AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE
AND
THE WEST TEXAS SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Dallas Area Office

And

The Independent Electrical Contractors Dallas Chapter

June 8, 2016

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed

      September 2, 2015

   2. Evaluation Period

      May 29, 2015 to June 8, 2016

   3. Overview

      The Alliance between the Dallas Area Office of OSHA and the Independent Electrical Contractors Dallas chapter was directed towards collaboration in outreach efforts to reduce worker injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the Electrical Contractor industry. Independent Electrical Contractors has offered OSHA Representatives a platform during quarterly Safety Round-Table meetings that are for IEC members to participate in workplace safety and health leadership awareness. Guest Speakers at the quarterly safety meetings provided information regarding worker rights, statistics, available resources and networking.

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      Stephen Boyd

      Area Director, OSHA, Dallas Area Office

      Elias Vela

      Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), OSHA, Dallas Area Office

      Independent Electrical Contractors -Dallas

      Brian Dean

      President

      Jerry Thomas

      CAE Executive Director

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   Alliance coordination and planning was conducted through phone, email, and quarterly meetings throughout the year.

   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

   *The following table summarizes the Alliance’s activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.

   Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Meeting	Meeting in Irving, TX on September 8, 2015	Workers’ Rights	10
   Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on electrical workers at construction projects, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Meeting	Monthly meetings where IEC members attended sessions of presentations regarding workplace safety and health April 13, 2016	Falls, Struck by, caught-in, and Electrical hazards	10
   Training and Education: To develop effective training and education programs for workers regarding construction industry regarding falls, electrical, fires-explosions, and struck-by hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   N/A
   Outreach and Communication:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   N/A
   TOTAL			20

4. Evaluations

   Discussions regarding the effectiveness of this Alliance resulted in mutual agreement in favor of continuing the collaboration.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   1. Collaboration to encourage IEC members to submit an abstract for conducting a presentation at the first annual OSHA Construction Safety Conference at the Irving Convention Center on or about Oct 27, 2016.
   2. Continue planning and conducting quarterly meetings.

    

   Report prepared by: Elias Vela, CAS Dallas Area Office, July 27, 2016

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
October 01, 2012

SAN ANTONIO AREA OFFICE AND HISPANIC CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION DE SAN ANTONIO

1. Alliance Background
   
   Date Signed: 09/28/2011
   End Date: 09/28/2013
   
   Overview:
   
   To provide small contractors in the construction industry and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to occupational safety and health hazards such as heat stress, electrical, falls, struck-by, and caught-between hazards in the construction industry. This alliance provides educating small businesses on creating and having a safety/health program for their business.
   
   The second part of this alliance is to conduct safety and health training meetings with the Hispanic contractors and their workers who only speak Spanish. Classes and briefing include: workers' rights, employer responsibilities, employee responsibilities, heat stress prevention and recognition, preventing falls, and other hazards at the construction sites.
   
   Implementation Team Members
   
   Tomas Larralde, Director Hispanic Contractors de San Antonio
   
   Raul Carrillo, CAS, OSHA San Antonio Office
   
   Evaluation Period
   
   September 28, 2011 through October 01, 2012
   
   Implementation Team Meetings
   
   This alliance meets once a month and quarterly with members and instructors, all instructors are certified to teach the OSHA 10 and 30 hour construction courses. 10 out of the 12 instructors are fluent in Spanish.
    
2. Events and Products
   
   10 Hour OSHA Construction Course 202 attendees
   10 Hour OSHA Construction Course, Spanish 34 attendees
   Fall Protection/Prevention, in Spanish, Susan hardwood Grant, 12 classes, 245 attendees
   30 hour OSHA Construction course, with Hensel Phelps, 38 attendees
   Creating a Safety Program for Small Business, 6 classes, 56 attendees
    
3. Training and Education
    
   • Heat Stress and Fall Protection Regional Campaign
      
   • Creating and having a safety program for your small business
      
   • Partnering with the Mexican Consulate for OSHA Focus Four Classes
4. Results
   
   Membership has increased, in part due to all the free training and OSHA involvement. Minority construction businesses have had the ability to educate their non-English speaking workers about safety and health, OSHA regulations and workers' rights.
    
