Region 4 - Alliance Renewal Agreement - September 15, 2020

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
ATLANTA-EAST, ATLANTA-WEST AND SAVANNAH, GA, AREA OFFICES
OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
GEORGIA TECH ENTERPRISE INNOVATION INSTITUTE –
SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP
AND
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, DIVISION OF
HEALTH PROTECTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY OFFICE

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Atlanta East, Atlanta West and Savannah, Georgia, Area Offices, the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute – Safety, Health and Environment Services Group (Georgia Tech), and the Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Health Protection, Epidemiology Office (DPH) (hereafter the parties shall be referred to as the Georgia Adult Blood Lead Reduction Alliance or the Alliance) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and the Georgia Adult Blood Lead Reduction Alliance hereby renew the Alliance signed April 20, 2018, with a continued emphasis reducing workers overexposure to lead. Specifically, members and others are committed to providing information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through this Alliance, the organizations will continue to address the reduction of lead overexposure in both general and construction 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 Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and the other Georgia Adult Blood Lead Reduction Alliance members 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:

  • Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic assistance tools, and OSHA’s, Georgia Tech’s and DPH’s web sites) to employers and workers in both general and construction industries.
  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s, Georgia Tech’s or DPH’s conferences, local meetings, or other lead prevention events.

Training and Education

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

  • Develop effective training and education programs for both general and construction industries regarding workers exposure to lead in the workplace, and communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
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  • Deliver or arrange for the delivery of lead exposure prevention training 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, 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 OSHA’s local and regional offices that are signatories to the Alliance agreement 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 a period not to exceed five years. Any organization may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30-day written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

    Signed this 15th day of September, 2020

    • Erin Sanchez
    • Acting Atlanta-East Area Director
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
       
    • Jeffrey M. Stawowy
    • Atlanta- West Area Director
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    • Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS
    • State Epidemiologist
    • Epidemiology Office
    • Georgia Department of Public Health
    • Margo Westmoreland
    • Savannah Area Director
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration