ARREGLO QUE ESTABLECE UNA ALIANZA
ENTRE
LA OFICINA DE ÁREA DE EL PASO
DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL DEL
DEPARTAMENTO DE TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Y
EL CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN EL PASO, TEXAS

La Oficina de Área de El Paso de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (“OSHA”) del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América y el Consulado General de México en El Paso, Texas (“el Consulado”), en adelante denominados conjuntamente “los Participantes”;

RECONOCIENDO el compromiso conjunto de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores mexicanos en los Estados Unidos de América, y

RECONOCIENDO que el Programa de Alianza de la 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 tienen la intención de establecer una relación de colaboración para proveer a los nacionales mexicanos y a otros en Texas (Condados de El Paso y Hudspeth), información, orientación y acceso a recursos de capacitación y educación para promover los derechos de los trabajadores a la protección de su seguridad y salud ocupacionales, y para ayudarlos a entender la ley nacional de los Estados Unidos de América sobre los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacionales (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 empleadores y los trabajadores mexicanos en Texas (Condados de El Paso y Hudspeth), sobre la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo.
• Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para los empleadores y los trabajadores mexicanos en Texas (Condados de El Paso y Hudspeth), a fin de promover el entendimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo del OSH Act, incluyendo el uso del procedimiento de quejas de OSHA.

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 la prevención de riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y formular mecanismos para comunicar dicha información (por ejemplo, por medios impresos y electrónicos, herramientas de asistencia electrónica y enlaces al sitio Web de la OSHA desde el sitio Web del Consulado), a los nacionales mexicanos que trabajan en Texas (Condados de El Paso y Hudspeth) 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”.

Promoción de un Diálogo Nacional

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos relacionados con la promoción de un diálogo conjunto sobre la seguridad y la salud 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, debates en mesas redondas o reuniones de interesados principales sobre cuestiones que afectan a los nacionales mexicanos que Trabajan en Texas (Condados de El Paso y Hudspeth), para ayudar a forjar soluciones innovadoras sobre cuestiones relativas a la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo, y el entendimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo del OSH Act.

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 erogar recursos.

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 El Paso, Texas, en duplicado, el 5 de agosto de 2020 en los idiomas inglés y español.

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
EL PASO AREA OFFICE AND
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN EL PASO, TEXAS

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) El Paso Area Office and the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, Texas, (the Consulate) hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Participants”;

RECOGNIZING the joint commitment to protect workers’ rights for Mexican workers in the United States, 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 Mexican Nationals and others, in Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties), information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on 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 Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties), regarding workplace safety and health.
• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties), to promote understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.

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 Mexican Nationals working in Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties), 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.

Promotion of a National Dialogue

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

• To raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health and worker’s rights under the OSH Act whenever leaders from the Participants address groups.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on issues affecting Mexican Nationals working in Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties), 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.

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 may continue for two (2) years from the date of signing. A Participant should endeavor to provide thirty (30) days advanced written notice of its intent to discontinue the Arrangement. This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants.

Signed at El Paso, Texas, in duplicate, this 5 day of August, 2020, in the English and Spanish languages.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE
OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OSHA CONSULTATION,
AND
LATINO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oklahoma City Area Office, the Latino Community Development Agency (LCDA), and the Oklahoma Department of Labor OSHA Consultation (OSHA Consultation or ODOL), continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, LCDA, and ODOL (collectively “Participants”) hereby renew the Alliance signed August 20, 2018 to provide LCDA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to falls, electrocutions, excavation hazards, struck-by and caught-in-between hazards, and other 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 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, Participants will use relevant 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 to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance and measure the impact of its overall effort on improving workplace safety for employers and workers. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and LCDA recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners (i.e., ODOL) 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

Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Consultation services, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction safety to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by promoting educational materials and providing a wide-range of safety trainings in Spanish at LCDA to the Hispanic workforce community.
• 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 OSHA’s and the LCDA’s Web sites) to employers, and workers in the industry and the community at large.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s, ODOL’s, or LCDA’s conferences, local meetings, health fairs, or other events.
• To share information among OSHA and ODOL personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding LCDA’s various programs benefiting the Hispanic community at large.
• To work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects regarding the Spanish speaking workforce that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

