The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Department of Labor
And
The Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association
And
The Oklahoma Department of Labor

1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed:

      March 30, 2016

   2. Evaluation Period

      March 30, 2017 – March 7, 2018

   3. Overview

      The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), The Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL), OSHA Consultation Division, and The Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association (OMCA) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and OMCA hereby form an Alliance to provide OMCA 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 excavation hazards, struck-by and crushed-by hazards, exposure to silica, confined space hazards, heat and cold related illnesses, and other issues and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA
      
      David Bates, Oklahoma City Area Director
      Jorge Delucca, Compliance Assistance Specialist
      
      Oklahoma Department of Labor
      
      Melissa McLawhorn Houston, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
      James Buck, Oklahoma Deputy Commissioner of Labor
      Jason Hudson, Assistant Director, OSHA Consultation Division
      
      Alliance participant
      
      Don Noble, President, Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association
      Rick Moore, Executive Director, Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association

2. Implementation Team 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: Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Alliance Product	No activities
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email about Skin Cancer Awareness for Construction Workers Webinar on 4/19/2017	Occupational health	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on Worker’s Memorial Day on 4/24/2017	Worker’s Memorial Day	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on Freefall prevention training on 4/25/2017	National Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca forwarded to Rick Moore email from USDOL-Wage and Hour Division on free compliance assistance seminars for employers on 7/13/2017	Minimum Wage Overtime Overtime Record Keeping Youth Employment Exemptions Bonuses and other Payments Deductions Common Violations And other DOL programs
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on new CPWR Hazard Alert Focusing on Heat Hazards on 7/14/2017	Heat illness prevention	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on announcements of OSHA 10 and 30-hour compliance Spanish safety training on 9/17/2017	OSHA 10 and 30 hour construction safety training	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on product safety notices from Genie on affected aerial work platforms on 9/11/2017	Fall protection	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on free fall protection awareness training	Fall protection	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on OSHA silica Fact Sheets on 12/20/2017	Silica in construction	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on Registration for OSHA Construction Safety & Health Conference on 1/25/2018	Construction safety & health	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on engineering controls for silica exposures for fiber cement industries on 1/31/2018	Engineering controls for silica	2500
   Dissemination	Jorge Delucca sent Rick Moore email on free presentation about silica exposures in the workplace on 1/31/2018	Silica in construction	2500
   Speech/Presentation	On November 16, 2017 the Labor Commissioner Melissa Houston talked about the OMCA alliance and safety to OMCA membership	OSHA consultation	35
   Other	N/A
   Activity Type
   Training and Education	The Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association conducted a four hour training for members who need continued education. The training included an hour of heat stress and two hour training of trench safety.		25
   Total			30,060

4. Evaluation

   The alliance has resulted in a very positive relationship between OMCA member companies and OSHA. OMCA members benefit from a cooperative relationship with OSHA.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   1. Alliance renewal is due April 3, 2018.
   2. 2.National Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, May 7-11, 2018
   3. 3.In 2017, OMCA has begun working with Oklahoma City Community College to put together a degree program for construction safety. OMCA is meeting with the college president to put that together. Estimated time for completion will be 2019.

Report prepared by:
Jorge A. Delucca, MS, MA, CAIH - Compliance Assistance Specialist
Oklahoma City Area Office