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NGFA - Alliance Ambassador Document - June 30, 2025


NGFA - Alliance Ambassador Document - June 30, 2025

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE NATIONAL GRAIN AND FEED ASSOCIATION
AND
THE GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY
AND
THE GRAIN HANDLING SAFETY COUNCIL

Since entering into an Alliance on September 13, 2017, with a subsequent renewal on May 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and the Grain Handling Safety Council (GHSC) have worked together to improve workplace health and safety in the grain handling and storage industry 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, NGFA, GEAPS, and GHSC 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 NGFA, GEAPS, and GHSC 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 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 three organizations' status as Alliance Program Ambassadors on the agency’s public webpage.

NGFA, GEAPS, and GHSC 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 NGFA, GEAPS, GHSC and the state and regional affiliates of NGFA and GEAPS to build relationships with OSHAs Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety and issues, including grain handling safety.
  • Sharing information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding NGFA, GEAPS, and GHSC 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, trainings, or other NGFA, GEAPS, and GHSC 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 the three organizations’ 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. Any 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 30th day of June, 2025.


Amanda Wood Laihow
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Michael J. Seyfert
President and CEO
National Grain and Feed Association


John Caupert
Executive Director
Grain Elevator and Processing Society


Jeff Adkisson
Board of Directors President
Grain Handling Safety Coalition

Atlanta Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement - June 23, 2025


Atlanta Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement - June 23, 2025

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE JACKSONVILLE AREA OFFICE
OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MIGRANT & MINORITIES ALLIANCE

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jacksonville Area Office and the Migrant & Minorities Alliance 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 the Migrant & Minorities Alliance hereby renew the Alliance signed June 15, 2023, with a continued emphasis on protecting workers by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in the agricultural1 and construction2 industries. Specifically, OSHA and the Migrant & Minorities Alliance are committed to providing the Migrant & Minorities Alliance members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers and understand the rights or workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address prevalent hazards in the agricultural and construction industries.

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 explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the Alliance’s impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and the Migrant & Minorities Alliance 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 information3 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 Migrant & Minorities Alliance websites) to employers and workers in the agricultural and construction industries. Ensure information developed reflects the workforce and is available in multiple languages and formats.
  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Migrant & Minorities Alliance conferences, local meetings, or other Migrant & Minorities Alliance events.
  • Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on agricultural and construction industry hazards to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
  • Encourage other community and labor partners in North Florida to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including agricultural and construction industry hazards.
Training and Education

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

  • Develop effective training and education programs for agricultural and construction regarding prevailing industry hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to meet the needs of their target audiences.
  • Develop effective training and education programs for the Migrant & Minorities Alliance 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, communications, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. In entering this Alliance, OSHA and Migrant & Minorities Alliance acknowledge that this agreement is not legally binding. This agreement does not obligate or authorize the expenditure or reimbursement of appropriations or other funds, nor does it require the parties to enter into any contract or other obligations. It does not confer any rights or responsibilities under U.S. law, nor does it limit or restrict the parties from participating in similar activities or arrangements with other entities. This agreement does not limit, supersede, or otherwise affect OSHA’s normal operations or decisions in carrying out its statutory and regulatory duties and functions. OSHA’s entering an Alliance with an organization does not imply the agency’s endorsement or promotion 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 Jacksonville Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program’s participation on the team.

This agreement will be executed in full compliance with all applicable federal laws. It takes effect on the date of signing and will remain in effect for five 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 at Jacksonville, Florida, this 23 day of June 2025.


David S. Tisdale
Area Office Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Maria Elena Valdivia
President
Migrant & Minorities Alliance
Pierson, Florida


1Agricultural Hazards include falls, amputations, suffocations, burns, toxic exposure, struck-by, and heat illness.
2Construction Hazards include falls, struck-by, electrical, caught-in and heat illness.
3OSHA and the Migrant & Minorities Alliancewill share information regarding OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Campaign in North Florida, the National Fall Prevention Stand-Down, the Trenching Safety Stand-Down, OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign, OSHA’s National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Outdoor and Indoor Heat Hazards, as well as OSHA’s General Duty Clause and Section 11(c) of the OSH Act.

