ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ALLENTOWN AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
THE PA/OSHA CONSULTATION PROGRAM AND
THE LEHIGH VALLEY SAFETY COMMITTEE A CONSORTIUM OF
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS (LEHIGH VALLEY CHAPTER)

Since entering into an Alliance on October 14, 2005, with subsequent renewal(s) on December 15, 2009, December 12, 2011, December 10, 2013 and December 10, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Allentown Area Office and the Lehigh Valley Safety Committee (LVSC), a consortium of the members of the former Lehigh Valley Area Labor Management Council, Northampton Community College (NCC), the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and the PA/OSHA Consultation Program, 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 LVSC 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 LVSC 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 LVSC 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 LVSC participants to build relationships with OSHA’s National, Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues.
• Sharing information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding LVSC 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 safety and health (Expo) 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 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 10^th day of December, 2020.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
NH Coalition of Occupational Safety and Health (NHCOSH)
09/1/2019

1. Alliance Background

   A. Date Signed

   September 24, 2015

   B. Evaluation Period

   8/1/18 through 8/8/18

   C. Overview

   The purpose and scope of the Alliance is to provide employers, employees, temporary staffing workers, youth workers, immigrant and refugees as well as others with information on workers’ rights, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in Construction, General Industry and Agriculture Industries while addressing common hazards within their industries.

   D. Implementation Team Members

   Brian Mitchell, NH COSH
   Rose Ohar – OSHA
   Andrew Palhof – OSHA
   Wayne Hartz – Workwise OSHA Consultation Program

   Alliance participant

   NA

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • Regular telephone conference and formal meetings were held throughout the evaluation period in order to plan and coordinate outreach sessions.
   • E-mail communications used to plan and coordinate meetings and outreach.
   • 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.

   Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: Conferences, presentations.
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Meeting	1/11/19 - Alliance planning meeting with NHCOSH Director and OSHA.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between, Workers Memorial Day, Immigrant Workers, Youth Workers.	2
   Speech/Presentation	1/16/19 – Presentation for the NH Construction Roundtable that was co-formed with OSHA and NHCOSH. Presentation covered drugs, alcohol and suicide in the work environment.	Drugs, Opioids and Suicide	500
   Meeting	3/6/19- Meeting with the NHCOSH Director to help plan Worker’s Memorial Day Event which will take place in April 2019.	Workplace Violence, Worker Rights, Youth Workers, Immigrant Workers, Workers Memorial Day	3
   Speech/Presentation	2/11/19 – Presentation on All about OSHA for the Community Action Group.	Workplace Violence, Worker Rights, Youth Workers, Immigrant Workers.	300
   Meeting	4/16/19 - Presentation for the NH Construction Roundtable that was co-formed with OSHA and NHCOSH. Presentation covered Electrical Safety.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between, Workers Memorial Day, Immigrant Workers, Youth Workers.	350
   Speech/Presentation	4/23/19 – Concord Area Office Staff attended the Annual Workers Memorial Dinner hosted by NHCOSH.	Workers Memorial Day	500
   Meeting	5/9/19 – Meeting with NHCOSH in order to set up a Construction Roundtable series in NH.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between.	100
   Meeting	8/8/19 – Meeting with NHCOSH in order finalize Construction Roundtable meeting on September 18th. Topic will be an OSHA’s Focus Four Hazards which will take place on 9/17/19.	Falls, Electrical, Haz Com Struck-by, Caught in-Between.	100
   Training and Education: Technical Assistance was provided at the following meetings:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Outreach and Communication: None (see training and education)
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   TOTAL			1,855

4. Evaluations

   The Alliance is running well with regular meeting and regular training sessions supported by NHCOSH. This Alliance has been very successful with promoting safety and health for hard to reach workers within the New Hampshire Community. The NHCOSH also has sponsored OSHA to attend the Community Action Group which is a group based out of Manchester NH and meets at the Manchester Police Department in order to bring the community together while addressing areas of concern in NH as well as outreach to the immigration population. This alliance allows OSHA to provide outreach and education on workers right for these vulnerable groups. Targeted groups reach consisted of; Refugees and Immigrant workers, temporary workers and youths.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   The NHCOSH group and OSHA have started up a joint Construction Roundtable series similar to the successful NH General Industry Roundtable and kicked off 3 outreach training session for this evaluation period. Our first training session had around 15 attendees and our Focus Four Training session scheduled for 9/17/19 has almost 50 registered attendees. Our goal is to continue to grow this roundtable from quarterly meetings to monthly meeting in 2020.

   OSHA will continue to work closely with the NHCOSH while educating workers on their rights as well as keeping businesses updated with OSHA’s emphasis areas and new and upcoming changes.

   Report prepared by: Andrew Palhof, Concord NH OSHA Area Office.