Training and Education

Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To develop effective training and education programs for the Hispanic Community including, but not limited to, prevention of heat-related illnesses, fall hazards in construction, electrical hazards, trenching and excavation hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for the Spanish speaking workforce to promote understanding of workers’ rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, OSHA Consultation service, and the responsibilities of employers, and to communicate such information to workers and employers.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of the following courses: Fall Protection; Scaffolding; OSHA 10 Hour; Excavations; and Electrical Safety.

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 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 Oklahoma City Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage OSHA On-site Consultation Projects’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three years. Each 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 1 day of August, 2020.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE
OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OSHA CONSULTATION,
AND
LATINO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
September 2, 2019

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed

      August 20, 2018

   2. Evaluation Period

      August 20, 2018 – August 31, 2019

   3. Overview

      The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oklahoma City Area Office, the Latino Community Development Agency (LCDA), and the Oklahoma Department of Labor OSHA Consultation (OSHA Consultation or ODOL), recognized the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces.  The purpose of the Alliance will be to provide LCDA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to falls, electrocutions, excavation hazards, struck-by and caught-in-between hazards, and other hazards and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      David Bates, Former Area Director
      Steven Kirby, Area Director
      Jorge Delucca, Compliance Assistance Specialist

      Alliance Participant

      Dr. Raul Font, Executive Director
      Mario Medrano, Development Director

      Oklahoma Department of Labor

      Melissa McLawhorn Houston, Former Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
      Leslie Osborn, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • November 1, 2017: David Bates and Jorge Delucca met with Dr. Raul Font and Mario Medrano to discuss alliance
   • July 23, 2018: Planned alliance signing ceremony via electronic mail

    

   In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance’s progress and results.

3. Results

   The following table summarizes the Alliance’s activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.

   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Alliance Product	No activity
   Dissemination	No activity
   Event	September 25, 2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, attended the Latino Agency 27th Annual Recognition and Awards Luncheon in Oklahoma City. Jorge discussed the mission of OSHA and his support to the Hispanic Community in Oklahoma with a group of attendees.	Mission of OSHA; Hispanic occupational fatalities nation wide OSHA Spanish resources	10
   Exhibit	August 31, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, staffed a table with Spanish OSHA publications during a health fair at the Latino Agency. Jorge explained the mission of OSHA, how to file a complaint, and how to avoid heat-related illnesses to customers.	Outreach and Communication	60
   OSHA Product Review	No activity
   Speech / Presentation	September 18 - 21, 2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave a presentation on the mission of OSHA, statistics on Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition, public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	175
   Speech / Presentation	September 25 - 28, 2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation, in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, statistics on Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	153
   Speech / Presentation	October 30 - November 2, 2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, statistics on Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	237
   Speech / Presentation	November 6 - 9: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	154
   Exhibit	November 6 - 9, 2019: Leonardo Valles, ODOL OSHA Consultant, staffed a booth at the Latino Community event to help disseminate information on OSHA Consultation Services.	Outreach and Communication	180
   Speech / Presentation	December 7, 2018: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave a presentation, in Spanish to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, statistics on Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	66
   Speech / Presentation	January 29 - February 1, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave a presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	371
   Speech / Presentation	March 27 - April 1, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave a presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	135
   Speech / Presentation	March 19 - 22, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	316
   Speech / Presentation	April 24 - 26, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	74
   Speech / Presentation	May 22 to 24, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	240
   Speech / Presentation	July 10, 2019: Jorge Delucca, CAS, gave presentation, in Spanish, to customers of the Mexican Consulate on Wheels in Oklahoma City about the mission of OSHA, Hispanic fatalities nationwide, and provided OSHA publications. A representative of the Latino Agency gave a speech about nutrition and public health resources and services provided by the Latino Agency.	Outreach and Communication	84
   Training	No activity
   Total			2,255

