
In 2022, Fox Valley Sandblasting and Powder Coating, a family-owned small business based in Illinois, faced the challenge of implementing cost-effective operational solutions in the wake of the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Denver Regional Office, Denver Area Office, Englewood Area Office, Billings Area Office, Sioux Falls Area Office, and Lamar Advertising Company 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 Lamar Advertising Company hereby form an Alliance to provide Lamar Advertising Company's 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 Administration Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organization will address hazards inherent to the outdoor advertising industry including falls, personal protective equipment (PPE), safe use of ladders, electrical hazards, control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), bloodborne pathogens, and whistleblower protection laws.
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 developing this Alliance, OSHA and Lamar Advertising Company 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.
The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:
The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:
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 regional management team and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.
This agreement 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 five years. Any signatory may terminate their organization's participation in the agreement 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 13th day of February 2026.
Bridgett Burke
Area Director
Denver Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Chad Vivian
Area Director
Englewood Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Arthur Hazen
Area Director
Billings Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jason Mundt
Acting Area Director
Sioux Falls Area Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Jeffrey Nilges
Vice President / South Dakota
Lamar Advertising Company
Allison Carley
Vice President / Montana
Lamar Advertising Company
Matt Young
Operations Manager / Denver
Lamar Advertising Company
Trevin Wecks
General Manager / Colorado Springs
Lamar Advertising Company
Billie A. Kizer
Acting Regional Administrator
Denver Regional Office
Occupational Safety and Health Administration