5. Upcoming Milestones:
    
   • 10 and 30 Hour Construction Courses
   • Fall Protection/Prevention Seminar
   • Creating a Safety Program for your Small Business

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
AUSTIN AREA OFFICE
AND
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Austin Area Office, and the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, Texas, hereinafter referred to collectively as " the Participants" ;

Recognizing the joint commitment to protecting workers' rights for Mexican workers acknowledged in the U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration between the Department of Labor of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, signed at Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2010; 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 health and safety;   

Intend to form an Alliance to achieve the following: 

Overall Objective

The Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals in Central Texas with information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers' rights in protecting their occupational health and safety, particularly with regards to reducing and preventing exposure to fall, struck-by, caught in/between, electrical, and amputation hazards, and to help them understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Training and Education

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

• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of safety and health training courses for Consulate workers and Mexican Nationals in Central Texas.

Outreach and Communication

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

• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or the Consulate's conferences, local meetings, or other events.


• To share information among DOL personnel and safety and health professionals regarding the Consulate's good practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by the Consulate and through materials developed by each of the Participants, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).

Promotion of a National Dialogue

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

• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on general and construction industry hazards such as falls, struck-by, caught in/between, electrical, and amputations to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace health and safety, and understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers.


• To share information on DOL laws and standards, including those relating to workers' rights and the responsibilities of employers.

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 shareinformation on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

This Arrangement is intended to cease two years from the date of signing.  A Participant should endeavor to provide 30 days advance written notice of its intent to discontinue its participation in this Arrangement.  This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants.

Signed at Austin, Texas, in duplicate, this 30th day of August 2011, in the English and Spanish languages.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OSHA CONSULTATION DIVISION
AND
THE OKLAHOMA SECTION OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oklahoma City, OK Area Office (hereafter referred to as OSHA) and The Oklahoma Local Section of The American Industrial Hygiene Association (hereafter referred to as OKAIHA) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and OKAIHA hereby renew the Alliance signed August 21, 2012 and renewed August 21, 2014, with a continued emphasis on safety and health training. Specifically, both organizations are committed to providing OKAIHA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of 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 occupational safety and health issues.

This renewal agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance's activities. Alliance participants will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

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 OKAIHA 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 objective related to raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives:

• To share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, 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 emerging occupational health and safety issues 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 professional conferences, and technical presentations at lunch or dinner meetings.

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 business, industry and health and safety professionals regarding current or emerging health, safety, or compliance issues, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for business, industry and health and safety professionals 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.

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 and the OKAIHA Web site) to employers and workers in industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or OKAIHA conferences, local meetings, or other planned events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding industry 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 current or emerging safety and health or compliance issues that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
• To develop and disseminate case studies on industry or government health and safety issues 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 to develop a work plan, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least 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 OSHA, OSHA Consultation and OKAIHA and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three 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 26 day of August, 2016.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
EL PASO AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
EL PASO ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTORS

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) El Paso Area Office and El Paso Association of Contractors recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and El Paso Association of Contractors hereby form an Alliance to provide El Paso Association of Contractors 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 falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and addressing construction and industrial contractor 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 will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

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 developing this Alliance, OSHA and El Paso Association of Contractors 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 Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the construction rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, such as falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and heat illness hazards including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on construction safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker and trade contractors participation in workplace safety and health by providing safety information during visits to company's jobsites and involving employees during jobsite assessments, inspections and audits.

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 construction and industrial contractors regarding such as but not limited to falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for contractors 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 OSHA 10 Hour Construction course in English and Spanish.

