AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
AGC PANHANDLE OF TEXAS CHAPTER

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Lubbock Area Office and AOC Panhandle of Texas Chapter 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 AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter hereby renew the Alliance signed on March 25, 2021, and renewed on February 17, 2016, with a continued emphasis on construction workers safety and health. Specifically, OSHA and AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter organizations are committed to providing AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter 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 the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address exposure to heat, falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and addressing construction and industrial contractor safety and health issues.

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 member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter 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 construction rulemaking process.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, such as falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and heat illness hazards including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on construction safety and health issues.
• Encourage worker and trade contractors' participation in workplace safety and health by providing safety information during visits to company's jobsites and involving employees during jobsite assessments, inspections and audits.
• 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 the AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter conferences, local meetings, or other safety training events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding AGC Panhandle of Texas Chapter good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction and industrial contractors regarding such as but not limited to falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for contractors 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 OSHA 10 Hour Construction course in English and Spanish.

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 track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Lubbock 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 effect for three 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 11th day of July 2024.

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

Atlanta-East, Atlanta-West, and Savannah Area Offices
Georgia Adult Blood Lead Alliance

Alliance Annual Report
April 10, 2024

1. Alliance Background:

   1. Date Signed:

      April 20, 2018

      Renewal

      September 15, 2020

   2. Evaluation Period:

      April 11, 2023, through April 10, 2024

   3. Overview:

      The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Atlanta East, Atlanta West and Savannah, Georgia, Area Offices, the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute – Safety, Health, and Environment Services Group (Georgia Tech), and the Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Health Protection, Epidemiology Office (DPH). The focus of the Alliance to provide members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to lead hazards in both general and construction industries.

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      Joshua Turner, Area Director, Atlanta-East Area Office (AO)
      Jerred Stevens, Assistant Area Director, Savannah AO
      Jessica Bookman, Assistant Area Director, Savannah AO
      Robin Bennett, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Atlanta-East AO
      Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator

      Alliance participant

      Rana Bayakly, Georgia Department of Public Health (Georgia DPH)
      Antionette Lavender, Georgia DPH
      LaShanda Lee, Lead and Healthy Homes Consultant, Georgia DPH
      Paul Schlumper, Georgia Tech On-site Consultation Program
      Jenny Houlroyd, Georgia Tech
      Hilarie Warren, Georgia Tech
      Vicki Ainslie, Georgia Tech
      Sean Castillo, Georgia Tech

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • The Alliance group met of the following dates to discuss its goals and objectives.
     • July 17, 2023
     • November 20, 2023
     • March 18, 2024
   • 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 Tom Bosley, Regional Alliance Coordinator

U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s
Atlanta-East, Atlanta-West, and Savannah Area Offices
And the
Georgia Struck-by Alliance

Alliance Annual Report
July 1, 2024

1. Alliance Background:

   1. Date Signed:

      December 5, 2006

      Renewal Date:

      March 5, 2013; March 19, 2016; March 9, 2017; and April 6, 2022

   2. Evaluation Period:

      June 30, 2023, through June 30, 2024

   3. Overview:

      The ¹Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Georgia Highway Contractors Association (GHCA), Georgia Utility Contractors Association (GUCA), Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. (AGC Georgia), Lamar Outdoor Advertising (Lamar), Georgia Power, Construction Ready (formerly the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA)), and Pike Electric formed an Alliance to share their collective expertise to safeguard general and construction industry workers exposed work zone and struck-by hazards.

   4. Implementation Team Memberships and Contributors:

      The implementation team included representatives from the following Alliance participants and stakeholders.

      OSHA, GHCA, GUCA, AGC Georgia, Lamar, Georgia Power, Construction Ready (formerly CEFGA), Pike Electric and GDOT.

2. Implementation Team Meeting
   • October 17, 2023; January 17, 2024; and April 29, 2024

   In addition to these meetings, the Alliance coordinator and the group members 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 Tom Bosley, Regional Alliance Coordinator

¹Alliance Stakeholders: Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Georgia Federal Highway Administration (Georgia FHA), Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), Georgia Tech Research Institute (Georgia Tech), 3M, and National Safety Council (NSC) - Georgia Chapter, and Comcast