ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
San Antonio Area Office
And the
Associated General Contractors of America, San Antonio Chapter #247
February 9, 2018

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed:

      January 22, 2015

   2. Evaluation Period:

      January 23, 2017 through January 22, 2018

   3. Overview

      This Alliance will provide AGC 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 work place hazards in the construction industry. This will be accomplished by addressing fall, electrical, struck by, and caught in or between hazards, other safety issues, and understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      Alex Porter, Area Director, San Antonio Area OSHA Office
      Victor Ramon, Compliance Assistance Specialist (CAS), San Antonio Area OSHA Office

      Associated General Contractors of America San Antonio Chapter

      Mr. Doug McMurray, Executive Director
      Ms. Kelly Wilson, Member Services Director
      Mr. Leonard DeBraska, Chairman Safety and Health Committee

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • 1/12/2017
   • 3/16/2017
   • 6/08/2017
   • 10/16/2017

   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

   The following table summarizes the Alliance's activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.

   Raising Awareness of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: Silica in Construction
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Alliance Product	Training Requirements in OSHA Silica standards	Silica in Construction	35
   Meeting	AGC General Contractors and Subcontractors monthly meetings	Safety briefings with question and answer session for Superintendents, Foremen, Project managers	300
   Presentation	Brown Bag Lunch: Silica in Construction	Silica In Construction	240
   Raising Awareness of OSHA’s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Presentations	AGC Monthly Meetings	Electronic Submission of Records, OSHAs Injury Tracking Application.	500
   Training and Education: Fall Prevention, Trenching Hazards, Electrical Hazards, Struck by Hazards
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Presentations	AGC Monthly Meetings	Construction Site Hazards	500
   Outreach and Communication: OSHA 10/30 Hour Classes/ Fall Stand Down
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Training	Ten classes on OSHA 10 hour in construction provided throughout the year.	Falls, Trenching, Electrical, Machine guarding	200
   Training	Two classes on OSHA 30 hour in construction provided throughout the year.
   Fall Stand Down Event	Presentation at the construction site	Fall protection/prevention Fall demonstration	250
   TOTAL			2025

4. Evaluations

   This Alliance is very proactive in training their workers/members on safety and health. We meet monthly and we present to all attending members a 30 minute OSHA briefing on Fatalities, injuries and other events that have occurred in our area, region or nation monthly. The member companies have experienced safety managers and officers at the construction sites who attend the monthly briefings with OSHA. During these meetings there is an open question and answer session with the attending members.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   • OSHA 10 hour classes are scheduled to occur in March, May, July, September, and November of 2018.
   • OSHA 30 hour class is scheduled to occur in February.
   • Fall Stand Down events are scheduled to occur at selected construction sites in May 2018.

   Report prepared by: Victor Ramon, CAS, San Antonio, Texas