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 and the El Paso Association of Contractors Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or El Paso Association of Contractors conferences, local meetings, or other safety training events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding El Paso Association of Contractors good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.

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 to develop a work plan, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least 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 any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States' and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects' 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 26^th day of September, 2018.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT FOR
Consulate General of Houston - #155

Alliance Background

Date Signed
April 14, 2010

1. Overview
   The Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals in Eastern Texas and others with information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational health and safety, particularly with regards to reducing injuries and fatalities related to fall, electrical, struck-by, and caught in/between hazards, and to help them understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).


2. Implementation Team Members
   Consulate General of Houston:
   Cónsul General: Dr. Luis Malpica y de Lamadrid  
   Cónsul de Protección: Luis Benjamin Lara Escobedo
   Protection Department: Francisco Ruiz

    

   USDOL - OSHA: Mark R. Briggs, AD
   USDOL - OSHA: Mark A. Hernández, CAS

3. Evaluation Period
   
   4-14-2010 - 5-14-2011


4. Implementation Team Meetings
    
   1. The Houston South Area Office’s (HSAO) Compliance Assistance Specialists (CAS) attended the Sub-Committee of the Justice and Equality monthly meetings and additional alliance meetings as needed.   
5. Events and Products
    
   1. Highlight: The Alliance was having the signing ceremony as part of the Latino Summit: Five attended signing and CAS from the HSAO gave three TV interviews fro Telemundo, Univision, and Inmigrante TV regarding the Alliance with the Mexican Consulate. Total approximate reached through interviews: 30, 000.
   2. Safety Fair: The Mexican Consulate participated in the Safety Fair post the Latino Summit with a booth.
   3. Success Story - Semana Laboral: August 30-September 3, 2010 Consular General Office of Mexico in Houston joined with representatives from Justice and Equality in the Workplace to participate in Semana Laboral (Labor Rights Week) to promote safety, health, and workplace rights information to Mexican workers in the Greater Houston area.  Semana Laboral is a national event held August 30 - September 3, 2010.  In a parallel activity, the Mobile Consulate Unit reached out to the rural parts of the community. The outreach activities conducted during the week were many and varied and included several avenues for communication and educating Hispanic workers on their workplace rights. The phone bank at Univision received 460 calls; the Mexican Consulate received 911 visitors and worked with 82 Consulate cases; the Mobile Consulate unit received 352 workers.  The Justice & Equality members gave 58 speeches; OSHA representatives gave 10 speeches on subjects such as employee rights, complaint filing procedures, focus four hazards.  In addition OSHA gave nine personal protective equipment (PPE) demonstrations and four media interviews. Media outreach included interviews with Univision, Telemundo and two local newspaper articles. OSHA distributed 250 bags containing publications on employee rights, focus four hazards, sun/heat stress, fall prevention, and PPE. More than 2,000 people were reached directly at the Mexican Consulate and thousands more indirectly through the media efforts during the Semana Laboral. 
   4. 10-4-2010: Bi-national Health week: Supported the event at the Consulate with a speech and a booth to hand out OSHA publications: 205 affected
6. Training and Education
    
   1. Semana Laboral: Personal Protection training demonstrations: 9
   2. 1212-9-10: Community cross-training given to other Hispanic community groups and consulates: 25 attended
7. Outreach and Communication
    
   1. Consul Garcia and CAS Hernandez gave a TV interview with Leiberman inviting the public to the Safety Fair and covered employee rights and what services the Protection Department can assist the Hispanic community. 5,000.
   2. Workshop at the Latino Summit on Outreach with the Mexican Consulate: 60
   3. The CAS gave five speeches at the consulate covering employees rights, how to file a complaint process, handed out OSHA publications, Focus four hazards and gave Q/A sessions to approximately 725.
   4. During the Semana Laboral activities, two complaints were taken one resulted in an onsite inspection.  
   5. Created Justice & Equality website: http://www.wecanhelphouston.org/
8. Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
   1. Meeting with nine other consulates to build relationships and extend our Hispanic outreach.
9. Results
    

   Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.)	Number of Individuals Reached or Trained
   Events
   Semana Laboral	2,000
   Workshop at Latino Summit	60
   Bi-national Health week	250
   Training
   Semana Laboral PPE demonstrations	9
   Community cross-training	25
   Outreach  / Communication
   Monthly meetings	10 attendees x 10 months = 100
   TV interviews at Latino Summit	30, 000
   TV interview with Consul Garcia inviting to Safety Fair	5,000
   Speeches at Consulate	725
   Complaints received	2 (1) resulted in an onsite
   TOTAL	38,171

   
   The Houston South OSHA Area Office recommends renewing the Alliance with the Consulate General Office in Houston, Texas.
   
   Future Projects:
   1. Working on an employee handbook that will be given to all Mexican Nationals who go to the consulate covering employee rights, complaint process, and Justice & Equality contact information.
   2. Training for day laborers called the “Maestro” Program: covers employee rights, complaint process, and the focus four hazards. All will receive a certificate of completion.
   3. Cross-training other consulates in the complaint and referral process to further extend Hispanic outreach.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
SAN ANTONIO AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE HISPANIC CONTRACTORS DE SAN ANTONIO

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) San Antonio Area Office and The Hispanic Contractors de San Antonio (HCA) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and HCA hereby renew the Alliance signed September 02, 2011, and renewed June 06, 2017, with a continued emphasis on fostering safer and healthful workplaces for workers. Specifically, both organizations are committed to providing HCA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of 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 fall, electrical, struck by, and caught in or between hazards, and understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of their employers.

This renewal agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants will summarize specific activities and timeframes for completion in a written work plan.

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 HCA 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 Programs, 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 fall, electrical, struck-by and caught in between 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 mentoring the workers on conducting daily job safety analysis to identify hazards and abating the hazards found in a in their worksites.

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 construction workers regarding fall hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective training and education programs for HCA members and their contractors 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 OSHA 10 hour construction courses in English and Spanish.

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 and the HCA’s Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or HCA conferences, local meetings, or other community events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding HCA’s 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 construction safety and health issues that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

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 to develop a work plan, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least 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 San Antonio Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plan States’ and OSHA On-site Consultation Projects’ 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 21^st day of June 2019.

ARREGLO QUE ESTABLECE UNA ALIANZA
ENTRE
EL CONSULADO DE MÉXICO EN AUSTIN, TEXAS
y
LA OFICINA DE ÁREA EN AUSTIN, TEXAS
DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL DEL
DEPARTAMENTO DEL TRABAJO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

El Consulado de México en Austin, Texas ("el Consulado") y la Oficina de Área en Austin, Texas de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional ("OSHA") del Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América y en Adelante denominados conjuntamente "los Participantes";

RECONOCIENDO el compromiso conjunto de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores mexicanos en los Estados Unidos, reconocidos en la Carta de Arreglo entre la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional del Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América relativa a las Protecciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Lugar de Trabajo Aplicables a los Trabajadores Mexicanos en los Estados Unidos, firmada en Washington, el 6 de noviembre de 2014; y

RECONOCIENDO que el Programa de Alianza de la OSHA prevé el establecimiento de relaciones de cooperación para fines tales como la capacitación y la educación, diffusion y comunicación, y para promover un diálogo nacional sobre la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo;

Se proponen establecer una Alianza para lograr lo siguiente:

Objetivo General

Los Participantes tienen la intención de establecer una relación de colaboración para proveer a los nacionales mexicanos eri Austin, Texas incluyendo los condados de Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, McLennan, Milam, Mills, San Saba, Travis, y Williamson en el área central de Texas, (en adelante "los consulados dentro de la jurisdicción del Consulado") información, orientación y acceso a recursos de capacitación y educación para promover los derechos de los trabajadores a la protección de su seguridad y salud ocupacionales, y para ayudarlos a entender la ley nacional de los Estados Unidos de América sobre los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacionales (OSH Act).

