AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE DALLAS AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
NATIONAL HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (NAHICA)

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Dallas Area Office and National Hispanic Contractors Association (NAHICA) 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 NAHICA hereby form an Alliance to provide NAHICA members with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to the hazards of 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 NAHICA 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.

• 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 NAHICA websites) to employers and workers in the industry.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and NAHICA conferences, local meetings, and events.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on all safety topics 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 NAHICA good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by promoting industry health and safety conferences across the region.

• Develop and disseminate case studies that are issued by OSHA, and other research material published by accredited academic or industry entities and publicize their results.

• Encourage NAHICA members to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including best practices and compliance.

Training and Education

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

• Promote education programs for NAHICA members to encourage 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 Dallas 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 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 11^th day of March, 2023.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
OMAHA AREA OFFICE OF REGION VII
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL-NEBRASKA CHAPTER

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Omaha Area Office and the National Safety Council-Nebraska Chapter (NSCN) 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 NSCN hereby form an Alliance to provide NSCN members 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, establish an illness and injury prevention program, 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 NSCN 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 Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process through the NSCN Web site and NSCN publications, such as Membership News Alerts.

• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, with special attention to falls in construction, grain handling facilities, meatpacking industry, amputations in manufacturing, suicide prevention, mental health in the workplace, trenching and excavating, heat prevention, and the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by developing a sample policy for employers focused on encouraging worker engagement in hazard identification and developing a best practices document for training and engaging workers on hazard identification and control.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and NSCN conferences, local meetings, or other safety events.

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

Training and Education

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

• To develop effective training and education programs for OSHA and NSCN stakeholders regarding safety and health topics in the agriculture, construction, and general industry, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of health and safety training to targeted industries in support of OSHA's National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs.

• Develop effective training and education programs for the general and construction 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.

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 Omaha Area Office 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 all signatories.

Signed this 7th day of March, 2023.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and
the Department of the Navy, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) And
The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW),
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE),
and National Association of Aeronautical Examiners (NAAE) unions Alliance
November 21, 2022

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed:

      December 4, 2013, and renewed December 3, 2019

   2. Evaluation Period

      November 30, 2021, through November 21, 2022

   3. Overview:

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Office in Raleigh, North Carolina (Raleigh Area Office), the Department of the Navy – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and the National Association of Aeronautical Examiners (NAAE) unions formed an Alliance to provide union 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 prevalent aircraft maintenance hazards and heat illnesses, as well as hazards unique to the Navy aircraft maintenance environment.

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      Kim Morton, Occupational Safety and Health, Area Director, Raleigh NC

      Alliance participant

      Angelo C Owens, Safety Director, FRCE
      Brian Snow, Deputy Safety Director FRCE
      Elisel Cruz, VPP Coordinator
      Anthony Cruz, Fall Protection Manager
      Rory Brown, Union-President, IAW&AW Local 2297
      Scott Walker, Union-President, IAW&AW Local 1859
      Robert Fiesler, Union-President, AFGE Local 451
      Terry Holton, Union-President, NAAE Local 2
      Bryan Walker, Union-Vice President, AFGE Local 2065

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   In addition to these formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.

3. Results

   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

   Dissemination Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Area(s)*	Number Reached (numeric value)
   Dissemination/ Presentation/ Planning	August 2022	During this evaluation period, the Alliance group promoted the OSHA Safe + Sound Campaign.	Safety and Health Management	1,000+
   Dissemination/ Presentation/ Planning	June 2022	During this evaluation period, the Alliance group promoted the National Fall Prevention Stand-Down.	Safety and Health Management and Fall Prevention,	1,000+
   Dissemination/ Presentation	May 2022	During this evaluation period, the Alliance group promoted the Heat Illness Prevention Campaign.	Safety and Health Management, and Heat Illness Prevention	1,000+

   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.

   Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff

   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)
   Presentation/Training	5/27/22	FRCE Spring Safety Stand-Down	Angelo Owens, Safety Director	During this period, the Alliance group conducted a site Spring Safety Stand-Down. This event focused on the following: Fire emergency Procedures; Automatic Electronic Defibrillator Safety; and Emergency First Aid.	Cherry Point	NC	Safety and Health Management	2,517
   Training	5/9/22	Fall Prevention Stand-down	Anthony Cruz, Fall Prevention Manager	During this period, the Alliance group conducted a Fall Prevention Stand-Down in support of OSHA’s 2022 National Prevent Falls Stand-Down.	Cherry Point	NC	Safety and Health Management, Fall Prevention	52
   Training	6/9/22	FRCE Hydration Plan	Angelo Owens, Safety Director	During this period, the Alliance group conducted a Heat Illness Prevention Stand-Down in support of OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Campaign.	Cherry Point	NC	Heat Illness Prevention, Safety and Health Management	2,200
   Training	9/15 thru 21/22	OSHA Safe + Sound	Elisel Cruz, Program Analyst	During this period, the Alliance group conducted a Safe + Sound event in support of OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign.	Cherry Point	NC	Safety and Health Management	2,800
   Training	9/16/22	North Carolina – Field Federal Safety and Health Council (FFSHC) Meetings	Alliance Group	During this period, the Alliance group supported the North Carolina – Field Federal Safety and Health Council. The meeting featured a presentation on “Hazard Reporting System and Hard Tracking.”	Cherry Point	NC	Safety and Health Management	30
   Training	10/7/22	Annual FRCE Safety Stand-down	Angelo Owens, Safety Director	During this period, the Alliance group conducted its annual Safety Stand-Down. This event featured the following: Guest Speaker (Mr. Bo Irvine); safety videos; Safety Award Presentation; and Safety Product Vendors.	Cherry Point	NC	Safety and Health Management	2,830

Report prepared by: Kim Morton, Area Director, OSHA Raleigh Area Office

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
REGION VIII
REGIONAL OFFICE
of
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
POWER GENERATION VPP WORKGROUP (PGVPP)

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VIII and PGVPP 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 PGVPP hereby form an Alliance to provide PGVPP members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to electrical power generation 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 PGVPP 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.

• 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 PGVPP websites) to employers and workers in the industry.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Voluntary Protection Program conferences, local meetings, or other events.

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on electrical power generation 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 PGVPP good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by having front line employees present safety topics, safety moments and VPP Best Practices at quarterly meetings, safety conferences and any other networking or mentoring events identified by OSHA

• Encourage PGVPP to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for Qualified Electrical Workers regarding industry needs and hazards and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.

• Develop effective training and education programs for PGVPP 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 Denver Regional Office and any other appropriate offices. This alliance will be reviewed periodically with the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs to determine the possibility of expanding this agreement to a national alliance. 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 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 10th day of March 2023.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE DENVER AND ENGLEWOOD AREA OFFICES OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
COLORADO HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

Since entering into an Alliance on July 15, 2013, with subsequent renewals on September 15, 2015, and December 28, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Denver and Englewood Area Offices and the Colorado Health Care Association (CHCA) 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 CHCA 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 CHCA 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 Offices.
• 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.

CHCA 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 CHCA 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 CHCA 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 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 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 8th day of March 2023.