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Partnership #1390 - Agreement - March 11, 2025

Chicago Region - Alliance Agreement - March 7, 2024

Chicago Region - Alliance Agreement - March 7, 2024

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE ILLINOIS OSHA AREA OFFICES OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
ILLINOIS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Peoria, Naperville, Chicago North, Chicago South, and Fairview Heights Area Offices and the Illinois Trucking Association 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 Illinois Trucking Association hereby form an Alliance to provide members and others in the industry with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to workplace hazards including material handling, walking and working surfaces, electrical hazards, heat illness, ergonomic hazards 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 Illinois Trucking Association 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.

  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Illinois Trucking Association meetings or events.

  • Ensure Alliance activities are informed by the perspectives of non-managerial workers and local collective bargaining agents in Illinois.

Training and Education

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

  • Develop effective training and education programs for participants on workplace hazards and communicate information to constituent employers and workers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

  • Develop effective training and education programs for participants 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 Peoria OSHA 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 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 seventh day of March, 2024.

Linda Blisset, Director of Safety
Illinois Trucking Association

Edward Marshall, Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Peoria Area Office

Aaron Priddy, Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Fairview Heights Area Office

Jacob Scott, Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Naperville Area Office

James A. Martineck, Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Chicago South Area Office

Sukhvir Kaur, Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Chicago North Area Office

Chicago Region - Alliance Agreement - January 10, 2025

Chicago Region - Alliance Agreement - January 10, 2025

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
NAPERVILLE, CHICAGO NORTH, CHICAGO SOUTH ILLINOIS AREA OFFICES
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
DISTRICT COUNCIL TRAINING CENTER (DCTC) AND BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFT WORKERS (BAC) LOCAL 21

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Naperville, Chicago North and Chicago South Illinois Area Offices and District Council Training Center (DCTC) and Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers (BAC) Local 21 recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, DCTC, and BAC Local 21 hereby form an Alliance to provide members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to fall, electrical, struck-by, caught-in-between, ergonomic hazards, heat illness, cold stress, silica and scaffold awareness, erecting and dismantling practices and other construction hazards in the 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, 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 District Council Training Center (DCTC) and Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers (BAC) Local 21 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 current 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, DCTC and BAC Local 21 meetings, forums, expositions, round tables, and events.

  • Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on hazards associated with Fall Hazards, Silica exposure, Erecting, Dismantling and Operating of Swing Stages, Access, Egress while working on Supported Scaffolding Systems and Operation and Set up of material hoisting equipment to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

  • 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, DCTC, and BAC Local 21 websites) to employers and workers in the industry.

  • Ensure information developed encourages and reflects the diversity of the workforce and is accessible in multiple languages and formats.

  • Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices for hazards associated with our Trowel Trades and effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

  • To promote awareness of OSHA’s Outreach Campaign.

Training and Education

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

  • Develop effective training and education programs for participants on workplace hazards and communicate information to constitute employers and workers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

  • Facilitate encourage and unilaterally work with OSHA's National /Regional/Local to provide their expertise in developing training and education programs for DCTC and BAC Local 21.

  • Strive, maintain, and build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues.

  • Develop effective training and education programs for participants 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.

  • To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by speaking at DCTC and BAC Local 21 OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour courses.

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 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 Naperville, Chicago North, Chicago South Area Offices and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

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 all signatories.

Signed this 10th day of January 2025.

Jacob Scott, Area Director
Naperville Area Office
OSHA

Sukhvir Kaur, Area Director
Chicago North Area Office
OSHA

James Martineck, Area Director
Chicago South Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Stan Kulasik
Administrator
District Council Training Center (DCTC)

Hector Arellano
Director
PCC - Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers (BAC) Local 2

Chicago Region - Alliance Agreement - March 4, 2024

Chicago Region - Alliance Agreement - March 4, 2024

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

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Peoria Area Office and Richland Community College (RCC) 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 RCC hereby form an Alliance to provide students and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to workplace hazards in all 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 member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and RCC 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.

  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and RCC classes, local meetings, or other events.

  • Ensure Alliance activities are informed by the perspectives of non-managerial workers and local collective bargaining agents in central Illinois.

Training and Education

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

  • Develop effective training and education programs for students and participants regarding workplace hazards in all industries, and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

  • Develop effective training and education programs for students and participants 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 Peoria Area Office. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program' participation on the team.

This agreement will 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 fourth day of March 4, 2024.

