experts or resources for New Jersey employers that wish to improve their workplace safety and health practices.
• To develop and disseminate information on management leadership, employee involvement, and systematic approaches to find and fix workplace hazards before they can cause injury and illness. This includes developing ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, the websites of NJSISC's organizational members and NJLWD) to employers and workers in New Jersey.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on safety and health programs to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To share information regarding good practices or effective approaches among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the Participants.

Training and Education to Assist Responsible Employers To Become Even Safer

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives related to training and education to assist committed employers in becoming even safer:

• OSHA Challenge

  • To establish new OSHA Challenge Programs in the State of New Jersey. Through OSHA Challenge, OSHA provides participating employers and workers an avenue to work with their designated Challenge Administrators to develop and/or improve their safety and health management program through mentoring, training and progress tracking.

    NOTE:
    OSHA Challenge's three stages guide challenge participants from the initial planning and development process through the implementation of an effective safety and health management program. Challenge participants do not receive exemptions from OSHA programmed inspections.

• To promote the use of free on-site consultation services available through NJLWD.
• To encourage companies with exemplary safety and health programs to participate in Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and/or Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
• To design and implement a recognition program, for workplaces which do not utilize the NJLWD's On-site Consultation Program, that is in line with principles OSHA leading metrics.,
• To stimulate and maintain occupational safety and health awareness among employees and management in accordance with OSHA management system principles.

New Jersey Safety Recognition Programs

• New Jersey Governor’s Award for Safety and Health Excellence
  • Provides recognition to New Jersey workplaces with outstanding performance in the prevention of workplace injuries and illnesses,
    1. By being awarded either OSHA SHARP or VPP status, or
    2. Has been certified to meet the requirements of ISO 45001 and
    3. Have their most recent injury and illness rates less than half the latest published BLS rates for their NAICS code and,
    4. Have a Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rate that is 0.8 or lower and,
    5. Have demonstrated program implementation based on leading performance indicators in accordance with recent guidelines (OSHA 3970).
• New Jersey Governor's Award for Safety and Health Performance
  • Provides recognition to workplaces that utilize the NJ 21(d) On-site Consultation Program, but are not eligible for SHARP or VPP, for undertaking a voluntary effort to improve its safety and health program. To be considered for this, the workplace must the following criteria:
    1. The workplace must request and receive a full-service safety and health consultation visit from NJ 21(d) On-site Consultation within the previous twelve (12) months and,
    2. The workplace’s safety and health program was evaluated using the Consultation Form 33, and
    3. The workplace must correct all serious and other-than-serious safety and health hazards that were identified by the NJLWD On-site Consultation Program and,
    4. The workplace must have implemented leading safety and health performance indicators in accordance with recent guidelines (OSHA 3970), meeting the minimum criteria approved by the NJ Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and,
    5. Have their most recent injury and illness rates less than half the latest published BLS rates for their NAICS code.
• New Jersey Governor’s Award for Safety and Health Achievement
  • Provides recognition to workplaces that have undertaken independent efforts to improve their safety and health program. To be considered for this, the workplace must meet the following criteria:
    1. The workplace must have implemented leading safety and health performance indicators in accordance with recent guidelines (e.g. OSHA 3970 or equivalent), meeting the minimum criteria approved by the NJ Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and,
    2. Have their most recent injury and illness rates less than half the latest published BLS rates for their NAICS code and,
    3. Have a Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rate that is 0.8 or lower and,
    4. Have been evaluated for meeting or exceeding all the criteria for this award by a mechanism accepted by the NJ Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.

OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. 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 or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet to develop a work plan, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the Participants. In addition, they will meet at least 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 New York Regional Office and any other appropriate offices.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any signatory may terminate their participation in the Alliance for any reason at any time, provided the signatory gives 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 16^th day of August 2022.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JACKSON AREA OFFICE
AND
THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.,
MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Jackson Area Office and the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Mississippi Chapter (“ABC, MS Chapter”) 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 ABC, MS Chapter hereby form an Alliance to provide 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 commonly found in trenching and excavation, scaffolding, and confined spaces, as well as other prevalent safety and health hazards in the construction industry such as falls, struck-by, chemical and electrical hazards, 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 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 ABC, MS Chapter recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-Site Consultation Project 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:

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, work-related suicide, mental health issues, potential workplace drug overdoses and communicate such information (e.g., print, and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA and the ABC, MS Chapter Websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA or ABC, MS Chapter conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on prevalent hazards in the construction industry to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction workers regarding fall protection, trenching and excavation, electrical safety, scaffold safety, confined space safety, steel erection, struck-by hazards, silica, heat illness prevention, as well as mental health and suicides prevention, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of courses in fall protection, trenching and excavation, electrical safety, scaffold safety, confined space safety, steel erection, struck-by hazards, silica, heat illness prevention, as well as mental health and suicides prevention.

OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party'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 Jackson Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-site Consultation Programs' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for five-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 16 day of August 2022.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE HOUSTON NORTH AND HOUSTON SOUTH AREA OFFICES
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF GREATER HOUSTON,
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS - HOUSTON CHAPTER,
AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION - HOUSTON CHAPTER,
AND UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CLEAR LAKE

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Houston North and Houston South Area Offices and Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston (ABC), Associated General Contractors - Houston Chapter (AGC), American Subcontractors Association - Houston Chapter (ASA), and University of Houston - Clear Lake (UHCL) 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 ABC, AGC, ASA, and UHCL, hereby form an Alliance to provide Alliance members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to fall hazards, 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 ABC, AGC, ASA, and UHCL 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 ABC, AGC, ASA, and UHCL websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and the ABC, AGC, ASA, and UHCL conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on fall prevention 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 the ABC, AGC, ASA, and UHCL good 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 participating in tool box talks, skill assessments, and targeted training sessions to the most vulnerable workers.
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects related to preventing falls in the construction industry.
• Develop and disseminate case studies on fall prevention and publicize their results.
• Encourage every construction worksite in the Houston area to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including OSHA's Focus Four initiative.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for employers and workers in the construction industry about fall hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of fall prevention courses.
• Develop effective training and education programs for employers and workers in the construction industry 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 Houston North and Houston South Area Offices 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 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 3^rd day of May, 2022.

• Mhekeba Hager, Area Director, Houston North Area Office, OSHA
• Mark R. Briggs, CSP, Area Director, Houston South Area Office, OSHA
• Jeffrey Nielsen, President, ABC of Greater Houston
• Kimberly Mason, Senior Director of Safety Services, AGC- Houston Chapter
• Tamara Hancock, Executive Director, American Subcontractors Association- Houston Chapter
• Robert N Phalen, PhD, CIH, FAIHA, Program Chair, Occupational Safety and Health, University of Houston-Clear Lake