Dallas Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement (Spanish) - June 17, 2025


Dallas Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement (Spanish) - June 17, 2025

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 las personas mexicanas que laboran 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 las Personas Mexicanas que Trabajan en los Estados Unidos, firmada en Washington, D. C., el 23 de agosto de 2024; 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 las personas mexicanas 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 trabajadores y trabajadoras 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 las personas trabajadoras y las responsabilidades de 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 empleadores y personas mexicanas que laboran 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 empleadores y personas mexicanas que laboran en Texas (Condados de El Paso y Hudspeth), a fin de promover el entendimiento de los derechos de trabajadores y trabajadoras, y las responsabilidades de 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 las personas mexicanas que laboran 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 trabajadores y trabajadoras, siempre que las personas funcionarias 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 las personas mexicanas que laboran 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 trabajadores y trabajadoras, y las responsabilidades de 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 17 de junio de 2025, en los idiomas inglés y español.

POR 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:


Diego Alvarado Jr.
Director de Área

POR EL CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN EL PASO, TEXAS:


Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de León
Cónsul General

Dallas Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement - June 17, 2025


Dallas Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement - June 17, 2025

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 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 August 23, 2024; 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 Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties) 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 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 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 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 17 of June, 2025, in the English and Spanish languages.

FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
EL PASO AREA OFFICE:


Diego Alvarado Jr.
Area Director

FOR THE CONSULATE GENERAL
OF MEXICO IN EL PASO, TEXAS:


Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de León
Consul General

Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - April 1, 2025


Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - April 1, 2025

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Suncoast Utility Contractors Association (SUCA) Alliance
April 1, 2025


  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed
      April 17, 2015

    2. Date Renewed
      February 21, 2019
      February 22, 2024

    3. Evaluation Period
      April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025

    4. Alliance Overview and Goals
      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Suncoast Utility Contractors Association, Inc. (SUCA) agreed to establish an Alliance to reduce and prevent exposure to hazards during trenching and excavation procedures, confined space entry and other imminent dangers in the underground utility construction industry. The goal will be achieved by developing and sharing information, guidance, and training resources.

  2. Implementation Team Meetings
    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: April 15, 2024; May 29, 2024; July 15, 2024; August 15, 2024; October 3, 2024; November 4, 2024; January 23, 2025; and February 2, 2025.

  3. Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals
    Dissemination: Alliance Program participants shared information on OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

Dissemination
Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Area(s)* Number Reached
(numeric value)
Dissemination/ Email Blast Monthly During this period, SUCA’s Pipeline Newsletter featured a variety of safety focused drop-in articles. The newsletter also highlighted safety and health events, such as OSHA’s National Fall Prevention Stand-Downs. Construction, Small Business, Trenching Safety, Heat Illness and Fall Prevention 600 - Impact
Dissemination/ Website Monthly During this period, SUCA’s website featured a wide range of safety and health information, including links to various topics on OSHA’s public webpage. Construction, Small Business, Youth Worker, Trenching Safety, Safe + Sound, Heat Illness and Fall Prevention 1000+
Dissemination/ Email Blast 06/18/24 During this period, the Alliance group, led by SUCA, distributed information regarding the National Trenching Safety Stand-Down to its members. In addition to mentioning the stand-down, these emails also highlighted the resources available on OSHA and SUCA webpages. Construction, Small Business, and Trenching Safety 600 Impact

Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events, which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.

Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff
Activity Type Date Event Name Representative Name(s) and Affiliation(s) Title Of Presentation
(if applicable)
City State Emphasis Area(s)* Number Reached
(numeric value)
Training/ Dissemination 3/26/25 Tampa Bay Construction Career Days (TBCCD) During this period, the Alliance group conducted a learning lab at the annual workforce outreach event for junior and senior high school students. The event was coordinated by Olja Correa, OSHA’s CAS, with the support of the University of South Florida – OSHA Training Institute Education Center (OTIEC). Olja Correa, OSHA CAS Dover FL Construction, General Industry, Small Business, and Youth Workers 1,500 Impacted
Training/ Dissemination 5-07-24 SUCA Safety Stand Down and Final Rule Outreach During this period, the Alliance group conducted a training event for members, which was focused on the following topics: -Stand-Down - Final Rule (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses) Olja Correa, OSHA-CAS Tampa FL Construction, General Industry, Small Business, Trenching, as well as Heat Illness and Fall Prevention 54 Impacted
Training/ Dissemination 8/15/24 SUCA Showcase During this period, the Alliance group conducted a tabletop event to exhibit and share information, products, and innovative approaches to address occupational safety and health. Olja Correa, OSHA CAS Tampa FL Construction, General Industry, Small Business, Trenching, as well as Heat Illness and Fall Prevention 600 Impacted