Edward Marshall
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Joseph Feinstein
Vice-President of Finance & Administration
Richland Community College

Chicago Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement (Spanish) - August 26, 2024

Chicago Region - Alliance Renewal Agreement (Spanish) - August 26, 2024

ARREGLO QUE ESTABLECE UNA ALIANZA
ENTRE
LAS OFICINAS DE ÁREA DE ILLINOIS,
DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL DEL DEPARTAMENTO DEL TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Y
EL CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Las Oficinas de Área de Illinois, 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 Chicago (“el Consulado”), en adelante denominados conjuntamente “los Participantes”;

RECONOCIENDO el compromiso conjunto de proteger los derechos de las personas mexicanas que laboran en los Estados Unidos, reconocidos en la Carta de Arreglo entre la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América relativa a las Protecciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Lugar de Trabajo Aplicables a las Personas Mexicanas que Trabajan en los Estados Unidos, firmada en Washington, D.C., el 23 de agosto de 2024; y

RECONOCIENDO que el Programa de Alianza de la OSHA prevé el establecimiento de relaciones de cooperación para fines tales como la capacitación y la educación, difusión y comunicación, y para promover un diálogo nacional sobre la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo;

Se proponen establecer una Alianza para lograr lo siguiente:

Objetivo General

Los Participantes tienen la intención de establecer una relación de colaboración para proveer a las personas mexicanas y a otros en Illinois y el norte de Indiana, información, orientación y acceso a recursos de capacitación y educación para promover los derechos de trabajadores y trabajadoras a la protección de su seguridad y salud ocupacionales, y para ayudarlos a entender la ley nacional de los Estados Unidos de América sobre los derechos de las personas trabajadoras y las responsabilidades de empleadores al amparo de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacionales (OSH Act).

Capacitación y Educación

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos de capacitación y educación:

 

  • Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para empleadores y personas mexicanas que laboran en Illinois y el norte de Indiana sobre la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo.
  • Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para empleadores y personas mexicanas que laboran en Illinois y el norte de Indiana a fin de promover el entendimiento de los derechos de trabajadores y trabajadoras, y las responsabilidades de empleadores al amparo del OSH Act, incluyendo el uso del procedimiento de quejas de OSHA.

 

Difusión y Comunicación

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos de difusión y comunicación:

  • Elaborar información sobre el reconocimiento y la prevención de riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y formular mecanismos para comunicar dicha información (por ejemplo, por medios impresos y electrónicos, herramientas de asistencia electrónica y enlaces al sitio Web de la OSHA desde el sitio Web del Consulado), a las personas mexicanas que laboran en Illinois y el norte de Indiana y a sus empleadores.
  • Dar discursos, realizar exposiciones o presentarse en las conferencias, reuniones locales u otros eventos de los Participantes.
  • Participar en las actividades y los eventos del “Consulado Móvil”.
Promoción de un Diálogo Nacional

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos relacionados con la promoción de un diálogo conjunto sobre la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo:

  • Dar a conocer y demostrar el compromiso con la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo y los derechos de trabajadores y trabajadoras, siempre que las personas funcionarias principales de los Participantes se dirijan al público.
  • Convocar o participar en foros, debates en mesas redondas o reuniones de interesados principales sobre cuestiones que afectan a las personas mexicanas que laboran en Illinois y el norte de Indiana para ayudar a forjar soluciones innovadoras sobre cuestiones relativas a la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo, y el entendimiento de los derechos de trabajadores y trabajadoras, y las responsabilidades de empleadores al amparo del OSH Act.

Un grupo de implementación, integrado por representantes de cada Participante, tiene la intención de reunirse para elaborar un plan de acción, determinar los procedimientos de trabajo y establecer las funciones y responsabilidades de los Participantes. Además, los Participantes tienen el propósito de reunirse por lo menos tres veces al año con fines de seguimiento e intercambio de información sobre las actividades y los resultados en torno al logro de los objetivos de la Alianza.

Nada de lo dispuesto en el presente Arreglo compromete a los Participantes a erogar recursos.

Este Arreglo puede iniciarse una vez firmado por los dos Participantes. El presente Arreglo puede durar dos (2) años a partir de la fecha de su firma. El Participante que tenga la intención de dar por terminado el presente Arreglo procurará notificar por escrito al respecto con treinta (30) días de antelación. El presente Arreglo podrá modificarse por escrito en cualquier momento mediante el consentimiento mutuo de los Participantes.

Firmado en Chicago, Illinois, en duplicado, el día 26 de agosto de 2024, en los idiomas inglés y español.

POR LAS OFICINAS DE ÁREA
DE ILLINOIS DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL DEL DEPARTAMENTO DEL TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA:

WILLIAM J. DONOVAN
ADMINISTRADOR REGIONAL

POR EL CONSULADO GENERAL DE
MÉXICO EN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS:

REYNA TORRES MENDIVIL
CÓNSUL GENERAL