AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE HOUSTON SOUTH AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION – HOUSTON, TX CHAPTER

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Houston South Area Office and The Houston Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHAs Houston South Area Office and the Houston Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association hereby form an Alliance to provide ASA members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to OSHAs Construction Focus Four 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 Houston Chapter of the ASA 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.
• 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 ASA websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and ASA conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on the construction focus four hazards to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by participating in and promoting the principles of OSHAs Safe and Sound Campaign.
• Develop and disseminate case studies on construction focus four hazards and publicize their results.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for the Houston Chapter members of the ASA regarding OSHA's Focus Four Hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for the Houston Chapter members of the ASA 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 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 Houston South Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan' 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 all signatories.

Signed this 21st day of September, 2023.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
ODESSA COLLEGE

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Lubbock Area Office and Odessa College 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 Odessa College, hereby form an Alliance to provide Odessa College members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and addressing construction, oil and gas and general industry issues, and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety an Health Act (OSH ACT).

This Alliance 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 limiting to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and Odessa College 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 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 Odessa College websites to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Odessa College conferences, local meetings, or other Safety and Health events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on safety and health issues, such as but not limited to falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and heat illness hazards, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on construction and general industry safety and health issues.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Odessa College 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 encouraging members to participate in OSHA's cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, Voluntary Protection Programs, Alliance Program, Partnerships Program and Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on Construction Industry, General Industry and Oil and Gas Industry.
• Develop and disseminate case studies on inherent hazards with regards to the construction industry, oil and gas industry, servicing operations and general industry and publicize their results.
• Encourage Odessa College members to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues including hazards inherent with the industries of the area and surrounding communities.

Training and Education

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

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA 10 and 30 Hour courses and other Safety and Health courses in English and Spanish.
• Develop effective training and education programs for high school students, workers, employers and students regarding Construction Industry, General Industry and Oil and Gas Industry, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for employees, employers, high school students and students 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 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 Lubbock Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three 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 both signatories.

Signed this 29th day of November 2023.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BATON ROUGE AREA OFFICE
AND
THE GREATER BATON ROUGE INDUSTRY ALLIANCE
AND
THE LOUISIANA CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Baton Rouge Area Office, the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA), and the Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, the OSHA, GBRIA, and the LCA form an Alliance to provide GBRIA and LCA members with information, guidance, and access to training and resources that will help member companies protect employee and contractor health and safety; support company efforts aimed at preventing accidental releases, fires and explosions with a particular emphasis on chemical process safety and the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) standard; 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, GBRIA, and LCA 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:

• Provide information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Provide information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Meet with the GBRIA and LCA Safety and Health Steering Committee to discuss emerging safety or health trends observed by OSHA field officers and from industrial accidents or compliance inspections in the chemical and refining industries;
• Participate, speak, appear or assist, when possible, at workshops conferences, or other GBRIA and LCA meetings that have process or occupational safety, employee health or related themes that would be beneficial in promoting continuous improvement at Louisiana chemical and petrochemical plants and refineries;
• Update GBRIA and LCA members on the status of the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and encourage support and participation of the program by all members;
• Ensure Alliance activities are informed by the perspectives of non-managerial workers employed in the chemical and petrochemical industry during safety committee meetings and outreach events.
• Encourage GBRIA and LCA member worksites to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, that include chemical process safety and other industry related areas of emphasis.

Training and Education

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

• Facilitate and support effective training or education programs for chemical, petrochemical and related process industry companies on issues that might include but are not limited to temporary and/or short service workers; incentive or disciplinary programs; legal matters such as OSHA policies; and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering (RAGAGEP).
• Work to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health information on topics such as: heat illness; falls; "novel" health exposures (for example, viral exposures); construction operations; and other local concerns.

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 Baton Rouge Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans’ and OSHA On-Site Consultation program’ participation on the team.

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

Signed this 20th day of December, 2023.

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE 
BETWEEN 
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
KANSAS CITY REGIONAL OFFICE AND THE KANSAS CITY, SAINT LOUIS, AND 
WICHITA AREA OFFICES 
AND 
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Kansas City Regional Office and the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Wichita Area Offices and the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City, Missouri (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 Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States concerning Workplace Safety and Health Protections Applicable to Mexican Workers in the United States, signed at Washington, D.C., on September 2, 2021; 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 Missouri and Kansas, 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 Missouri and Kansas regarding workplace safety and health.
• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Missouri and Kansas 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 Missouri and Kansas 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 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 Missouri and Kansas 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 Kansas City, Missouri, in duplicate, this 14 day of November 2023, in the English and Spanish languages.