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
Consulate General of Mexico in Miami, Florida

April 3, 2020

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed
      August 28, 2018

   2. Evaluation Period
      August 28, 2018 – April 3, 2020

   3. Overview
      OSHA and Consulate General of Mexico in Miami, Florida agreed to provide information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help protect employees’ health and safety, particularly by reducing and preventing exposures to hazards in the construction industry. The Alliance participants will also work to increase the understanding of worker's rights and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members
      
      OSHA
      Condell Eastmond – Area Director
      Vergie Bain – Compliance Assistance Specialist
      
      Alliance participant
      Laura Sanchez Haydee, Consul

2. Implementation Team Meetings
   In addition to formal meetings, the implementation team members maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results. Implementation team meeting were conducted on the following dates:

   • May 1, 2019
   • August 26, 2019

    

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/ Speech/ Presentation	08/2019	During Labor Rights Week, the Alliance group conducted a presentation for day laborers and others regarding workers’ rights.  OSHA outreach material was also shared with the group in West Palm Beach and Miami.	Hispanic Workers, Temporary Workers, Young Workers and Small Businesses	255
   Dissemination	05/2019	During this period, the Alliance group distributed OSHA outreach material focused on the prevention of hazards in support of the National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down.	Hispanic Workers, Temporary Workers, Fall Prevention, Young Workers and Small Businesses	60
   Dissemination	04/2019	During this period, the Alliance group promoted and distributed OSHA outreach material in support of the Region IV Landscape and Heat Illness Prevention Safety Stand-down	Hispanic/Latino Workers, Heat Illness Prevention, Construction	100

   
   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)
   Alliance Renewal	8/27/2018	Mexican Consulate of Atlanta, GA - Alliance renewal	OSHA and Mexican Consulate staff members	On August 27, 2018, OSHA conducted an Alliance renewal with the Mexican Consulate in support of the Mexican Consulate's Annual Labor Rights Week in Miami, FL.	Miami	FL	Hispanic Workers, Temporary Workers, Young Workers, Small Businesses, Fall Prevention, Heat Illness Prevention, Construction	200

    

   Report prepared by: Vergie Bain, Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), Ft. Lauderdale Area Office.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
REGION VIII
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION #111

Since entering into an Alliance on August 2, 2013, with subsequent renewal(s) on September 30, 2015, and January 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VIII and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union #111 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 IBEW Local #111 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 IBEW Local #111 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 an Alliance Program Ambassador on the agency’s public webpage.

IBEW Local #111 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 IBEW Local #111 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 IBEW Local #111 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, safety committees, or other events.
• Adhering to requirements laid out in the Alliance Program Directive regarding the prohibition on promoting or to 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 18th day of March, 2020.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
SAN ANTONIO AREA OFFICE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION-SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) San Antonio Area Office and The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and ASA hereby renew the Alliance signed October 26, 2015, renewed February 22, 2018 with a continued emphasis on fostering safer and healthful workplaces for ASA members and others, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to work place hazards in the construction and general industries. Specifically, both organizations are committed to providing ASA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through this Alliance, the organizations will continue to address fall, electrical, machine and struck by hazards, and other safety related issues.

This renewal 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 renewing this Alliance, OSHA and ASA 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/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction and general industry site hazard recognition and employee injury prevention to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by ensuring that workers understand their right to work in a safe and healthful work place and that safety is everyone's responsibility.

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 the construction and general industries regarding fall protection and prevention, electrical safe practices, machine guarding, struck by, trenching and excavation hazards and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for both the construction and general industries 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 deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA 10 hour construction courses, fall protection, trenching/excavation, struck by and electrical hazards classes.

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 ASA Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or ASA conferences, local meetings, or other safety and health events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding ASA members safety and health good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.
• To work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on workers' rights, Latino work force and residential construction industry that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

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 plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least three 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 San Antonio 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 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 both signatories.

Signed this 17th day of March 2020.

Jennifer Swinney
Executive Director
American Subcontractors Association- San Antonio Chapter

Alejandro Porter
Area Director
San Antonio Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration