ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Region 1
AND
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN Boston, MA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region 1 and the Consulate of Mexico in Boston, MA (the Consulate), hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Participants;”

RECOGNIZING the joint commitment to protect workers’ rights for Mexican workers in the United States; and

RECOGNIZING that OSHA’s Alliance Program provides for the establishment of cooperative relationships for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication, and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health;

Intend to form an Alliance to achieve the following:

Overall Objective

The Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and others information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

Training and Education

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

• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, regarding workplace safety and health.
• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, to promote understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.

Outreach and Communication

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

• 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 links to OSHA’s Web site from the Consulate’s Web site) to Mexican Nationals working in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and their employers.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the Participants’ conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To participate in “Mobile Consulate” activities and events.

Promotion of a National Dialogue

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting a joint dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• To raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health and workers’ rights under the OSH Act whenever leaders from the Participants address groups.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on issues affecting Mexican Nationals working in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each Participant intends to meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the Participants. In addition, the Participants intend to meet at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

Nothing in this Arrangement commits the Participants to the expenditure of any funds.

This Arrangement may commence upon signature by both Participants. This Arrangement may continue for two (2) years from the date of signing. A Participant should endeavor to provide thirty (30) days advanced written notice of its intent to discontinue the Arrangement. This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants.

Signed at Boston, Massachusetts, in duplicate, this 03 day of September 2021, in the English and Spanish languages.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGION I OFFICE
AND
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION NORTHEASTERN DIVISION, NEW ENGLAND CHAPTERS
AND
OSHA REGION I 21(d) CONSULTATION PROGRAMS

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region I Office, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Northeastern Division, New England Chapters (AFSP), and the OSHA Region I 21(d) Consultation Programs, including, the Connecticut Department of Labor Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Maine Bureau of Labor Standards Workplace Safety & Health Division, Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards/OSHA Consultation Program, WorkWISE NH, Rhode Island Department of Health Office of Healthy Housing & Environment OSHA Consultation Program, and Vermont Department of Labor Project WorkSAFE (OSHA Region I Consultation Programs) 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, AFSP, and the OSHA Region I 21(d) Consultation Programs hereby renew the Alliance signed September 11, 2018, with a continued emphasis on providing healthcare professionals, businesses, trade organizations and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources to help protect workers, particularly by raising awareness of well-being and mental health issues related to occupational deaths by suicide in all industries. Specifically, each organization is committed to providing AFSP and OSHA Region I Consultation Programs 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 provide guidance, and access to prevention training and services, to help prevent suicide and suicide attempts in the workplace.

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 other activities, 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 AFSP recognize that OSHA’s State Plan 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:

• Raise awareness of and demonstrate how a commitment to workplace safety and health has a direct connection to overall well-being of the person and include an occupational component when AFSP leaders address groups at membership meetings, training, conferences and trade shows.
• Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic assistance tools and links from OSHA’s and AFSP’s websites.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or AFSP’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Promote and encourage participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance 21(d) Consultation Programs.

Training and Education

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

• Work with OSHA to disseminate training and education materials and on various topics, including, but not limited, to occupational deaths by suicide, and to communicate such information to small businesses, trade organizations, healthcare service providers, construction related organizations and others.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of AFSP prevention and awareness trainings such as “Talk Saves Lives™” including “Talk Saves Lives™: Suicide Prevention Education for Workplace Settings” and “Healthcare Professional Burnout, Depression and Suicide Prevention.”

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 a representative(s) from OSHA Region I. OSHA will encourage State Plans to participate on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for five years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided that signatory gives 30 days’ written notice to the others. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 7 day of March 2022.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
PENNSYLVANIA AREA OFFICES
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
PENNSYLVANIA OSHA CONSULTATION PROGRAM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY
BUREAU OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Pennsylvania Area Offices (Allentown, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Wilkes-Barre), Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry – Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (PA DLI BWC) 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 PA DLI BWC hereby renew the Alliance signed September 9, 2019, and renewed February 16, 2022, with a continued emphasis on promoting safety and health training. Specifically, all organization(s) are committed to providing each signatory member 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 workplace safety committee issues, rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA 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"¹ and the "Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects²".

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 PA DLI BWC recognize that OSHA’s 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 Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and other activities.
• 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 PA DLI BWC websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Share non-confidential trending data relative to injuries and illnesses that have been found within the covered counties of the OSHA offices which are signatory to this agreement, to aid in the development of local initiatives.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and PA DLI BWC conferences (PA Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference), local meetings, or other Safety Day events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings 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 PA DLI BWC programs, including Pennsylvania Training for Health and Safety (PATHS), Health and Safety Data Processing and Management System (HandS), good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Collaborate with PA DLI BWC and their trainers on OSHA initiatives, including Local, Regional, National Emphasis Programs, Stand Down Efforts (e.g. Fall Prevention, Trench Safety, Forklift Safety, etc.) and National Campaigns (e.g. Focus Four, Heat, Safe + Sound, etc.).

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for PA DLI BWC trainers regarding OSHA standards and initiatives to enhance their efforts to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for OSHA staff regarding PA DLI BWC mandates, programs and initiatives to enhance OSHA’s efforts to communicate such information to various stakeholders, employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for PA OSHA Consultation staff regarding PA DLI BWC mandates, programs and initiatives to enhance OSHA’s efforts to communicate such information to various stakeholders, employers and workers.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA outreach activities and PA DLI BWC safety and health courses, for various stakeholders including career and technical schools/institutions (high school and secondary education).
• Develop effective training and education programs for PA DLI BWC and their stakeholders to promote an 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, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into this Alliance, neither OSHA nor PA DLI BWC is endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of the other organizations’ products or services apart from those contemplated by this agreement.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet throughout the year but no less than twice 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 each OSHA Office that is a signatory to the Alliance agreement and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ participation on the team, as resources permit.

This agreement, including participation in any and all activities or objectives to be performed hereunder, is strictly voluntary. This agreement is not intended to and does not create any contractual rights or obligations with respect to the signatory entities or any other parties.

This agreement will remain in effect for a period not to exceed five years. Any signatory may terminate their continued participating 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 16 day of February, 2022.

¹ https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/directives/CSP_04-01-003_0.pdf, Section VIII, G

² https://www.osha.gov/alliances/alliance-products-guide

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
ATLANTA REGIONAL OFFICE,
AND
THE CONCERNED BEAUTY AND BARBER PROFESSIONALS

Since entering into an Alliance on March 31, 2014, with a subsequent renewal on December 2, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Atlanta Regional Office and the Concerned Beauty and Barber Professionals (CBBP) have worked ¹together 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 the CBBP 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 the CBBP by:

• Providing routine communications on enforcement, regulatory, and outreach initiatives.
• 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.

The CBBP 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 CBBP members 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 CBBP 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 ongoing 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 7th day of March, 2022.

¹ The Georgia Tech, Enterprise Innovation Institute Safety, Health and Environmental Service Program (Georgia Tech Onsite Consultation Program) has also actively supported this agreement.