I. Partnership Background

On (Signing Date)______________________, the Central Texas Subcontractors Association, Inc. (CTSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed a partnership charter that mutually recognized the importance of providing a safe and healthful work environment in the construction industry. To advance our mutual goal, we strongly agreed on the need to develop a working relationship that creates mutual trust and respect for the respective roles of each organization in the construction safety process. The CTSA/OSHA partnership agreement as described within this document is the direct result of the 2003 partnership charter.

II. CTSA/-OSHA Partnership

1. Program Expectations.

This agreement is between the Central Texas Subcontractors Association, Inc. (CTSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Austin Office. Owners, Labor and other organizations are encouraged to endorse and participate as signatory partners in the CTSA/OSHA program.

A. Implementation of this program is expected to result in decreased serious injuries, illnesses, and fatalities for participating contractors and improvement of existing safety and health programs.

B. This agreement provides for incentives to construction contractors that voluntarily participate in the CTSA/OSHA program and demonstrate implementation of effective safety and health programs.

C. This agreement will not in any way affect employees’ ability to exercise rights under the OSH Act and OSHA regulations, including walk-around rights.

2. Specific Goals of the CTSA/OSHA Partnership

A. To reduce the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities affecting participant employers, with an emphasis on reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from those hazards that are the four leading causes of death on construction sites (falls, struck-by, caught in/between and electrocutions).

B. To increase the number of general and specialty contractors who implement effective safety and health programs and provide effective safety and health training for management, supervisors and employees.

C. To recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health programs and effective site-specific safety and health plans.

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