AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
DENVER REGIONAL OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MOUNTAIN WEST OSHA EDUCATION CENTER AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Denver Regional Office and the Mountain West OSHA Education Center and Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (MWOEC/RMCOEH), 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 MWOEC/RMCOEH hereby form an Alliance to provide MWOEC/RMCOEH students and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to prevalent safety hazards in the general and construction industries and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the "Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants" and the "Guidelines for OSHA's Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects."

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use available injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and MWOEC/RMCOEH 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 objective(s):

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.

• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA and the MWOEC/RMCOEH websites) to employers and workers. Ensure information developed recognizes the diversity of the workforce and is accessible in multiple languages and formats.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and MWOEC/RMCOEH conferences, local meetings, or other outreach and training activities throughout Region VIII as appropriate. Support the Denver Region Field Federal Safety and Health Councils (FFSHCs) by periodically attending meetings to share information about MWOEC/RMCOEH resources and hosting meetings when possible.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings for information sharing and technical discussion, as appropriate. These meetings may include completing special projects of mutual interest that align with agency priorities, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or provide input on safety and health issues.

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by sharing information with MWOEC/RMCOEH students in the Denver Region about effective safety and health management systems. Encourage students/employees to actively participate in their company safety programs and events including Safety and Health Stand Down events or attend events hosted by the MWOEC/RMCOEH.

• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures, and issues such as Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), and mental health.

• Share information with and educate MWOEC/RMCOEH students in the Denver Region on OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention Campaign.

• Build relationships between the MWOEC/RMCOEH s and OSHA's Regional and Area Offices and State Plan offices to address health and safety issues, including current hazards trending in the Denver Region.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for MWOEC/RMCOEH students in the Denver Region 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 equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of health and safety training to targeted industries in support of OSHA's National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs and campaigns including fall prevention, trenching, heat injury and illness prevention, controlling silica dust exposure and others. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

• Collectively assess employer training needs in the Denver Region and determine the most effective MWOEC/RMCOEH locations to provide training on different topics.

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, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to discuss the responsibilities of the participants, to share information on activities, and to track results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Denver and Englewood Area Offices and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

This agreement is strictly to set forth some basic understandings between the parties, but it is not intended to be a binding document. The parties agree that it is not legally enforceable and shall not be construed to create any legal or contractual obligations on the part of any entity or individual. This agreement shall not be construed to provide a private right or cause of action for or by any individual or entity. Nothing in this agreement authorizes or is intended to obligate the parties to expend, exchange, or reimburse funds, services, or supplies, or transfer or receive anything of value. Nothing in this agreement shall be interpreted to limit or otherwise affect any authorities, rights, powers, or privileges accorded to either party under any law or regulation.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice.

Signed this 8th day of April, 2025.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
SAN ANTONIO AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTER

Since entering into an Alliance on February 06, 2020, with subsequent renewal on February 07, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) San Antonio Area Office and The Associated Builders and Contractors South Texas Chapter (ABC) 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 ABC 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 ABC 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.

ABC 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 ABC chapters 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 ABC 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 summit 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 ongoing 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 9th day of April, 2025.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
BILLINGS AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MONTANA SAFETY SERVICES COUNCIL

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Billings Area Office and the Montana Safety Services Council (MSSC) 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 MSSC hereby renew the Alliance signed January 20, 2023, with a continued emphasis on reducing and preventing exposure to the hazards associated with transportation, construction, warehousing, agriculture, Native American Tribal employment, and heat illness prevention. Specifically, OSHA and MSSC organization(s) are committed to providing Montana stakeholders and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address improving workplace safety for employers and workers.

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 also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and MSSC 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, as resources permit:

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.

• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA and the MSSC websites) to employers and workers in the industry.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and MSSC conferences, local meetings, or other National Safety Stand-Down events such as Safe + Sound Campaighn.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on addressing the hazards associated with construction operations to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding MSSC good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on regarding and Native American Tribal Employers/Employees and Cannabis Employers/Employees.

• Encourage MSSC to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including AVERT – Active Violence Training.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for tribal employers, employees, and temporary workers engaged in transportation, construction, warehousing, and agriculture, regarding the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards associated with those industries and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.

• Develop effective training and education programs for small employers 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 promote understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.

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

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Billings Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in remain in effect for two 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 this 11 day of April 2025.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE PITTSBURGH AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MASTER BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Pittsburgh Area Office and the Master Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. (MBA – WP) 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 MBA – WP hereby form an Alliance to provide MBA - WP members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards associated with the building trades/construction industry, and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the "Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants" and the "Guidelines for OSHA's Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects."

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use available injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and MBA – WP 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, as resources permit:

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.

• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and MBA – WP conferences, local meetings, or other applicable events.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on hazards associated with the building construction trade industry to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding MBA - WP good practices or effective approaches through applicable forums developed by the Participants.

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by working with member contractors, subcontractors and the building trades joint union apprenticeship committees to promote workplace safety through informational materials, discussions, meetings, organizational events, and training.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives, as resources permit:

• To review or provide input on effective training and education programs for member contractors and others regarding hazards associated with the building trades construction industry and to communicate such information to member employers and workers.

• To review or provide input on effective training and education programs for building trades construction employers and employees to promote an understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, the responsibilities of employers, and to communicate such information to workers and employers.

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

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Pittsburgh Area Office. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for a period not to exceed two years. Any signatory may terminate their organization's participation in the agreement for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 26th day of March, 2025.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
DENVER AND ENGLEWOOD AREA OFFICES OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
AND
THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Denver and Englewood Area Offices and the American Industrial Hygiene Association Rocky Mountain Section (AIHA-RMS) 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 the AIHS-RMS hereby form an Alliance to provide AIHS-RMS members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to prevalent safety hazards in the general and construction industries and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the 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 available injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and AIHA-RMS 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 objective(s):

• Share information on OSHA’s National Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA and the AIHA-RMSs websites) to employers and workers.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and AIHA-RMSs conferences, local meetings, or other outreach and training activities throughout Colorado.  OSHA will provide updates at least quarterly at Chapter meetings.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding AIHA-RMSs training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Encourage member employees to actively participate in their company safety programs and events including Safety and Health Stand Down events.
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues such as mental health and projects on training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures. Participate in and share information about regional safety stand-downs, that are addressed and developed through the alliance.
• Encourage AIHA-RMSs to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including warehousing hazards trending in Colorado.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for AIHA-RMSs members to share information, guidance, and access to training resources that address occupational hazards and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for AIHA-RMSs members 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.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of health and safety training to targeted industries in support of OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs.

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, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to discuss the responsibilities of the participants, to share information on activities, and to track results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Denver and Englewood Area offices and any other appropriate offices.

This agreement will remain in effect for two 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 signatories.

Signed this 11th day of April 2025.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE

BETWEEN

SIOUX FALLS AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

AND

SOUTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES SAFETY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

AND

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY OSHA CONSULTATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Sioux Falls Area Office (OSHA) and the South Dakota Agricultural Cooperatives Safety Directors Association (SDACSDA) continue to 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 the SDACSDA hereby renew their Alliance to provide the SDACSDA members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to jobsite hazards in both general industry and construction and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the "Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants" and the "Guidelines for OSHA's Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects."

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use available injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and the SDACSDA recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

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

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach) and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.

• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on addressing the hazards associated with daily operations to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues such as:

  • Falls (from heights);
  • Lock/Tag Out, Hazardous Energy Control;
  • Machine guarding;
  • Combustible dust;
  • Engulfment hazards;
  • Confined space entry;
  • Electric shock hazards;
  • Repetitive motion injuries;
  • Effects of Inclement weather on health and safety;
  • Failure to use proper personal protective equipment; and,
  • Non-English-speaking Workforce.

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by participating in annual conferences, and National Safety Stand-Downs.

• Identify hazards associated with grain handling construction activities while working with contractors to reduce worker hazard exposure, particularly the four leading causes of injury during construction operations.

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards and identify and implement ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's website) to employers and workers in the industry.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or SDACSDA conferences, local meetings, or other National Safety Stand-Down events such as the Stand Up for Grain Safety initiative.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for alliance members and the grain handling industry regarding the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards associated with grain handling.

• Develop effective training and education programs for small employers to promote understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.

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

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Sioux Falls Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for five 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 all signatories.

Signed this 28th day of March 2025.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT

U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Atlanta-West Area Office
1995 North Park Place, Suite 525
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(678) 903-7301; Fax (770) 984-8855

Georgia Mental Health Alliance

Alliance Annual Report
March 21, 2025

1. Alliance Background
   1. Date Signed
      April 1, 2022
   2. Renewal Date
      April 19, 2024
   3. Evaluation Period
      April 2, 2024, through March 14, 2025
   4. Overview
      The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Georgia, Inc., the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) of Georgia, Mental Health America of Georgia (MHA-GA), and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Office of Federal Grant Programs and Suicide Prevention (hereafter all parties shall be referred to as "the Georgia Mental Health Alliance" or "GAMH Alliance") continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. Specifically, GAMH members are committed to providing Georgia workers with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers. Additionally, the Alliance organizations will continue to address exposure to mental health hazards and/or work-related suicide and drug overdose issues.
   5. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA
      Marilyn Velez, Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), Atlanta-West Area Office (AO) Jeffery Stawowy (OSHA)
      Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator

      Alliance participant
      Rana Bayakly, Georgia Department of Public Health (Georgia DPH)
      Cherie Drenzek, (DPH)
      Antionette Lavender, Georgia DPH
      Kimberly Erukunuakpor, (DPH),
      Erin Clayton, Mental Health America of Georgia (MHA-GA)/ (Silence the Shame)
      Nick Farthing (Silence the Shame)
      Brandon Philpot (GA Tech)
      Adria Bryant (NAMI GA),
      Terri Murru (Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Chaplain),
      Emily Gowan (DBHDD Suicide Prevention)
      Robert Chapman (Holder Construction),
      Kento Arendt (MHA GA)
      Charles Dansby (MHA-GA)

2. Implementation Team Meetings
   • The Alliance group met of the following dates to discuss its goals and objectives.
     • April 19, 2023
     • August 9, 2024
     • October 11, 2024
     • February 14, 2025 (Not attended by OSHA)
   • In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from each organization 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.

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.

Report prepared by Marilyn Velez, Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), Atlanta-West Area Office