Report prepared by: Olja Correa, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Tampa Area Office, June 23, 2025

Dallas Region - Alliance Agreement - June 26, 2025


Dallas Region - Alliance Agreement - June 26, 2025

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

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Lubbock Area Office and Amarillo 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 Amarillo College, hereby form an Alliance to provide Amarillo 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 Amarillo 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 Amarillo College websites to employers and workers in the industry.
  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Amarillo College conferences, local meetings, or other Safety and Health events.
  • Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Amarillo 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 recommending that members 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.
  • Encourage Amarillo 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 students, workers, and employers regarding the Construction Industry, General Industry and Oil and Gas Industry, and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
  • Develop effective training and education programs for employees, employers, 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 26 day of June, 2005.


Elizabeth L. Routh
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Dr. Jamelle Conner
President
Amarillo College

Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - June 9, 2025


Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - June 9, 2025

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Ft. Lauderdale Area Office
1000 South Pine Island Road, Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33324
(954) 424-0242; Fax (954) 424-3073
And the
Underground Contractors Association of South Florida dba NUCA of South Florida

June 9, 2025

  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed
      June 20, 2019

      Renewal Date
      October 13, 2021

    2. Evaluation Period
      May 2, 2024, through May 1, 2025

    3. Overview:

      OSHA and Underground Contractors Association of South Florida dba NUCA of South Florida (NUCASF) agreed to provide NUCASF members and others guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to trenching, confined spaces, silica, heat stress, work zone hazards and excavation hazards. Through the Alliance, the group will also provide members and other with an understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

    4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA
      Condell Eastmond – Area Director, Fort Lauderdale Area Office

      Alliance participant
      Johnna Venuti-Piggee - Executive Director

  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    During this period, Alliance meetings were conducted in person, virtually, and/or by telephone. The Alliance coordinators from each group 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.

    Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

    Dissemination
    Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Area(s) Number Reached
    Dissemination/ Outreach May 2024 thru April 2025 During this period, NUCA shares via email OSHA updates & NUCA Safety newsletters quarterly. NUCA also hosts webinars on OSHA updates and safety best practices. Safety and health OSHA updates and training information. 1000+ employees
    Dissemination/ Outreach October 2024,
    January 2025,
    April 2025
    During this period, the Alliance group, led by NUCA, conducted the Sunshine 811 Damage Prevention Council Meetings. These meetings were conducted both in-person and virtually. Construction, Small Business, Hispanic/Latino Workers, Hazard Communication/Chemicals, and Young Workers 200+ Attendees

    Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events, which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.

    Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff
    Activity Type Date Event Name Representative Name and Affiliation Title of Presentation, if applicable City State Emphasis Area(s) Number Reached
    Training July 2024,
    November 2024,
    December 2024 (Spanish)
    Safety Training NUCA Members During this period, the Alliance group, led by NUCA, provided Confined Space, Trench and Excavation, as well as Competent Person training for its members and others. West Palm Beach (WPB) FL Construction, Small Business, Hispanic/ Latino Workers, Hazard Communication/Chemicals, and Young Workers 75 Attendees
    Training December 2024 Safety and Health Training NUCA Members & Community Adult Education During this period, the Alliance group, led by NUCA, provided OSHA 10-Hour safety and health training. WPB FL Construction, Small Business, Hispanic / Latino Workers, Hazard Communication/Chemicals. 10 Attendees
    Training June 2024 Safety and Health Training NUCA Members During this period, the Alliance group, led by NUCA, conducted a Trench Safety Stand- Down. Training was provided in both English and Spanish. WPB, Miami (MIA) & Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) FL Construction, Small Business, Hispanic/ Latino Workers, Hazard Communication/Chemicals, and Young Workers 300 Attendees
    Training March 2025 Safety and Health Training NUCA Members During this period, the Alliance group, led by NUCA, provided OSHA 10-Hour safety and health training. WPB FL Construction, Small Business, Hispanic/ Latino Workers, Hazard Communication/Chemicals. 25 Attendees

