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Strategic Alliance Memorandum
With the
U.S. Small Business Administration
and the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -
U.S. Department of Labor
Lubbock Area Office/El Paso District Office

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) (individually a "Party" or collectively "Parties”) agree to establish a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) to promote safe and healthful working conditions for workers in the EI Paso, Texas area and also to help people get into, stay in, expand and improve their small businesses in the El Paso, Texas area. OSHA and SBA hereby form a strategic alliance to provide employers with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them provide to their employees knowledge of safety and health hazards of construction and general industry with a focus on the four major hazards: 1) falls 2) electrical 3) struck by and 4) caught in between. The Parties also hope to increase awareness among the small business community of SBA opportunities, such as training. The Parties will work together in the spirit of cooperation and open communications, consistent with law, with the primary goal of meeting the needs of the small business community.

The mission of the SBA is to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business by providing financial, contractual and business development assistance and advocating on their behalf within the government. SBA district offices deliver SBA programs and services to the public. Each Party has separate services and resources which, when delivered in coordination with each other, will provide maximum benefits to the small business communities served.

The purpose of this SAM is to develop and foster mutual understanding and a working relationship between the SBA and OSHA in order to achieve optimal effectiveness of SBA's and OSHA'S business development programs for the benefit of small businesses. The Parties acknowledge that specific joint training and outreach activities contemplated under this SAM require further negotiations and a separate written agreement developed pursuant to SBA' s co-sponsorship authority. Nothing in this SAM permits either Party to use the other Party's logo or seal The "U.S. Small Business Administration” and the "Occupational Safety and Health Administration" names shall be used only in a factual manner and consistent with applicable law, and shall not promote or endorse any products or services of any entity including but not limited to the other Party.

LOCAL OSHA UNDERTAKINGS: Within the limits of its available and/or appropriated resources, OSHA will work to achieve the following training, education and outreach goals:

Provide expertise to develop training and education programs for construction and general industry workers regarding falls, electrical, struck by, and caught in between hazards, and provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.
Arrange for a safety course in OSHA Standards for the construction industry and a safety course in OSHA Standards for the general industry.
Provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of hazards, and provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information (print and electronic media, including electronic assistance tools and links from OSHA's websites).
Speak, exhibit, or appear at safety/business conferences or other related events.
Identify outreach activities, and if mutually agreeable, enter into agreements pursuant to SBA's cosponsorship authority.
Increase awareness among the small business community of SBA opportunities, such as training.
Keep abreast of and disseminate up-to-date information provided by the SBA when appropriate.
Provide text hyperlinks, without the use of either Party's logo, connecting the Parties' internet home pages at each Party's sole discretion and pursuant to SBA's linking policies.

LOCAL SEA UNDERTAKINGS: Within the limits of its available and/or appropriated resources, SBA will:

Share information with OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding the SBA El Paso, Texas best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach activities by the SBA El Paso District Office and through materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, lectures, and other formats, developed jointly with OSHA
Provide OSHA personnel with up-to-date information about SBA programs and services.
Make available, upon request information regarding SBA's resource partners, including but not limited to, the Small Business Development Center, SCORE, and the Women's Business Center (WBCs), which provide small business counseling and training.
Make available, upon request and subject to their availability, SBA pamphlets, brochures, and other publications.
Advise OSHA personnel of events that may impact its mission.
Speak, exhibit, or appear at safety/business conferences or other related events.
Identify outreach activities, and if mutually agreeable, enter into agreements pursuant to SBA's co-sponsorship authority.
Provide text hyperlinks, without the use of either Party's logo, connecting the Parties' internet home pages at each Party's sole discretion and pursuant to SBA' s linking policies.

This SAM provides the Parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary, cooperative relationship with each other for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. SAMs have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and SBA and their partners. By entering into an alliance, neither OSHA nor SBA is endorsing or promoting any of the other Party's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of the Parties will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, the team will meet periodically to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the SAM.

This SAM will remain in effect for two years from the date of signature. Either Party may terminate it for any reason at any time, upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other Party. This SAM may be modified at any time only with the written concurrence of both Parties.

This agreement does not itself authorize the expenditure of any funds. Accordingly, this agreement shall not be interpreted as creating any binding legal obligations between the Parties nor shall it limit either Party from participating in similar activities or arrangements with other entities. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to create any association, partnership, joint venture or relation of principal or agent or employer and employee with respect to OSHA and SBA.

SBA's contact person for this SAM is:

OSHA's contact person for this SAM is:

Except as properly amended, this agreement is the final and complete agreement of the Parties.

Each of the individuals executing this agreement represents that he or she has the authority to enter into this agreement on behalf of the Party involved.

Phillip C. Silva District Director, El Paso District Office U.S. Small Business Administration		Date
Adela M. Soriano Associate Administrator Office of Strategic Alliances U.S. Small Business Administration		Date
Joe Reina Deputy Regional Administrator		Date

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