Region 4 - Alliance Annual Report - April 10, 2017

U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Atlanta Regional Office
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Room 6T50
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(678) 237-0443; Fax (678) 237-0447

OSHA, Consul General of Honduras in Atlanta Alliance
Region IV Alliance Annual Report
April 10, 2017

  1. Alliance Background

    1. Date Signed:

      March 15, 2016

    2. Evaluation Period:

      April 11, 2016, through April 10, 2017

    3. Overview:

      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Consul General of Honduras in Atlanta formed an Alliance to provide Salvadoran Nationals throughout the southeast with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety and allow them to exercise their rights fully.

  2. Implementation Team Membership and Contributors:

    Representatives from OSHA communicated with Alliance members from the Honduran Consulate during the following time periods:

    September 2016
    November 2016

  3. Results

    Promotion of a National Dialogue:The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goal related to promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

    • To share information on applicable U.S. laws and standards, including those relating to workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.
    Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached
    Speech/Presentation/Other On March 15, 2016, Alliances were renewed with the Consulates of El Salvador and Guatemala. A new agreement was also signed with the Consulate of Honduras. Following the signing, media interviews were conducted by the Regional Administrator (RA), the Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS) and the Assistant Regional Administrator for Cooperative and State Program (ARA for CSP). Spanish media included the following: Telemundo; Univision; La Vision de Georgia; and Mundo Hispanico. Construction, Fall Prevention, Hazard Communication/Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/Latino Worker and Small Business 500+

     

    Training and Education: The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education goal:

    • To develop training and education programs for Honduran Nationals in OSHA's Region IV regarding the prevention of exposures to fall, amputation, trenching and excavation, and electrical hazards, and to communicate such information to constituent workers and employers.
    • To develop training and education programs for Honduran Nationals in OSHA's Region IV to promote the understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.
    Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached
      There was no action to report in this area during FY 2016.    

     

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

    • To speak, exhibit, or appear at the Participants' conferences, local meetings, or other events, such as Labor Rights Week.
    • To participate in "Mobile Consulate" activities and events.
    Activity Type Activity Name/Summary OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported Number Reached
    Presentation/Dissemination On the 1st Friday of each month a representative from the Atlanta-West and East Area Office has conducted a monthly outreach visit to the Consulate of Honduras.
    • April 2016
    • May 2016
    • June 2016
    • July 2016
    • August 2016
    • September 2016
    • October 2016
    • November 2016
    • December 2016
    • January 2017
    • February 2017
    • March 2017
    		 Construction, Fall Prevention, Hazard Communication/Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/Latino Worker and Small Business 1,400+
    Presentation/Dissemination On September 2nd, the OSHA CAS from the Atlanta-West Area Office supported the Consul General of Honduras' Annual Labor Rights Week event. Construction, Fall Prevention, Hazard Communication/Chemicals, Heat Illness Prevention, Hispanic/Latino Worker and Small Business 100+ workers
    Speech/Presentation/Other On September 20, 2016, the El Honduran Consulate participated in the EMPLEO planning meeting Hispanic/Latino Workers, Fall Prevention, Heat Illness Prevention, temporary Workers, Young Workers and Small Business 100+ workers
    Speech/Presentation/Other On November 16, 2016, the El Honduran Consulate participated in the EMPLEO follow-up meeting. This meeting primarily focused on logistics for the group. Hispanic/Latino Workers, Fall Prevention, Heat Illness Prevention, temporary Workers, Young Workers and Small Business/td> 100+ workers

  4. Evaluations

    None

  5. Upcoming Milestones for 2017 - 2018

    • Continue to effectively promote outreach campaigns, such as OSHA's fall and heat illness prevention campaigns, to hard-to-reach workers.
    • Continue to support the safety and health outreach events scheduled for the 2017 Labor Week and Occupational Health Week.
    • Support mobile consulate events conducted throughout Region IV by the Consulate General of Honduras in Atlanta.

Report Prepared by Tom Bosley, Region IV Alliance Coordinator