FactSheet

Alliance Agreements and Implementation

Participants in the Alliance Program support 

OSHA’s strategic goals by developing Alliance 

agreements and implementing project plans that 

emphasize: 

•	 Raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and

enforcement initiatives, by sharing information

on OSHA’s regulatory agenda, providing

opportunities to participate in the rulemaking

process, and training workers and developing

worker information on new and revised standards.

•	 Outreach and communication, by creating

and sharing compliance assistance materials 

in English, Spanish, and other languages

for workers and/or employers, conducting

best practice seminars to support OSHA’s 

enforcement initiatives, and speaking or

exhibiting at conferences and meetings.

•	 Training and education, by developing worker

training and education programs, and arranging

for the delivery of worker training.

Criteria for Alliances

Alliance Program participants are committed to 

working closely with OSHA to develop and share

information with workers and employers to help

prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the

workplace and to educate workers and employers

about their rights and responsibilities under the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Alliances provide a forum for employers and

workers to work together to resolve workplace

safety and health issues. To achieve this, Alliances

which include employers and employer groups

(e.g., trade associations) must also include worker

representatives. This is accomplished by having a

union signatory or by having worker involvement

in the Alliance Agreement’s development and 

implementation, including project workgroups.

Alliances support the Department of Labor’s

strategic goals of enhancing workers’ voices and

providing safe and secure workplaces. This is

accomplished by the Alliance Program participants: 

•	 Demonstrating the ability and commitment to

reach one or more diverse, at- risk workforces

through the Alliance.

•	 Providing workers with effective training and

workplace safety materials.

•	 Supporting OSHA enforcement initiatives, by

sharing information on National Emphasis

Programs and/or developing compliance

assistance materials for other specifically

targeted hazards/industries.

•	 Disseminating information on new and revised

OSHA standards, by training workers on new

standards and developing worker information on

new standards.

•	 Providing OSHA staff with training opportunities.

•	 Providing OSHA with useful or desired skills or

resources.

Alliance Program participants must possess 

sufficient knowledge and resources to fulfill the

goals of the Alliance agreement. They must also

make the products of the Alliance available to the

public at no cost.

The OSHA Alliance Program 

Through the Alliance Program, OSHA works with groups committed to worker 

safety and health to prevent workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses. These 

groups include unions, consulates, trade or professional organizations, businesses, 

faith- and community-based organizations, and educational institutions. OSHA and 

the groups work together to develop compliance assistance tools and resources, 

share information with workers and employers, and educate workers and employers 

about their rights and responsibilities. Alliance Program participants do not receive 

exemptions from OSHA inspections or any other enforcement benefits.
Benefits of an Alliance 

The following are among the benefits of an Alliance

with OSHA:

•	 Increase worker access to effective workplace

safety and health tools and to information about

worker rights.

•	 Leverage resources to maximize worker safety

and health protection.

•	 Establish progressive dialogue with the Agency

and others committed to worker rights and

worker safety and health.

More Information 

For national Alliances, contact OSHA’s Office of

Outreach Services and Alliances at 202-693-2340.

For regional or local Alliances, contact your area’s

Regional OSHA Office. Visit OSHA’s website at

www.osha.gov for more information about the

Alliance Program and for a list of OSHA Regional

Offices.

DCSP FS-3645 03/2013

This is one in a series of informational fact sheets highlighting OSHA programs, policies or 

standards. It does not impose any new compliance requirements. For a comprehensive list of 

compliance requirements of OSHA standards or regulations, refer to Title 29 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr). This information will be made available to 

sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone number: (202) 693-1999; teletypewriter (TTY) 

number: (877) 889-5627.