The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the
Suncoast Utility Contractors Association (SUCA) Alliance
April 1, 2024

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed

      April 17, 2015

   2. Date Renewed

      February 21, 2019

      February 22, 2024

   3. Evaluation Period

      April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024

   4. Alliance Overview and Goals

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Suncoast Utility Contractors Association, Inc. (SUCA) agreed to establish an Alliance to reduce and prevent exposure to hazards during trenching and excavation procedures, confined space entry and other imminent dangers in the underground utility construction industry. The goal will be achieved by developing and sharing information, guidance, and training resources.

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   In addition to formal meetings, the Alliance coordinators from both groups maintained regular contact throughout the reporting period to monitor the Alliance's progress and results.
   Alliance Meeting Dates: 02-07-2024; 01-25-2024; 10-13-2023; 09-21-2023; 08-30-2023; 08-03-2023; 06-08-2023; 05-10-2023; and 04-20-2023.

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.

   Results of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

   Dissemination Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Area(s)*	Number Reached (numeric value)
   Email Blast	Monthly	During this period, the SUCA Pipeline Newsletter featured a variety of safety focused drop-in articles. The newsletter also highlighted safety and health events, such as OSHA's National Fall Prevention Stand-Downs.	Construction, Small Business, Trenching, and Fall Prevention	500

   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)
   Training/ Presentation	02/16/2024	NUCA Safety Day at the Global Excavation Safety Conference	Representative from SUCA	During this period, SUCA members attended the Global Excavation Safety Conference, which addressed a wide range of safety topics.	Tampa	FL	Construction, Small Business, Trenching, Fall Prevention, as well as Heat Illness Prevention	1,000
   Training/ Presentation/ Outreach	03/23/2024	Tampa Bay Construction Career Days (TBCCD) for 11th and 12th grade students	OSHA and SUCA Representatives	OSHA Representatives (CSHOs and CAS) hosted a learning lab at the annual SUCA workforce outreach event for 11th and 12th grade Tampa Bay students.	Dover	FL	Construction, Small Business, Trenching, Fall Prevention, as well as Heat Illness Prevention	1,200
   Training/ Presentation/ Outreach	05/10/2023	OSHA Alliance Workshop	OSHA Representative	During this period, the Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), for the Tampa Area Office, conducted a presentation regarding the OSHA inspection process, as well as workplace rights for employers and employees.	Seffner	FL	Construction, Small Business, Trenching, Fall Prevention, as well as Heat Illness Prevention	40

Report prepared by: Olja Correa, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Tampa Area Office,

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
ATLANTA WEST AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH,
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF GEORGIA,
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS GEORGIA,
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION OF GEORGIA,
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF GEORGIA
AND
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, OFFICE OF FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Atlanta West Area Office, Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Georgia, Inc., the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Georgia, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) of Georgia, Mental Health America of Georgia (MHA-GA), and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Office of Federal Grant Programs and Suicide Prevention (hereafter all parties shall be referred to as "the Georgia Mental Health Alliance" or "GAMH Alliance") 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, the GAMH Alliance hereby renew the Alliance signed March 1, 2022, with a continued emphasis on workplace mental health. Specifically, GAMH members are committed to providing Georgia workers and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and understanding 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 mental health hazards and/or addressing work-related suicide and drug overdose issues.

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 Georgia Mental Health Alliance 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 GAMH Alliance intends to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of work-related suicide, mental health issues, and potential workplace drug overdoses, and communicate such information (e.g., print, and electronic assistance tools, and websites for OSHA, DPH, AGC-GA, NAMI-GA, AFSP-GA, MHA-GA, and DBHDD) to employers and workers in the targeted industries.

• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's, DPH, AGC-GA, NAMI-GA, AFSP-GA, MHA-GA, and DBHDD conferences, local meetings, or other suicide awareness and mental health awareness events.

• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects regarding work-related mental health, drug overdoses, and suicides. Emphasis will be focused on effectively communicating about these issues with hard-to-reach groups, such as construction and agricultural workers.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs regarding mental health, drug overdoses, and suicides awareness, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers within the construction, agricultural and other industries.

• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of workplace suicide prevention and post-prevention training courses.

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 three to four 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 Atlanta West 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 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 19^th day of April 2024.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE FORT LAUDERDALE AREA OFFICE
OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF) SAFETYFLORIDA CONSULTATION PROGRAM,
AND
SOUTH FLORIDA MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fort Lauderdale Area Office, the University of South Florida (USF) SafetyFlorida Consultation Program and the South Florida Manufacturers Association (SFMA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, USF and the SFMA hereby form an Alliance to provide the SFMA members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in the manufacturing industry related to falls, electricity, warehousing, chemicals, heat illness, and emergency response issues, 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 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 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, USF and the SFMA 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 Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Share¹ 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, OSHA and the SFMA websites) to employers and workers in the industry. Ensure information developed encourages and reflects the diversity of the workforce and is accessible in multiple languages and formats.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and SFMA conferences, local meetings, and other events such as SFMA's annual "Employee Excellence Recognition Events."
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding SFMA's good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Encourage SFMA members to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Fort Lauderdale Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including OSHA's Safe + Sound Campaign.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for SFMA members regarding manufacturing industry prevailing hazards², and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers. Ensure training materials/program are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of manufacturing industry safety and health courses.
• Develop effective training and education programs for SFMA members 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. Ensure training materials/program are made available in appropriate languages and formats to equitably meet the needs of their target audiences.

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 Fort Lauderdale Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation program's 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 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 16th day of April 2024.

¹This will primarily be accomplished by the following methods – The monthly SFMA newsletters and quarterly live Webinars (as well as in-person events). Information will be recorded and uploaded to SFMA Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Library. In many instances courses/ webinars are translated to Spanish and uploaded as well to serve our Spanish-speaking members.

²Manufacturing industry prevailing hazards include - fall protection, electrical safety, confined space safety, steel erection, struck-by, silica, noise, and other health hazards.