Links -- Government Relations

NAW Government Relations
NAW is the only national voice for the entire wholesale distribution industry in the United States. The Government Relations program's primary purpose is to represent the wholesale distribution industry before Congress, the White House and the Judiciary on issues that cross commodity line concerns such as health care reform, taxes, product liability reform, business perpetuation, labor/management relations and employee benefits.
• NAW Legal advisory -- 07/26/07
• NAW Legal advisory -- 01/13/06

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.

OSHA Safety and Health Management
Systems for Small Business
This course, funded by an OSHA-sponsored Susan Harwood grant and developed by NC State University, is designed to assist small- and medium-sized businesses in developing and implementing an effective safety and health management system.

Export.gov
Export.gov is the U.S. government’s export portal. It provides online trade resources and one-on-one assistance for companies interested in conducting international business – whether you’re just starting or expanding your global sales.

AMTOnline.org
AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, represents and promotes the interests of American providers of manufacturing machinery and equipment. Its goal is to promote technological advancements and improvements in the design, manufacture and sale of members’ products in those markets and act as an industry advocate on trade matters to governments and trade organizations throughout the world.

Stopfakes.gov
Developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, stopfakes.gov provides information pertaining to stopping the growth of counterfeit products around the world. Growing global trade in pirated and counterfeit goods threatens America's innovation economy, the competitiveness of our leading companies and small manufacturers, and the livelihoods of their workers.

Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress.

Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is headed by a Commissioner and has a staff of over 65,000 employees within an organizational structure of 13 offices. SSA's central office is located in Baltimore, Maryland.