The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has entered into a three-year alliance with Amarillo College to improve safety training and hazard awareness among students, employers, and workers.
Signed on 26 June 2025, the partnership will focus on delivering free safety training and continuing education focused on preventing workplace incidents such as falls, electrocution, and struck-by injuries.
These risks are especially prevalent in the construction, oil and gas, and general industry sectors.
As part of the alliance, participants will engage in sharing best practices and proven safety strategies through a series of workshops, seminars, and lectures.
The initiative will also promote worker involvement in OSHA’s cooperative programmes, including its on-site consultation services, voluntary protection programmes, and formal safety partnerships.
This agreement is part of OSHA’s broader Alliance Program, which aims to build strategic relationships with organisations that prioritise workplace safety.
These partners range from trade associations and educational institutions to labour unions and government bodies.
Through such collaborations, OSHA works to equip both employers and employees with vital knowledge and resources while reinforcing workers’ rights and employers’ obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
"We are excited to announce the formation of a new alliance with Amarillo College, focused on increasing safety awareness among students and workers," said OSHA area director Elizabeth Linda Routh in Lubbock, Texas. "This alliance represents a commitment to provide essential training in hazard identification techniques, empowering individuals to recognise and minimise risks in their work environments."