 

4. Evaluations

   Through this alliance, OSHA and the Latino Agency have reached many Latino workers. OSHA and LCDA will work together to increase opportunities to provide Latino workers with occupational safety and health outreach and education.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   September 25, 2019: 28^th Annual Recognition and Awards Luncheon
   August 20, 2020: Alliance renewal

   Report prepared by:
   Jorge A. Delucca, MS, MA, CAIH
   Compliance Assistance Specialist
   Oklahoma City Area Office
   September 2, 2019

    

ARREGLO QUE ESTABLECE UNA ALIANZA
ENTRE
LAS OFICINAS DEL ÁREA NORTE Y SUR DE HOUSTON
DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL DEL
DEPARTAMENTO DEL TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Y
EL CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN HOUSTON, TEXAS

Las Oficinas del Área Norte y Sur de Houston de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional ("OSHA", por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América y el Consulado General de México en Houston, Texas ("el Consulado"), en adelante denominados conjuntamente "los Participantes";

RECONOCIENDO el compromiso conjunto de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores mexicanos en los Estados Unidos, reconocidos en la Carta de Arreglo entre la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América relativa a las Protecciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Lugar de Trabajo Aplicables a los Trabajadores Mexicanos en los Estados Unidos, firmada en Washington, D.C., el 6 de Noviembre de 2014; y

RECONOCIENDO que el Programa de Alianza de la 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 tienen la intención de establecer una relación de colaboración para proveer a los nacionales mexicanos y a otros en Houston, Texas información, orientación y acceso a recursos de capacitación y educación para promover los derechos de los trabajadores a la protección de su seguridad y salud ocupacionales, y para ayudarlos a entender la ley nacional de los Estados Unidos de América sobre los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacionales (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 empleadores y los trabajadores mexicanos en Houston, Texas sobre la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo.
• Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para los empleadores y los trabajadores mexicanos en Houston, Texas a fin de promover el entendimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo del OSH Act, incluyendo el uso del procedimiento de quejas de OSHA.

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 la prevención de riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y formular mecanismos para comunicar dicha información (por ejemplo, por medios impresos y electrónicos, herramientas de asistencia electrónica y enlaces al sitio Web de la OSHA desde el sitio Web del Consulado), a los nacionales mexicanos que trabajan en Houston, Texas 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”.

Promoción de un Diálogo Nacional

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos relacionados con la promoción de un diálogo conjunto sobre la seguridad y la salud 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, debates en mesas redondas o reuniones de interesados principales sobre cuestiones que afectan a los nacionales mexicanos que trabajan en Houston, Texas para ayudar a forjar soluciones innovadoras sobre cuestiones relativas a la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo, y el entendimiento los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo del OSH Act.

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 erogar recursos.

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 Houston, Texas, en duplicado, el día 26 de Agosto de 2019, en los idiomas español e inglés.

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
HOUSTON NORTH AND SOUTH AREA OFFICES
AND
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Houston North and South Area Offices and the Consulate General of Mexico in Houston, Texas (the Consulate), hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Participants”;

RECOGNIZING the joint commitment to protect workers’ rights for Mexican workers in the United States acknowledged in the Letter of Arrangement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor of the United States of America, concerning Workplace Safety and Health Protections Applicable to Mexican Workers in the United States, signed at Washington, D.C., on November 6, 2014; 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 Mexican nationals in Houston, Texas and others information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on 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 Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Houston, Texas regarding workplace safety and health.
• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Houston, Texas to promote understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.

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' Web site to Mexican nationals working in Houston, Texas and their employers.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear atthe Participants' conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To participate in "Mobile Consulate" activities and events.

Promotion of a National Dialogue

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting a joint 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 issues affecting Mexican nationals working in Houston, Texas 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.

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 may continue for two (2) years from the date of signing. A Participant should endeavor to provide thirty (30) days advanced written notice of its intent to discontinue the Arrangement. This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants.

Signed at Houston, Texas, in duplicate, this 26th day of August, 2019, in the Spanish and English languages.