ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department Of Labor
Puerto Rico Area Office,
the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources, and
the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus
March 2, 2020

1. Alliance Background

   1. Original signing:

      January 22, 2004

   2. Dates Renewed

      • April 3, 2006
      • April 15, 2008
      • September 30, 2010
      • December 18, 2012
      • December 17, 2014
      • February 28, 2017
      • March 29, 2019

   3. Evaluation Period

      From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

   4. Alliance Overview and Goals

      To provide the Rio Piedras Campus of the UPR, through Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies (DECEP for its Spanish acronym), the Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety Office (OPASO for its Spanish acronym) and the Institute of Labor Relations from the Faculty of Social Sciences (IRT for its Spanish acronym) 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 health and safety hazards. This to be achieved through training and educational, outreach and communication, and promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health goals.

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • January 25, 2019
   • March 29, 2019
   • May 31, 2019
   • August 9, 2019
   • October 4, 2019

   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 of Alliance Activities in Support of Agreement Goals

   Dissemination: Alliance Program participant shared information on OSHA-developed or OSHA Alliance Program-developed tools and resources, OSHA standards/rulemakings, enforcement, or outreach campaigns.

   Dissemination Type	Date	Description	Emphasis Area(s)*	Number Reached (numeric value)	Additional Information (Optional)
   Other Email	April	Workers' Memorial Day commemoration		4,000
   Other Email	June-July	Safe + Sound Week 2019	Safe & Sound Week, Safety and Health Programs	4,000

   Outreach Events and Training for non-OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant or OSHA participation in events which includes speeches/presentations, exhibits, roundtables, conferences, informational webinars or other meetings or training in support of the Alliance or an OSHA initiative.

   Activity Type	Date	Event Name	Representative Name(s) and Affiliation(s)	Title of Presentation (if applicable)	City	State	Emphasis Area(s) *	Number Reached (numeric value)	Additional Information (Optional)
   Seminar/In-Person Training.	March 15 and 29, 2019	OSHA 10hr General Industry Course	Daphne Domínguez, UPRRP	Various	San Juan	PR	Emergency Response Fall Prevention Recordkeeping and Reporting Safety and Health Programs, Walking- Working Surfaces	16	Public employee
   Seminar/In-Person Training	March 22, 2019		Lymari Orellana, UPRRP	The Hazard Communication and Bloodborne Pathogen Standards	Ponce	PR	Healthcare	17	Union General de Trabajadores
   Speech/Presentation	April 28, 2019		Odalys Martínez-Sánchez (NWS) Leonela P. Torrado González (DRNA)	Lessons Learned from the Puerto Rico 2015 Drought	San Juan	PR	Emergency Response	26	Memorial Day Commemoration
   Seminar/In-Person Training	Sept.18 and Oct. 2, 2019	10 Hrs. General Industry course	María del C. Rodríguez Carmen Irizarry		Cayey	PR	Emergency Response Fall Prevention Recordkeeping and Reporting Safety and Health Programs, Walking- Working Surfaces	17	American Building Maintenance
   Seminar/In-person Training	October 24 and 25, 2019	9th Annual Safety, Occupational Health and Environment Conference of Puerto Rico	Various	Various	San Juan	PR	Construction, Emergency Response, Fall Prevention, Healthcare, Safety & Health Programs, Safe & Sound Week, Silica, Trenching	475	Attendees Oct. 24: 243 Attendees Oct. 25: 232
   Seminar/In-Person Training	December 9 and 10, 2019	OSHA 10hr General Industry Course	María del C. Rodríguez Carmen Irizarry		Cayey	PR	Emergency Response Fall Prevention Recordkeeping and Reporting Safety and Health Programs, Walking- Working Surfaces	20

   Training for OSHA Staff: Alliance Program participant provided training or assistance in training OSHA and OSHA-affiliated staff (including state plan and/or On-site Consultation Program representatives).

   Training Type	Date	Name/Title of Trainer	Training Title	Audience: OSHA/ State Plan/ Consultation	City	State	Emphasis Area(s) *	Number Reached (numeric value)	Additional Information (Optional)
   Speech/Presentation	October 24 and 25, 2019	9th Annual Safety, Occupational Health and Environment Conference of Puerto Rico	Various	OSHA/State Plan/Consultation	San Juan	PR	Construction, Emergency Response, Fall Prevention, Healthcare, Safety & Health Programs, Safe & Sound Week, Silica, Trenching	14	5- OSHA 4- PROSHA Consultation Program 5- PROSHA state plan