Activity Types:

• Alliance Product: Products (e.g., fact sheets, videos, toolbox talks) developed by Alliance participants as part of the Alliance. These are not OSHA products.
• Dissemination: An Alliance participant sends OSHA information, Alliance products, or other safety and health information to its stakeholders. This includes information sent by email or social media (Facebook, Twitter), and information included in newsletters and other publications. It also includes hits on the Alliance participant’s or OSHA’s Web page.
• Evaluation: Any efforts by the Alliance participant to evaluate the effectiveness of an Alliance activity or the Alliance as a whole.
• Event: Participation in events such as the Construction Roundtable and NAOSH Week.
• Exhibit: OSHA exhibits at events sponsored by the Alliance participant.
• OSHA Product Review: Review of an OSHA product by an Alliance participant. For example, an Alliance participant may provide technical comments on an OSHA eTool or publication. The review itself is considered the Alliance activity.
• Speech/Presentation: Speeches or presentation by OSHA staff at events sponsored by the Alliance participant.
• Training: This includes best practice seminars or other training that Alliance participants provide for OSHA staff. It also includes training for workers/employers/others by Alliance participants.
• Other: Use this if an activity does not fit into one of the other categories.

OSHA Areas of Emphasis:

• Agriculture
• Asian American/Pacific Islander Workers
• Construction
• Ergonomics
• Fall Prevention
• Hazard Communication/Chemicals
• Health Care
• Heat Illness Prevention
• Hispanic/Latino Workers
• Maritime
• Oil and Gas
• Small Business
• Temporary Workers
• Transportation
• Young Workers

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
MASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and MNA hereby form an Alliance to provide MNA members and others with information, education, guidance, and access to resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to workplace violence and abuse, back and other musculoskeletal work-related injuries, slip, trip and fall hazards; latex allergens, air contaminants, and other hazards, and assistance with filing OSHA complaints and understanding 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 will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

Through the Alliance, the organizations 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 developing this Alliance, OSHA and MNA recognize that OSHA' s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project 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·of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives

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

• To share information on OSHA's National Emphasis Programs, Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the OSHA 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 workplace violence prevention and safe patient handling program planning.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health committees under OSHA's new Safety and Health Program guidelines to recognize and avoid slip, trips, and falls and hazards associated with the potential or actual release of energy from various sources including radiation and electrical devices.
• To encourage the use of OSHA tools such as Quick Takes, and the OSHA web site, and to promote the use of social media through OSHA Blogs, Twitter feeds and Facebook to share safety and health updates and regulatory agendas affecting the healthcare industry. For example increasing awareness on inadvertent toxic and chemical exposure to health care workers taking care of those involved in the illegal drug industry and other hazardous work such as working with blood and bodily fluids and infection control, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

Training and Education

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

• To develop effective training and education programs for health-care administrators and staff regarding issues surrounding safe patient handling and workplace violence prevention and support programs for victims of workplace violence, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for registered nurses and hospital support personnel 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.
• To develop, arrange and deliver educational initiatives on selected priority topics as identified by the implementation team.

Outreach and Communication

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

• To disseminate 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 MNA's Web sites) to employers, MNA members, and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or MNA's conferences, local, regional or national meetings hosted by partner organizations.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding MNA's best-practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures, podcasts or other virtual forums developed by the participants.
• To work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on workplace violence or violence prevention that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
• To share information such as data and statistics on work place violence in the healthcare industry with employers, healthcare workers and the public to educate on work place violence trends and possible solutions in the industry through presentations, conferences, press releases and social media to help reduce the risk of work place violence injuries.
• To encourage MNA's Regional Offices to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including workplace violence.

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, outreach and communication. These Alliances have proven 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.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years 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 OSHA and MNA signatories.

Signed:

• James Mulligan, Braintree Area Director, U.S. Department of Labor- OSHA
• Mary Hoye, Springfield Area Director, U.S. Department of Labor- OSHA
• Anthony Covello, Andover Area Director, U.S. Department of Labor- OSHA
• Donna Kelly Williams, President, Massachusetts Nurses Association
• Julie Pinkham, Executive Director, Massachusetts Nurses Association

ARREGLO QUE ESTABLECE UNA ALIANZA
ENTRE
LA OFICINA DE AREA DE TAMPA
DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL DEL DEPARTAMENTO DEL TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Y
EL CONSULADO DE MÉXICO EN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

La Oficina de Área de Tampa de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América y el Consulado de México en Orlando, Florida, 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 Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional del Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América y la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 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 el centro y norte de Florida 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 el centro y norte de Florida 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 el centro y norte de Florida 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 el centro y norte de Florida 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 el centro y norte de Florida 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 Orlando, Florida, en duplicado, el 9th día de Diciembre, 2020, en los idiomas inglés y español.