Capacitación v Educación

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos de capacitación y educación:

• Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para los empleadores y los trabajadores mexicanos en Austin, Texas y los condados dentro de la jurisdicción del Consulado, sobre la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo.


• Elaborar programas de capacitación y educación para los empleadores y los trabajadores mexicanos en Austin, Texas y los condados dentro de la jurisdicción del Consulado a fin de promover el entendimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo del OSH Act, incluyendo el uso del procedimiento de quejas de OSHA.

Difusión y Comunicación

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos de difusión y comunicación:

• Elaborar información sobre el reconocimiento y la prevención de riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y formular mecanismos para comunicar dicha información (por ejemplo, por medios impresos y electrónicos, herramientas de asistencia electrónica y enlaces al sitio Web de la OSHA desde el sitio Web del Consulado), a los nacionales mexicanos que trabajan en Austin, Texas y los condados dentro de la jurisdicción del Consulado y a sus empleadores.


• Dar discursos, realizar exposiciones o presentarse en las conferencias, reunions locales u otros eventos de los Participantes.


• Participar en las actividades y los eventos del "Consulado Móvil".

Promoción de un Diálogo Nacional

Los Participantes tienen la intención de trabajar conjuntamente para lograr los siguientes objetivos relacionados con la promoción de un diálogo conjunto sobre la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo:

• Dar a conocer y demostrar el compromiso con la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo y los derechos de los trabajadores siempre que los funcionarios principals de los Participantes se dirijan al público.


• Convocar o participar en foros, debates en mesas redondas o reuniones de interesados principales sobre cuestiones que afectan a los nacionales mexicanos que trabajan en Austin, Texas y los condados dentro de la jurisdicción del Consulado para ayudar a forjar soluciones innovadoras sobre cuestiones relativas a la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo, y el entendimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores y las responsabilidades de los empleadores al amparo del OSH Act.

Un grupo de implementación, integrado por representantes de cada Participante, tiene la intención de reunirse para elaborar un plan de acción, determinar los procedimientos de trabajo y establecer las funciones y responsabilidades de los Participantes. Además, los Participantes tienen el propósito de reunirse por lo menos tres veces al año con fines de seguimiento e intercambio de información sobre las actividades y los resultados en torno al logro de los objetivos de la Alianza.

Nada de lo dispuesto en el presente Arreglo compromete a los Participantes a erogar recursos.

Este Arreglo puede iniciarse una vez firmado por los dos Participantes. El presente Arreglo puede durar dos (2) años a partir de la fecha de su firma. El Participante que tenga la intención de dar por terminado el presente Arreglo procurará notificar por escrito al respecto con treinta (30) días de antelación. El presente Arreglo podrá modificarse por escrito en cualquier momento mediante el consentimiento mutuo de los Participantes.

Firmado en Austin, Texas, en duplicado, el día 25 de agosto de 2017, en los idiomas inglés y español.

ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT for
West Texas Safety Training Center #106
11900 W. I-20 E
Odessa, TX 79765
09/12/2012

1. Alliance Background
   
   Date Signed: Originally signed on April 23, 2007; revision signed on June 11, 2007 and alliance renewed on September 12, 2012.
   
   Overview
   
   Alliance between the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and The West Texas Safety Training Center was established as a collaborative relationship to foster a safety and more healthful workplace for Americans working in the oil, gas, construction, chemical and refining industries. The goal of the Alliance is to save lives, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to hazards such as falls from elevations, struck-by and caught-in-between objects, and electrocution.
    
2. Implementation Team Members: Phil Young, Sheila Schulmeyer.
    
3. Contributors
   
       John Higgins and Vicki Watkins
   
   Evaluation Period: October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012
    
4. Implementation Team Meetings:
   
   April 23, 2012 - West Texas Safety Training Center Board Meeting and update. All the board members, employees and OSHA's Lubbock District Office CAS attended.
    
