AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE REGION VIII OFFICE
AND THE ENGLEWOOD AND DENVER AREA OFFICES OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE COLORADO (21d) ON-SITE HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTATION PROGRAM
AND
THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION
AND
THE MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS
AND
THE COLORADO BREWERS GUILD

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VIII Office, Englewood Area Office, and Denver Area Office; the Colorado (21d) On-Site Health & Safety Consultation Program; the Brewers Association; the Master Brewers Association of the Americas and the Colorado Brewers Guild 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 aforementioned organizations hereby renew the Alliance signed on March 8, 2019, with a continued emphasis on the safety and health of workers in the brewing industry. Specifically, each organization is committed to providing their members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help 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, the organizations will continue to address reducing and preventing exposure to hazards during the brewing, storing, containerizing, handling and delivery of beer.

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, the Colorado (21d) On-Site Health & Safety Consultation Program, the Brewers Association, the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, and the Colorado Brewers Guild 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:

• To share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.

• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings in the brewery industry to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues such as permit-required confined space, lockout/tagout, powered industrial trucks, hazard communication, walking-working surfaces, personal protective equipment and electrical hazards.

• 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 alliance member web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.

• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or the Brewers Association’s, Master Brewers Association of the Americas’ and Colorado Brewers Guild’s conferences, local meetings, or other related events.

• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding brewery industry best practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.

• To work with brewery industry participants to encourage their members to develop site-specific safety and health programs using resources available from alliance participants.

• To encourage members of the Brewers Association, Master Brewers Association of the Americas and Colorado Brewers Guild to participate in OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign with on-site safety and health promotional activities.

• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by continuing to offer workshops, presentations, webinars, and other training opportunities at brewing industry conferences and through sessions conducted by the Colorado (21d) On-Site Health & Safety Consultation Program.

Training and Education

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

• To develop effective training and education programs for the brewing industry regarding common safety and health hazards associated with breweries and general information about OSHA standards, regulations, policies, and compliance assistance resources, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.

• To develop effective training and education programs for the brewing industry 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 Denver Area Office and Englewood Area 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 a period of 2 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 9^th day of March, 2021.