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AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OMAHA AREA OFFICE
AND
THE MICROBUSINESS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
JUAN DIEGO CENTER
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF OMAHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Juan Diego Center recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and the Juan Diego Center hereby form an Alliance to provide Microbusiness Training and Development Center faculty, students, and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of immigrant employees, particularly Hispanic's and Latino's, working in Nebraska. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and the Juan Diego Center recognize that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort.

OSHA and the Juan Diego Center will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:
  • Provide expertise to develop training and education programs for students of the Microbusiness Training and Development Center regarding safety and health requirements for small businesses, and to provide expertise in communicating such information to immigrant employers and employees enrolled in the Microbusiness Center.
OSHA and the Juan Diego Center will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:
  • Provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, in both English and Spanish, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information to employers and employees in the local immigrant community.
     
  • Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or Juan Diego Center's conferences, local meetings, or other educational programs developed for immigrant employers and employees.
     
  • Encourage other Hispanic/Latino employer and worker advocacy groups to build relationships with OSHA's Area Offices to address health and safety issues of the immigrant populations in their respective jurisdictions.
OSHA and the Juan Diego Center will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
  • Raise others' awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health whenever OSHA or Juan Diego Center leaders address groups.
     
  • Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on immigrant worker issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary, cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. 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 any of that party's products or services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations 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.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either 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 concurrence of both signatories.



 
Ben Bare
Area Director
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration


 
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Karen Mavropoulos
Program Director
Microbusiness Training and
Development
Juan Diego Center
Catholic Charities


 
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