The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), State
of Nebraska Department of Revenue (NDR) and Nebraska Workforce Development (NWD) – to include the
OSHA Consultation Program, Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE), and Labor
Laws—recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more
healthful American workplaces and provide voluntary compliance assistance for all federal and state
tax regulations. OSHA, IRS, NDR, and NWD form an Alliance to provide customers doing business with
those organizations with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them
protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to numerous
hazards and addressing Nebraska’s rising number of fatalities. In addition this alliance will
provide employers with tax information to assist them with compliance with federal and state tax
laws.
OSHA, IRS, NDR, and NWD Consultation will work together to achieve the following training and
education goals:
- Develop training and education programs focusing on Nebraska fatalities, causes, preventative
measures and information related to these fatalities.
- Develop training information to be presented to Nebraska contractors.
- To inform small businesses of the educational products and services available to them to assist
them in complying with their Federal and State tax obligations and accessing these services through
electronic or other means.
OSHA, IRS, NDR, and NWD will work together to achieve the following outreach and communication
goals:
- Develop an informational package about OSHA and services offered to be disseminated by NDR with
packages mailed to employers who request tax withholding information and tax ID numbers.
- Develop and disseminate information through electronic media including electronic tools and links
from OSHA IRS, NDR, and NWD Web sites as well as by using any established electronic mailing lists.
- Promote and encourage employer participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance
assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation, and Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program (SHARP).
OSHA, IRS, NDR, and NWD will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the
national dialogue on workplace safety and health as well as the education of employers about
services and products available to assist with voluntary compliance of federal and state tax
obligations:
- At outreach sessions, particularly those where smaller-sized employers are expected to attend,
OSHA will make information available to attendees regarding voluntary compliance with workplace
safety and health. OSHA will also provide pre-prepared tax information from IRS and NDR. At IRS and
NDR outreach sessions, those organizations will provide to attendees, pre-prepared safety and health
information.
- OSHA, IRS, NDR and NWD will invite each other to attend any planned forums, round table
discussions, or stakeholder meetings to provide information related to safety and health, IRS and/or
NDR. This will provide opportunities to educate the participants of these meetings on the subjects
of safety and health and tax obligations.
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 from all 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 quarterly 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 from the date of signing. Either signatory may
terminate the agreement 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 all signatories.
Ben Bare, CIH
Area Director
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Date |
John Davis
Midwest Area GLD Manager
Internal Revenue Service |
Date |
Mary Jane Egr-Edson
Nebraska State Tax Commissioner |
Date |
Shane Ferguson
Stakeholder Liaison Area Manager, Midwest Area
Communication, Liaison & Disclosure
Small Business/Self-Employed
Internal Revenue Service |
Date |
Fernando Lecuona III
Commissioner of Labor |
Date |
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