ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
DENVER AND ENGLEWOOD AREA OFFICES OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
COLORADO SAFETY ASSOCIATION

Since entering into an Alliance on April 2, 2012, with subsequent renewal(s) on December 12, 2014, and December 9, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Denver and Englewood Area Offices and the Colorado Safety Association (CSA) have worked together to improve workplace health and safety by sharing information, guidance, and access to training resources that address occupational hazards, and promoting understanding of the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

OSHA and the CSA 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 the CSA by:

• Providing routine communications on enforcement, regulatory, and outreach initiatives.
• Sharing invitations to and offering opportunities to speak at OSHA Alliance Program and other agency stakeholder meetings or events, such as outreach and training activities through the National, Regional, or Area Office, and the National Alliance Program Construction Roundtable and Forum.
• Engaging in information sharing and technical discussions, as appropriate, including completing special projects of mutual interest that align with agency priorities and as resources allow.
• Maintaining the organization’s status as Alliance Program Ambassador on the agency’s public webpage.

The CSA 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.
• Sharing information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding CSA good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Offering OSHA opportunities to speak, exhibit, or appear at one another’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Adhering to requirements laid out in the Alliance Program Directive regarding the prohibition on promoting or implying the agency’s endorsement of their policies, products, or services, including acknowledging that they will not receive any preferential treatment related to any statutory function of the agency.
• Abiding by all terms and conditions for the use of the Alliance Program logo as specified in OSHA’s Guidelines for Use of the Alliance Logo.

OSHA’s cooperative programs provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary, collaborative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These programs have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and participants. By entering into this Ambassador relationship, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization’s products or services.

This Ambassador relationship will remain in effect for the duration of an on-going cooperative association and a good faith effort by both parties to meet the intent of this document and its underlying policies. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days’ written notice.

Signed this 16^th day of July, 2021.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
BISMARCK AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE NORTH DAKOTA SAFETY COUNCIL

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bismarck Area Office (OSHA) and the North Dakota Safety Council recognize the value of establishing an alliance and collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and the North Dakota Safety Council hereby form an Alliance to share information with employers and employees regarding how to develop a culture of safety and build safer workplaces. Participants in this Alliance will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

This Alliance will enhance employee health and safety throughout various industry sectors in North Dakota and will provide OSHA staff the opportunity to present key information to stakeholders throughout North Dakota. OSHA and the North Dakota Safety Council will focus on safety and health hazard identification and abatement techniques in the construction, general industry, grain, and oil and gas industries.

Raising Awareness of OSHA's Rulemaking and Emphasis Programs

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goals related to raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives:

• To share information on OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda, and occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, with special attention to falls in construction, grain handling facilities, oil and gas industry, amputations in manufacturing, silica, automotive services, combustible dust, trenching and excavating, and workplace violence.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings to increase hazard awareness and abatement options.

Training and Education

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

• To work collaboratively on the delivery of workshops on pertinent hazards.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and written materials on agreed upon topics with regard to workplace safety and health.

Outreach and Communication

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

• 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 North Dakota Safety Council’s website)
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the North Dakota Safety Council’s conferences, local meetings or other events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures developed by the participants.

OSHA’s Alliance will provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication and raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives. 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 any of that party’s products or services.

Representatives of both organizations 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 progress and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

This Alliance will remain in effect for a two year period. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided it gives 30-days written notice. This alliance may be modified at any time with the concurrence of all signatories. This instrument is neither a fiscal nor a funds obligation document. Any endeavor or transfer or anything of value involving reimbursement or contribution of funds between the parties to this will be handled in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and procedures.

Signed this 26^th day of February, 2020.

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE

BETWEEN

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION,
SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL OFFICE
AND
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS,
DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
AND
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA;
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA; AND
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) San Francisco Regional Office, and the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico, California; the Consulate of Mexico in Fresno, California; the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, California; the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard, California; the Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento, California; the Consulate of Mexico in San Bernardino, California; the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, California; the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, California; the Consulate General of Mexico in San Jose, California; and the Consulate of Mexico in Santa Ana, California (the Consulates), 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 in California 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 California regarding workplace safety and health.
• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in California 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 California 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 California 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 all 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 Sacramento, California, in duplicate, this 3 of September, 2021, in the English and Spanish languages.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
Consulate General of Mexico in New Orleans, Louisiana

U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jackson Area Office
Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal Building
100 West Capitol Street, Suite 749
Jackson, MS 39269
(601) 965-4606; Fax (601) 965-4610

June 4, 2021

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed:

      May 5, 2020

   2. Evaluation Period

      March 5, 2020, through May 7, 2021

   3. Overview:

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Consulate General of Mexico in New Orleans, Louisiana formed an alliance to provide Mexican nationals in Mississippi 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).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA Jackson Area Office Courtney Bohannon, Area Director, OSHA Jackson Area Office

      Alliance Participants:

      Diego Pérez Ramos, Cónsul de Protección y Asuntos Jurídicos, Consulate of México, New Orleans, Louisiana

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • August 27, 2020
   • November 12, 2020
   • February 4, 2021
   • April 30, 2021

   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 of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

   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 Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Area(s)*	Number Reached (numeric value)
   Dissemination of materials/Outreach	November 12, 2020	In November 12, 2020, the Alliance group promoted OSHA COVID-19 guidelines and resources through their social media webpage, targeting more than 500 Hispanic employers and workers.	Hispanic/Latino Workers, Health Care	500+
   Dissemination of materials/Outreach	February 4, 2021	In November 12, 2020, the Alliance group promoted in their social media webpage how to file a complaint with OSHA and OSHA worker’s rights targeting more than 500 Hispanic employers and workers.	Hispanic/Latino Workers, Small Business	500+
   Dissemination of materials/Outreach	April 30, 2021	On April 30, 2021, the Alliance group promoted the OSHA National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down throughout their social media webpage targeting more than 500 Hispanic employers and workers.	Construction, Fall Prevention and Small Business, Hispanic/Latino Workers	500+

   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.

   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)
   Outreach Presentation	August 31 to September 4, 2020	Labor’s Rights Week	Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist	In support of Labor’s Rights Week, a representative from OSHA conducted an Introduction to OSHA presentation in Spanish.	New Orleans	LA	Construction, Fall Prevention, Small Business, Hispanic/Latino Workers	500+

   Report Prepared by: Christian Arroyo-Torres, Compliance Assistance Specialist