Partnership #1244 - Agreement - June 23, 2021

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
SIOUX FALLS AREA OFFICE OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE SOUTH DAKOTA SAFETY COUNCIL

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Sioux Falls Area Office (OSHA) and the South Dakota Safety Council 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 South Dakota Safety Council hereby form an Alliance to provide the South Dakota Safety Council 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 South Dakota Safety Council 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.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on OSHA strategic focus hazards including falls and excavations.
• 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’s and the South Dakota Safety Council’s website) to employers and workers.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and the South Dakota Safety Council’s conferences, local meetings or other events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures developed by the participants.
• Work collaboratively on a Workers Memorial Day Event.

Training and Education

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

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of workshops on pertinent hazards including heat, fall prevention, and trenching safety.
• Develop effective training and education programs for member 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 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 5th day of October, 2022.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
AUSTIN AREA OFFICE
CORPUS CHRISTI AREA OFFICE
DALLAS AREA OFFICE
EL PASO AREA OFFICE
FORT WORTH AREA OFFICE
HOUSTON NORTH AREA OFFICE
HOUSTON SOUTH AREA OFFICE
LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE
SAN ANTONIO AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF TEXAS

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston North, Houston South, Lubbock and San Antonio Area Offices and Damage Prevention Council of Texas continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and Damage Prevention Council of Texas hereby renew the Alliance signed January 30, 2020 to provide Damage Prevention Council of Texas chapters, 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 trenching and excavation hazards, while also providing information on understanding 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 relevant 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 effectiveness of the Alliance and measure the impact of its overall effort on improving workplace safety for employers and workers. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and Damage Prevention Council of Texas recognize that OSHA's 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 of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives related to raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives:

• To share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Emphasis Program, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on the trenching and excavation hazards to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by participation in seminars and events.

Training and Education

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

• To develop effective training and education programs for workers regarding trenching and excavation hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for 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 deliver or arrange for the delivery of trenching and excavation safety courses.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication objectives:

• To 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 Web site) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or Damage Prevention Council of Texas conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Damage Prevention Council of Texas good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.
• To work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on trenching and excavation that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
• To develop and disseminate case studies on trenching and excavation hazards and publicize their results.

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

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one or 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 Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston North, Houston South, Lubbock and San Antonio Area Offices and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' 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 31^st day of January 2022.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE EL PASO AREA OFFICE AND THE LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE PERMIAN BASIN SERVICE, TRANSMISSION, EXPLORATION AND
PRODUCTION SAFETY NETWORK

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) El Paso Area Office and Lubbock Area Office and The Permian Basin Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety Network (PBSTEPS) 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 PBSTEPS, hereby renew "in part" the Alliance signed September 9, 2008, and renewed September 14, 2010, September 11, 2012, September 9, 2014, September 13, 2016 and August 13, 2019, with a continued emphasis on preventing and reducing exposure to hazards in the oil and gas industry. Specifically, OSHA and PBSTEPS organizations are committed to providing PBSTEPS members 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 fire/explosion, falls, struck-by, caught-in or between, H2S and other hazards unique to the oil and gas industry.

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 The Permian Basin Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety Network (PBSTEPS) 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.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, such as falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between, H2S and heat illness hazards including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on safety and health and servicing operations in the oil and gas industry, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by continuing to meet on a monthly basis and share best practices, discuss issues/near misses and continue to strive to make safety a big part of the culture in the oil and gas industry.
• 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 PBSTEPS' Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or PBSTEPS' conferences, local meetings, or other safety training events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding oil and gas industry good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures developed by the participants.
• Develop and disseminate case studies on inherent hazards with regard to the oil and gas industry and servicing operations and publicize their results

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for all types of employers and employees engaged in the oil and gas industry regarding fires/explosions, electrical, struck-by, falls and caught-in or between hazards, servicing operations and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for employers and employees engaged in all facets of the oil and gas industry and servicing operations 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 courses that will strengthen the knowledge base for hazard recognition of employees to prevent incidents and fatalities in the oil and gas industry.

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 El Paso Area Office and the Lubbock Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation programs’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three (3) 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 9^th day of August 2022.