The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Keene State
College, OSHA Training Institute Education Center (KSC OTIEC) recognize the
value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more
healthful American workplaces. OSHA and KSC OTIEC hereby form an Alliance to
provide KSC OTIEC students and instructors and others with information,
guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect
employees’ health and safety, and to reduce and prevent exposure to hazards
associated with the general industry, construction and maritime. In particular,
the Alliance will focus on promoting OSHA’s cooperative programs such as
compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), On-site
Consultation, and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP),
Alliances and Partnerships. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and KSC OTIEC
recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are
an integral part of the OSHA national effort.
OSHA and KSC OTIEC will work together to achieve the following outreach and
communication goals:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the
recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in
developing ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic
media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and KSC OTIEC’s Web sites) to
employers and employees in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA’s or KSC OTIEC’s conferences, local
meetings, or other events; such as KSC OTIEC’s Annual Trainers/Instructors
Seminar and OSHA’s CAS/21(d) Meetings.
- Promote and encourage KSC OTIEC students’ participation in OSHA’s
cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, VPP, On-site Consultation,
SHARP, Alliances and Partnerships.
- Encourage KSC OTIEC to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area
Offices to promote OSHA’s cooperative programs.
- Promote and coordinate the quarterly VPP Meet & Greets.
- Provide support for Questions and Answers where KSC OTIEC courses are
instructed.
- Promote KSC OTIEC course information through the following: enforcement
settlement agreements; compliance assistance outreach; and consultation
services.
Compliance Assistance Specialist and Consultants provide
OTIEC course information at each gathering of constituents for further, more
in-depth OSHA standards education.
OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary
cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and education,
outreach and communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety
and health. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and
its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is
not endorsing any of that party’s products or services; nor does the Agency
enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party’s
products or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will
meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the
roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at
least three times per year to track and share information on activities and
results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.
This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either 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 concurrence of both
signatories.
MARTHE B. KENT
Regional Administrator
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
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ROBERT BAKER
Director
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Keene State College |
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