5. Events and Products
   
   For the period 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2012, the West Texas Safety Training Center has experienced an increase in safety training to the oil and gas industry. This increase in safety training activities is driven by the increased industrial activity in the Permian Basin of West Texas. WTSTC participated in the 2012 Permian Basin International Oil Show. The purpose of this industry exposition is to educate industry on all facets of the oil/gas industry. The Oil Show allows WTSTC to promote safety and training to all sectors of the oil and gas industry. With over 100,000 attendees to the Oil Show, WTSTC shared our message of safety promotion to many people in a short period of time. WTSTC conducted it first Safety Leadership class. The class was taught by Bishop Decker, a nationally recognized oil and gas trainer. Discussions are underway with Mr. Decker to continue this class. Our intent is to offer the class every quarter.
    
6. Training and Education
   
   During the period 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2012, WTSTC has experienced dramatic growth in three (3) areas. These areas being:
    
   • a) Respirator Fit Testing
     b) Basic Orientation Plus® classes
     c) SafeLand USA Orientation classes
   For the 12 month period ending 9/30/2012, WTSTC provided quantitative fit tests to 5,501 workers.
   
   For the 12 month period ending 9/30/2012, WTSTC had 7,968 workers complete Basic Orientation Plus®, the nationally recognized orientation course.
   
   For the 12 month period ending 9/30/2012, WTSTC had 4,790 workers complete the SafeLand USA orientation. Many of those that completed SafeLand USA orientation were Spanish speaking workers. This orientation is required by some oil/gas producers across the country. WTSTC has been accredited as a SafeLand USA orientation provider through the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). WTSTC provides SafeLand USA instruction in English and Spanish.
   
   During this same period, WTSTC provided safety training to 12,129 Spanish speaking workers. A high number of these workers received training in Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness and Respiratory Protection.
   
   Outreach and Communication
    
   • WTSTC is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
      
   • WTSTC is a charter member of the Permian Basin chapter of the STEPS organization.
      
   • WTSTC participates in the Permian Basin Chapter of the Association of Energy Services Contractors (AESC).
      
   • WTSTC is a member of the Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils. This organization has members located in different areas of the USA where Petrochemical facilities are operated. WTSTC currently serves on the ARSC Executive Committee.
   Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
    
   • The Basic Orientation Plus® reciprocal contractor safety awareness training program was designed to meet the classroom training requirements of the standards listed in the Code of Federal Regulations as enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) in the components it covers. The actual methods of compliance with these standards will depend on the rules, regulations and procedures in effect at each specific refinery or plant worksite.
   • The components or modules, as they are called, of the Basic Orientation Plus® program are as follows:
     1. Hazard Communication (HazCom) and Chemical Safety
     2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
     3. Respiratory Protection
     4. Hearing Conservation
     5. Electrical Safety Related Work Practices for Non-Qualified Workers
     6. Elevated Work
     7. Process Safety Management (PSM)
     8. Excavation, Trenching & Shoring
     9. Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
     10. General Rules & Emergency Response
7. Results
   
   The table below provides the total number of training units that WTSTC provided during the 2010, 2011, and 2012 physical years. WTSTC defines a training unit as a completed test or completed service administered by WTSTC.
    

   2010 2011 2012

   72,271 Training Units 101,907 Training Units 106,502 Training Units (data for period 10/1/2011 - 09/30/2012)

8. Safety Advancement
   
   2012 is in the fifth year of our WTSTC Dr. Max Comer Scholarship(s). We continue to provide $500 scholarships to individuals that are pursuing an Associates Degree in Safety Management at Odessa College. The program will extend to Midland College when they implement their degreed safety curriculum. Scholarship recipients are selected by a WTSTC committee consisting of oil company representatives and contractor representatives.