AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
ATLANTA REGIONAL OFFICE,

GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
AND
GEORGIA CONCERNED BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), represented by the Atlanta Regional Office, the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Occupational Safety and Health Division (Georgia Tech), Southeast Center for Young Worker Safety and Health, and the Georgia Concerned Beauty Professionals (GACBP), and (hereafter all parties shall be referred to as the Georgia Beauty Professionals Alliance or GACBP Alliance) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and the participants of the GACBP Alliance hereby form an Alliance to provide GACBP members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to products that contain hazardous chemicals, as well as understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Emphasis will be placed on effectively communicating these issues to hard-to-reach groups, such as youth and Vietnamese workers. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and Georgia Beauty Professionals Alliance recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education goals:

• To develop effective training and education programs for GACBP members and others regarding reducing and preventing worker exposure to hazardous products. Emphasis will be placed on effectively communicating these issues to hard-to-reach groups, such as youth and Vietnamese workers.
• To support the GACBP in the delivery of health and safety training focused on the prevention of worker exposure to hazardous products.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's and the GACBP Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or GACBP conferences, local meetings, or other events.

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 rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. 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 to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least three 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 Atlanta Regional 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 two years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided such signatory give 30-day written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 31st day of March, 2014.