OSHA’s Impact
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OSHA’s Impact
Paula O. WhiteDirectorate of Cooperative and State ProgramsOccupational Safety & Health Administration
forPrinting Alliance
September 4, 2002
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Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP)
• Office of Small Business Assistance
• Office of Partnerships & Recognition
• Office of Outreach Services & Alliances
• Office of Training & Education• Office of State Programs
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Office of Small Business Assistance
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Office of Small Business
Assistance• OSHA is launching a
permanent program created specifically for small enterprises.
• It will serve as one-stop shopping for OSHA compliance assistance for small business owners, including the Consultation Program.
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Consultation: for Small Businesses
• Free and confidential• Helps employer identify and
correct hazards• Provides onsite & offsite training• Assists employer in developing
or maintaining an effective safety and health management system
• No citations issued or penalties proposed
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Office of Partnerships & Recognition
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VPP Gets Results
• Nearly 820 workplaces and 180 industries in the Federal and State Plan State programs
• Over 540,000 employees covered• In 2001, participants achieved
injury rates 54% below their industry averages, with 5,876 lost workday cases avoided
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OSHA Strategic Partnerships OSPs are voluntary,
cooperative agreements between OSHA and groups of employers, employees, and other stakeholders.
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Safety & Health Achievement & Recognition Program (SHARP)
Responsibilities:• Develop and
implement a safety and health management system
• Maintain injury and illness rates below your industry average
Benefits:• Removal from
programmed inspection list for 1 year
• Recognition and promotion
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Office of Outreach Services and Alliances
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Outreach Services • Develop and implement agency-
wide plan addressing assistance priorities, materials, and assignment of responsibilities.
• Establish network of contacts with key health and safety organizations and other government agencies
• Coordinate OSHA compliance assistance efforts
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Outreach & Assistance Tools
• www.osha.gov– Spanish page– eTools– Laws & regulations– Training & outreach on new regs
• QuickTakes• Compliance Assistance Specialists
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Alliances
• Focus on any combination of:
– Training & Education– Outreach & Communication– Promoting National
Dialogue
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How Alliances Work
• Broadly-written agreement documents
• Customized implementation teams– Consultation representative invited– State plan representative invited
• One year, renewable• Quarterly update meetings/telecons
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Office of Training & Education
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Office of Training and Education
Responsibility for safety and health training programs for:•Federal & State OSHA• State Consultation Staff
– Other Federal Agencies– Private Sector
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Office of Training and Education
• OSHA Training Institute
Des Plaines, IL• Education Centers• Susan Harwood
Grants• Distance Learning
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Office of State Programs
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Office of State Programs• Administers program for
the review, approval, funding and evaluation of State OS&H plans
• 26 OSHA-approved State plans
• 23 cover private & public sector (state & local gov’t)
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State OS&H Plans
• Section 18 of OSH Act of 1970 authorizes State plans and sets approval criteria
• Operate under authority of state law and adopt own standards
• OSHA funds 50% of the cost of state programs
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Cooperative Program Contacts
• Office of Partnerships & Recognition– [email protected]
• Office of Outreach Services & Alliances– [email protected]
• Office of Small Business Assistance– [email protected]
• Office of Training & Education– [email protected]