ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN

CHICAGO NORTH AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

AND

THE GREAT LAKES CONTRUCTION ASSOCIATION
FORMERLY KNOWN AS:
THE LAKE COUNTY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

ALSO PARTICIPATING:
THE LAKE COUNTY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL

Since entering into an Alliance on April 16, 2004, with subsequent renewals April 12, 2006, September 16, 2008, April 16, 2010, April 17, 2012, September 3, 2014, and April 11, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Chicago North Area Office, the Great Lakes Construction Association (GLCA), formerly known as the Lake County Contractors Association (LCCA) and the Lake County Building & Construction Trades Council (LCBTC) 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, GLCA, and LCBTC 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 GLCA and LCBTC by:

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

• 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 organizations' status as Alliance Program Ambassadors on the agency's public webpage.

GLCA and LCBTC 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 GLCA and LCBTC chapters/worksites 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 GLCA and LCBTC 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 all parties to meet the intent of this document and its underlying policies. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice. Termination by one signatory will not nullify the Ambassador relationship with all signatories, with the exception of OSHA; OSHA may terminate the Ambassador relationship as a whole, or its relationship with one or more individual signatories.

Signed this 14th day of October, 2022.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
Cleveland Area Office
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
Cleveland Safety Forum

Since entering into an Alliance on June 19, 2012, with subsequent renewal(s) on May 23, 2014 and June 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Cleveland Area Office and Cleveland Safety Forum 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 Cleveland Safety Forum 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 Cleveland Safety Forum 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.

Cleveland Safety Forum 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 Cleveland Safety Forum 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 Cleveland Safety Forum'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 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 December, 2021.

ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE PROGRAM AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
CHICAGO SOUTH, CHICAGO NORTH, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS,
NAPERVILLE AND PEORIA AREA OFFICES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND THE
APPRENTICESHIP AND SKILL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,
OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 150

Since entering into an Alliance on May 7, 2008, with subsequent renewals on May 20, 2010, August 8, 2012, December 2, 2014 and March 21, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Chicago South, Chicago North, Fairview Heights, Naperville, and Peoria Area Offices and Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program Operating Engineers, Local 150 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 Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program Operating Engineers, Local 150 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 Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program Operating Engineers, Local 150 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.

Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program Operating Engineers, Local 150 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 Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program Operating Engineers, Local 150 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 Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program Operating Engineers, Local 150 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 specialized training 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.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by speaking at Local 150 ASIP OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses.
• 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 all parties to meet the intent of this document and its underlying policies. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice.

Signed this 1st day of March, 2023.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
NAPERVILLE, CHICAGO SOUTH, CHICAGO NORTH, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, AND
PEORIA AREA OFFICES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND THE
ROOFERS & WATERPROOFERS LOCAL 11

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Naperville, Chicago South, Chicago North, Fairview Heights, and Peoria Area Offices and Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 hereby form an Alliance to provide Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to fall hazards and addressing fall protection 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 "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 Roofers & Waterproofers Local 11 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:

• 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 the hazards associated with cranes, earth moving, and other construction equipment to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at Local 11 training facility or other events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding best practices for hazards associated with roofing.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by speaking at Local 11 OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses.

Training and Education

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

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for OSHA compliance officers (CSHO's) and Local 11
• To develop effective training and education programs for Local 11 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.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of the All About OSHA portion for OSHA 10 and 30-hour 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 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 Naperville, Chicago South, Chicago North, Fairview Heights, And Peoria Area Offices, 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 two 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 both signatories.

Signed this 3rd day of May 2023.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN
BOSTON AREA SOUTH
BOSTON AREA NORTH
SPRINGFIELD AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
MASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Boston-North (Andover), Boston-South (Braintree), and Springfield offices and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) 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 MNA hereby renew the Alliance signed February 13, 2018, with a continued emphasis on workplace violence, ergonomics, infection control PPE, and OSH rights. Specifically, both OSHA and MNA are committed to providing MNA 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 address hazards to workplace violence and abuse, back and other musculoskeletal work-related injuries, slip, trip and fall hazards; Covid-19 and infection control; and other air contaminants, and hazards.

