AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS AREA OFFICE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CARPENTERS JOINT APRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
THROUGH THE
MID-AMERICA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL
APPRENTICE & TRAINING PROGRAMS

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Southern Illinois Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program (CJAP) through the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC) 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 CJAP hereby renew the Alliance signed January 22, 2018. Both organizations are committed to providing CJAP 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 provide information, guidance, and access to training resources that will reduce and prevent occupational exposures – such as electrical, fall, struck-by, caught-in-between, fire, explosion, lockout/tagout, and confined spaces – at all MACRC signatory job sites throughout southern Illinois.

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 CJAP 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 objective:

• Share information on OSHA's National and Local initiatives and Emphasis Programs.
• 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 residential, commercial, and industrial construction hazards and develop innovative ways of communicating such information, such as through print, electronic media, electronic assistance tools, OSHA's web site, etc. to safety professionals, employers, and workers in the construction industries.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the annual Southern Illinois Occupational Safety & Health/Safety Construction Day (SIOSH/SAFETYCON) event to share information among workers, employers, and industry safety and health professionals. Topics may include best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures developed by the participants.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by obtaining feedback on CJAP activities.
• Develop and disseminate case studies on activities addressing residential, commercial, and industrial construction, and publicize their results.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for CJAP members and other personnel regarding hazards in the residential, commercial, and industrial construction sectors.
• Develop effective training and education programs 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 further inform OSHA personnel through CJAP training sessions of hazards specific to the residential, commercial, and industrial contracting industries, such as and including – electrical, fall, struck-by, and caught-in-between hazards and compliance measures therein.
• Promote awareness of OSHA's Fall Prevention, Excavation, and Heat campaigns.

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 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 Fairview Heights 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 a period not to exceed five 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 15th day of November 2022.