Dallas Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement - July 30, 2025
Dallas Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement - July 30, 2025
AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE DALLAS AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
TEXO THE CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION (TEXO)
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Dallas Area Office and TEXO The Construction Association (TEXO) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and TEXO hereby renew the Alliance signed June 1, 2023, with a continued emphasis on establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. Specifically, the Dallas Area Office and TEXO are committed to providing TEXO participants and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers 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 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 renewing this Alliance, OSHA and TEXO 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:
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Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
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Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
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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 TEXO Websites) to employers and workers in the industry. Ensure the information developed reflects the workforce and is available in multiple languages and formats.
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Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and TEXO conferences, local meetings, or other events.
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Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on several safety topics to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
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Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding TEXO’s good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
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Encourage TEXO members to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including best practices and compliance.
Training and Education
The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:
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Develop effective training and education programs for participants 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 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, 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 track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Dallas 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 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 30th day of July 2025.
GREGORY R. WYNN
Area Director
Dallas Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
TODD HOLTZ
VP of Operations
TEXO The Construction Association (TEXO)