ANNUAL ALLIANCE REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Omaha and Des Moines Area Offices
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The Nebraska Worker's Compensation Court
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The Nebraska Department of Labor
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The Consulate of Mexico in Omaha, Nebraska

Evaluation period: April 24, 2018 – April 24, 2019

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1. Alliance Background

   1. Date Signed: April 24, 2018

   2. Alliance Effective Dates: April 24, 2018 – April 24, 2020

   3. Overview

      Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals in Nebraska and Iowa and others information, guidance and access to education and training resources to promote workers' rights in protecting their occupational safety and health. Also to help them understand U.S. domestic law on the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

   4. Implementation Team Members

      OSHA

      • Mathew Thurlby, Assistant Area Director, Omaha Area Office, Region 7
      • Jeff Funke, Area Director, Omaha Area Office, Region 7
      • Larry Davidson, Area Director, Des Moines Area Office, Region 7 (no longer involved).

      Alliance participant

      • Jaqueline J. Boesen, General Counsel, Nebraska Department of Labor
      • John H. Albin, Commissioner of Labor, State of Nebraska
      • Maria Guadalupe Sanchez Salazar, Consul of Mexico Commissioner of Labor

2. Implementation Team Meetings

   The implementation team did not hold a meeting in the last year, but OSHA will reach out to the participants to try to reinvigorate this alliance. The Omaha Area Office has assigned a point of contact to this alliance since there is no Compliance Assistance Specialist in the Omaha Area Office. The Area Office is hoping that this one point of contact at OSHA will help reinvigorate the alliance.

   An outreach session was held as part of Labor Rights Week at the Mexican Consulate in Omaha on August 27, 2018.

3. Results

   The following table summarizes the Alliance's activities in support of the goals in the Alliance agreement.

   Raising Awareness of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives: Training and education programs for Mexican workers and employers regarding workplace safety and health
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   Speech	8/27/2018: Labor Rights Week/ OSHA provided a presentation at the Mexican Consulate, outlining the purpose of OSHA, complaint filing practices, and enforcement initiatives.	Discussed the Agency Priority Goal of removing employees from Trenching Hazards	Discussed the Agency Priority Goal of removing employees from Trenching Hazards
   Raising Awareness of OSHA's Rulemaking and Enforcement Initiatives:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   Training and Education:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   Training and Education:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   Outreach and Communication:
   Activity Type	Activity Name/Summary	OSHA Areas of Emphasis Supported	Number Reached
   	No Activities
   TOTAL			[40]

4. Evaluations

   This alliance was stagnant for this last year. The point of contact in the Omaha Area Office will make contact with the participants of this alliance in an attempt to energize the participants and generate interaction.

5. Upcoming Milestones

   OSHA point of contact will contact the Mexican Consulate to plan an implementation meeting.

   Report prepared by:

   • Matt Thurlby, Assistant Area Director, Omaha Area Office, Region 7