AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE PUERTO RICO AREA OFFICE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
THE PUERTO RICO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO - RIO PIEDRAS CAMPUS

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Puerto Rico Area Office, the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Administration (PR OSHA), and the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, through the Division of Continued Education and Professional Studies (DECEP, in Spanish), the Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety Office (OPASO, in Spanish) and the Institute of Labor Relationships from the Faculty of Social Sciences, continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, PR OSHA, and the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico hereby renew the Alliance signed January 22, 2004 and renewed April 3, 2006, April 15, 2008, and September 30, 2010 with a continued emphasis on reducing and preventing exposure to occupational safety and health hazards. Specifically, each organization is committed to providing the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico' members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of 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 struck by, caught by, fall, electrocution, exposure to chemicals, and psychosocial (including workplace violence) hazards as well as emergency management issues, and legal aspects focused on employees' rights under the OSH Act. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA, PR OSHA, and the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico recognize that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Division partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

Raising Awareness of OSHA' s Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goals related to raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives:

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education goals:

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. 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 or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization 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. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Puerto Rico Area Office and any other appropriate offices. PR OSHA team members will include representatives from the Consultation Division.

This agreement will remain in effect for two 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 18th day of December, 2012 by: