ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
And the
Consulate General of Mexico in Miami, Florida

May 31, 2025

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed:
      March 23, 2015

      Renewal Date:
      August 27, 2018
      December 10, 2021
      August 26, 2024

   2. Evaluation Period
      March 11, 2024 – May 31, 2025
   3. Overview:
      OSHA and the 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 workers' rights and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
   4. Implementation Team Members
      OSHA
      Condell Eastmond – Area Director
      Leny Chango – Compliance Assistance Specialist
      
      Alliance participant
      Rutilio Escandón Cadenas, General Consul Mexico Consulate
      José Manuel Murillo, Consul for Protection and Legal Affairs
2. Implementation Team Meetings

   In addition to the following formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups have maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period, including phone calls and emails, to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.

   1. 07/15/24
   2. 08/26/24
3. Results
   The following table summarizes the Alliance's activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.
   
   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:  Leny Chango, CAS, Ft. Lauderdale Area Office

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN

THE ATLANTA-EAST, ATLANTA-WEST, AND SAVANNAH, GA, AREA OFFICES
OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

AND

THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF GEORGIA, INC.,

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Atlanta-East, Atlanta-West, and Savannah Area Offices and Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc., (AGC Georgia) 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 AGC Georgia hereby form an Alliance to provide AGC Georgia 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 hazards in the construction industry associated with trenching and excavation, scaffolding, and confined spaces, as well as addressing prevalent construction industry hazards including falls, struck-by, chemical, and electrical 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 activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants and the Guidelines for OSHA 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 developing this Alliance, OSHA and the AGC Georgia recognize that OSHA 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: Outreach and Communication

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

• Share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Initiatives¹ (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 AGC Georgia Websites) to employers and workers in the industry. Ensure information developed reflects the workforce and is available in multiple languages and formats.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA or AGC Georgia conferences, local meetings, National Fall Prevention, Heat Illness Prevention, or other events.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction workers regarding fall protection, trenching and excavation, electrical safety, scaffold safety, confined space safety, steel erection, struck-by hazards, silica, heat illness prevention, as well as work-related mental health issues, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers². Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to meet the needs of their target audiences.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training material addressing fall protection, trenching and excavation, electrical safety, scaffold safety, confined space safety, steel erection, struck-by hazards, silica, heat illness prevention, as well as work-related mental health issues courses. Ensure training materials/programs are made available in appropriate languages and formats to meet the needs of their target audiences.

OSHA Alliances provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proved 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 Atlanta-East, Atlanta-West and Savannah Area OSHA offices and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans and OSHA On-site Consultation Programs to 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 13 day of June 2025.

¹Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by promoting the development of a safety and health program that includes management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards. General Contractors can mentor subcontractors through this process or OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign may be used to encourage the development of “Safety as a Core Value.”

²Constituent workers may include construction workers, as well as interns, apprentice, and students with college construction education programs (Georgia Tech and/or Kennesaw State University), as well as Construction Ready and Georgia SkillsUSA.