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 renewing this Alliance, OSHA and the MNA 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/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• 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 MNA websites and social media) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and MNA conferences, local meetings, or other events like the OSHA Summer Summit and weekly OSHA virtual New England Roundtable Group.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on patient handling and Covid and infection control 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 MNAs' best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by engaging labor representatives, bargaining units, and the MNA membership through the dissemination of information in the MNA newsletter, website, and various presentations. The MNA will continue to share OSHA information with other trade unions/professional organizations.
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on Safe staffing, workplace violence, safe patient handling, personal protective equipment (PPE)/infection control and air quality issues.
• Develop and disseminate case-based research utilizing state and national data. Research findings demonstrate the impact and consequences of deteriorated work conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic that are ongoing.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for nurses and other healthcare regarding workplace violence, ergonomics, infection control and noise, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA-10 general industry courses customized to the nursing audience. Plan to develop an in person and on-line OSHA -10-hour curriculum with the first courses planned to be scheduled by or before the Spring of 2025 at locations to be determined.
• Develop effective training and education programs for nurses 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.

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 OSHA Boston -South and North offices and OSHA Springfield office. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for a period not to exceed five years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided the terminating signatory give 30 days' written notice to the other. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 12th day of October, 2023.

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN 
HARRISBURG, WILKES-BARRE, ERIE, AND PITTSBURGH AREA OFFICES
OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, KEYSTONE CHAPTER
AND
PENNSYLVANIA OSHA CONSULTATION PROGRAM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Erie, and Pittsburgh Area Offices, the Association of Builders and Contractors - Keystone Chapter (ABC Keystone), and the Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA OSHA Consultation) (collectively "the Participants") recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, the Participants hereby form an Alliance to provide the participating construction industry employers and workers and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to "Focus Four" hazards (fall, electrical, struck-by and caught between) and other recognized hazards associated with the construction industry, 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 "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, the Participants 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 (as resources permit):

• Share information with members and stakeholders on OSHA's National Initiatives (Enforcement, Regulatory, and Outreach), and encourage their participation in OSHA's outreach initiatives and rulemaking processes, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Encourage ABC Keystone members/customers to build relationships with OSHA's National, Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues.
• Share information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding ABC Keystone's, and its members' good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Promote and facilitate opportunities for ABC Keystone members to utilize the PA OSHA Consultation service to proactively identify and abate hazards associated with onsite construction site/project activities, provide compliance assistance, and examine topics related to injury and illness rates and other industry-specific hazards and/or injury and illness prevention efforts. For any member construction employers and eligible contractors or subcontractors who request services from the OSHA funded free consultation program, those employers will receive priority service from PA OSHA Consultation as resources permit. No cost compliance assistance services can be requested by calling 1-800-382-1241 or at www.iup.edu/pa-oshaconsultation.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives (as resources permit):

• Offer OSHA opportunities to speak, exhibit, or appear at one another's conferences, local meetings, or other roundtable events.
• Support ABC Keystone's training and education programs for employers, employees, and safety professionals regarding hazards in general industry and construction and communicate such information to member employers and workers.

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 Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and participants. By entering into this Alliance relationship, 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 at least once 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 Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Erie, Pittsburgh, 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 two 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 March 9th, 2023

Alliance Agreement Signature Page

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE DALLAS AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
DALLAS COUNTY

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Dallas Area Office and Dallas County recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and Dallas County hereby form an Alliance to provide members and the public with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers by reducing and preventing exposure to the hazards of all industries 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. OSHA and Dallas County 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 Dallas County 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

OSHA and Dallas County intend to work together to achieve some or all of the following objectives:

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach) and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• 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 Dallas County websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and Dallas County conferences, local meetings, and events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on all safety topics 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 Dallas County's good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by promoting industry health and safety conferences across the region.
• Develop and disseminate case studies that are issued by OSHA and other research material published by accredited academic or industry entities and publicize their results.
• Encourage Dallas County to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, including best practices and compliance.

Training and Education

OSHA and Dallas County intend to work together to achieve the following objective:

• Promote education programs for Dallas County to encourage 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, 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 Dallas Area Office, and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans' and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs' participation on the team.

This Agreement will remain in effect for two years after the last date signed by the parties. Either party may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided the party gives 30 days' written notice. This Agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both parties.

Signed this 17th day of October 2023.