AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
KEENE STATE COLLEGE WORKWISE NH
AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE COALITION FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Concord Area Office, Keene State College Workwise NH (KSC Workwise NH), and the New Hampshire Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (NHCOSH) 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, KSC Workwise NH, and NHCOSH hereby renew the Alliance signed September 24, 2015 with a continued emphasis on providing Employers, Employees, Temporary Staffing Workers, Youth Workers, Immigrants and Refugees as well as others with information, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers. Specifically, all organization(s) are committed to providing KSC Workwise NH and NHCOSH 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 reducing and preventing exposure to hazards in Construction, General Industry, and Agriculture Industries while addressing common hazards within their industries.

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 effectiveness of the Alliance and measure the impact of its overall effort on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA, KSC Workwise NH, and NHCOSH 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: Outreach and Communication

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

• To share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communication such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's and the NHCOSH local and National COSH websites0 to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or NHCOSH conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To share information among OSHA Personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding Construction, General Industry, and Agricultural best 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, General Industry, and Agricultural that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on workers' rights and workplace violence to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker education and participation in workplace safety and health by providing outreach to Employers, Employees, Temporary Staffing Workers, Youth Workers, Immigrants and Refugees as well as others.
• To provide advocacy work and supports for injured workers as well as support and resources for families of deceased workers.

Training and Education

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

• To develop effective training and education programs for Employers, Employees, Temporary Staffing Workers, Youth Workers, Immigrants and Refugees as well as others within Construction, General Industry and Agricultural Industry on common hazards found within their industries. Hazards include but are not limited to: Falls, Struck By, Caught In-Between, Electrical, Chemical Hazards, Machine Hazards, Ergonomic Hazards, Workplace Violence as well as Heat and Cold Stress.
• To develop effective training and education programs for employers, employees, and youth workers 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 training and outreach session for the Construction, General Industry, and Agriculture Industries. Topics include: Introduction to OSHA, Workplace Rights, and Workplace Violence. Target audience will include employers, employees, youth and teen workers, temporary staffing workers, as well as various immigrant groups.

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 initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven 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 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 Concord 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 five years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days' written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 16^th day of October, 2018.