ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
And the
Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, Texas
September 25, 2018

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed

      August 29, 2013, August 28, 2015, and August 28, 2017

   2. Evaluation Period

      09/01/2017 – 08/31/2018

   3. Overview

      Alliance between the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate General of Mexico was established as a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals and others in El Paso and Counties covered by the Consulate information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers' rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA El Paso Area Office:

      Diego Alvarado, Area Director, OSHA El Paso Area Office
      Abraham Arzola, CAS, OSHA El Paso Area Office

      Consulate General of Mexico:

      Marcos Augusto Bucio Mujica, Consul General, Consulate General of Mexico
      Omar Alejandro Rivera Valderrábano, Consul De Proteccion, Consulate General of Mexico
      Leticia Martinez de Anda, Departamento de Proteccion, Consulate General of Mexico

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   • January 5, 2018 and May 30, 2018.
   • Contact has been continuous with the El Paso Area Office during the term of the Alliance and the OSHA El Paso Area Office continues to be invited to give presentations on a monthly basis.

3. Results

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

   Training and Education: To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties regarding workplace safety and health.
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   Training and Education: To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties to promote understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Training	Free OSHA 10 and 30 Hour Construction Courses have been communicated to the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, TX, so employees or the general public can attend the free courses being offered at El Paso Community College.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Heat Illness Prevention Hazard Communication
   Outreach and Communication: 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 links to OSHA's Web site from the Consulate's Web site) to Mexican Nationals working in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties and their employers.
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   Outreach and Communication: To speak, exhibit, or appear at the Participants' conferences, local meetings, or other events.
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Speech	CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech to thirty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on September 8, 2017.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	300
   Presentation	CAS Arzola gave an Introduction to OSHA presentation to thirty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on October 12, 2017.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	300
   Speech	CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech to sixty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on November 20, 2017.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	600
   Presentation	CAS Arzola gave an Introduction to OSHA presentation to fifty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on December 1, 2017.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Hazard Communication Fall Prevention Workers' Rights Poultry Processing	500
   Presentation	CAS Arzola gave an Introduction to OSHA Presentation to fifty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO Contact information tri-folds in Spanish on January 5, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Hazard Communication Fall Prevention Workers' Rights Poultry Processing	500
   Speech	CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech to forty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, TX, and distributed EPAO contact tri-folds in Spanish on February 9, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	400
   Presentation	CAS Arzola gave an Introduction to OSHA Presentation to fifty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO Contact information tri-folds in Spanish on March 2, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Hazard Communication Fall Prevention Workers' Rights Poultry Processing Heat Illness Prevention	500
   Speech	CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech to twenty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, TX, and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on April 9, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	200
   Presentation	CAS Arzola attended the multi-agency Workers' Memorial Outreach Day at the Consulate General of Mexico. OSHA was joined by Wage & Hour and El Paso Community College and all agencies gave presentations regarding workers' rights. CAS Arzola also distributed El Paso Area Office contact information tri-folds in Spanish to all in attendance on April 27, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights Heat Illness Prevention	600
   Presentation	CAS Arzola gave a Fall Prevention presentation to fifty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish and Fall Prevention Fact Sheets on May 11, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	500
   Presentation	CAS Arzola held an Alliance meeting with the Consulate General of Mexico and gave them an OSHA Update presentation. CAS Arzola also distributed OSHA Bookmarks in Spanish on May 30, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Hazard Communication Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	20
   Speech	CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech to thirty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, TX, and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on July 23, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	300
   Speech	CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech to forty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, TX, and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on August 28, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	400
   Presentation	CAS Arzola gave an Introduction to OSHA presentation to thirty persons at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, TX. CAS Arzola also distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish to all attendees on August 31, 2017.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Hazard Communication Fall Prevention Workers' Rights Poultry Processing Heat Illness Prevention	300
   Outreach and Communication: To participate in “Mobile Consulate” activities and events
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Speech/Exhibit	CAS Arzola participated in the Consulate General of Mexico Mobile Consulate event in Midland, TX, along with EEOC, National Labor Relations Board and other agencies. CAS Arzola gave a Workers' Rights speech and distributed EPAO contact information tri-folds in Spanish on August 25, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Fall Prevention Workers' Rights	400
   Exhibit	CAS Arzola had a booth set up during the Consulate General of Mexico's event at the Centro de Salud La Fe and distributed OSHA Publications in Spanish on August 29, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Construction Workers' Rights Heat Illness Prevention	500
   Promotion of a National Dialogue: To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on issues affecting Mexican Nationals working in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Event	CAS Arzola and AD Alvarado participated in the Consulate General of Mexico Labor Rights Week Inauguration event. CAS Arzola gave a speech about Workers' Rights and had a booth set up to distribute publications in Spanish on August 27, 2018.	Hispanic/Latino Workers Workers' Rights Labor Rights Week Heat Illness Prevention	600
   Promotion of a National Dialogue: To raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health and workers' rights under the OSH Act whenever leaders from the Participants address groups.
   Type of Activity	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   TOTAL			6,920

4. Evaluations

   None for this Alliance

5. Upcoming Milestones

   Labor Rights Week Outreach 2019

   Report prepared by: Abraham Arzola, CAS, El Paso Area Office, September 25, 2018.