Report Prepared by: Leny Chango, Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), Ft. Lauderdale Area Office

Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - May 31, 2025


Atlanta Region - Alliance Annual Report - May 31, 2025

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF),
And the
SOUTH FLORIDA MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION (SFMA)

May 31, 2025

  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed:
      4/16/2024

    2. Evaluation Period
      04/16/2024 – 05/31/2025

    3. Overview:

      The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Fort Lauderdale Area Office, and the South Florida Manufacturing Association (SFMA) 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 SFMA hereby form an Alliance to provide SFMA 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, struck-by, chemical and electrical hazards, as well as other prevalent safety and health hazards in the manufacturing industry, and including guide small businesses to develop a Safety Management Program.

    4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA
      Condell Eastmond, Area Director (AD), Fort Lauderdale Area Office
      Leny Chango, Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), Fort Lauderdale Area Office

      Alliance participant
      Matthew Rocco, President of SFMA

  2. Implementation Team Meetings

    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.

    • Monthly Environmental Health and Safety Committee meetings on the 2nd Tuesday, every month.
  3. Results

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

    Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

    Dissemination
    Dissemination Type Date Description Emphasis Area(s) Number Reached
    Dissemination Outreach to the SFMA members Monthly During this period, the Alliance group distributed outreach material by email to SFMA members and others. Topics addressed included hazard prevention, heat illness prevention, OSHA’s stand-downs, and safety campaigns. The SFMA also communicated with its membership via social media and its EHS Dashboard. Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, Heat Illness Prevention, Fall Prevention, OSHA Standards. Approx. 2000 -Audience with social media, eblast, and website
    Dissemination Outreach to the SFMA members Monthly During this period, the Alliance group supported the monthly SFMA safety meetings. The University of South Florida Onsite Consultation Program (USF) also supported these meetings. Participants in the meetings shared ideas to effectively address workplace hazards, plan outreach events, as well as to improve safety and health. Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, Heat Illness Prevention, Fall Prevention, OSHA Standards. Approx. 20 immediate and potential 2000

    Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events, which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.

    Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff
    Activity Type Date Event Name Representative Name and Affiliation City State Emphasis Area(s) Number Reached
    Training/ Presentation 04/04/2025 2025 Safety Fair During this period, the Alliance group supported the 2025 SFMA Safety Fair. Topics addressed included the following: Safety 101; Machine Safety; Active Killer Awareness; Hazard Communications; Forklift Training; and Ergonomics 101 Pompano Beach FL Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, Heat Illness Prevention, Fall Prevention, and Chemical/ Hazard Communication 77 Attendees
    SFMA Safety Self-Assessment / Outreach 03/21/2024 SFMA Safety Assessment During this period, the Alliance group supported the SFMA’s Safety Assessment. Topics addressed included the following: Safety Manual; Employee Training; Machine Guards; Safety Meetings; Accident Investigations; Fire Hazards; Electrical hazards; Slips, Trips & Falls; Storage of Flammable Liquids; Fire Extinguisher Access; and Visibility. Pompano Beah FL Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, Heat Illness Prevention, Fall Prevention, and Chemical/ Hazard Communication 35 Attendees
    SFMA Member Safety Self-Assessment 09/11/2024 SFMA Ergonomic Assessment During this period, the Alliance group supported the SFMA Member Safety Self-Assessment. USF also supported this event. Topics addressed included the following: Ergonomics; and Small Business. Miami FL Safety and Health Management System, Small Business, and Ergonomics 75 Attendees

Report Prepared by: Leny Chango, CAS, OSHA Ft. Lauderdale Area Office

Partnership #1404 - Agreement - June 12, 2025