ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE EL PASO AREA OFFICE AND 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

Since entering into an Alliance on September 9, 2008, with subsequent renewal(s) on September 14, 2010, September 11, 2012, September 9, 2014, September 13, 2016, August 13, 2019, and August 9, 2022, 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) 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 PBSTEPS 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 PBSTEPS 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 Office, and the National Alliance Program Construction Roundtable and Forum.
• 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.

PBSTEPS 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 PBSTEPS chapters 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 PBSTEPS's 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 PBSTEPS safety and health 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. OSHA and PBSTEPS acknowledge that this document is not legally binding. This document does not obligate or authorize the expenditure or reimbursement of appropriations or other funds, nor does it require the parties to enter into any contract or other obligations. It does not confer any rights or responsibilities under U.S. law, nor does it limit or restrict the parties from participating in similar activities or arrangements with other entities. This document does not limit, supersede, or otherwise affect OSHA's no1mal operations or decisions in carrying out its statutory and regulatory duties and functions. OSHA's entering this relationship with an organization does not imply the agency's endorsement or promotion of that organization's products or services.

This Ambassador relationship will be executed in full compliance with all applicable federal laws. It takes effect on the date of signing and 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 12th day of August, 2025.

• For the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Lubbock Area Office: Elizabeth L. Routh, LAO Area Director
• For the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, El Paso Are Office: Diego Alvarado Jr., EPAO Area Director
• For the Permian Basin Service, Transmission, Exploration, and Production Safety Network: John Floyd, President