AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
ATLANTA REGIONAL OFFICE
AND
THE OSHA TRAINING INSTITUTE EDUCATION CENTERS (OTIEC)
IN REGION IV¹

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Atlanta Regional Office and the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers (OTIECs) in Region IV 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 the OTIECs in Region IV hereby renew the Alliance signed September 29, 2015, and renewed October 4, 2017, with a continued emphasis on providing health and safety training to employers and employees in the general and construction industries. Specifically, OSHA and the OTIECs in Region IV are committed to providing OTIEC students 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, organizations with continue to address prevalent health and safety hazards in the 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 OTIECs in Region IV 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 objectives:

• Share information on OSHA's National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and rulemaking process.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and OTIEC conferences, local meetings, or other events, such as Region IV VPPPA Conference and Field Federal Safety and Health Council (FFSHC) meetings.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on National, Regional and Local Emphasis Programs to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Collaborate with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects, such as the regional safety stand-downs.

Training and Education

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

• Develop effective training and education programs for the public and private sector regarding hazards in the general and construction industries, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers, including the Field Federal Safety and Health Councils in Regional IV.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of health and safety training to targeted industries in support of OSHA's National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs.
• Develop effective training and education programs for the general and construction industries 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.

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 the OSHA Regional 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 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 1st day of November, 2022

¹ Signatories: Eastern Kentucky University, Southeastern OTI Education Center, University of Alabama, University of South Florida, Volunteer State Community College, and Georgia Tech Research Institute