OSHA’s Impact

OSHA’s Impact

Paula O. WhiteDirectorate of Cooperative and State ProgramsOccupational Safety & Health Administration

forPrinting Alliance

September 4, 2002

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

Office of Small Business Assistance

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.

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

Office of Partnerships & Recognition

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

OSHA Strategic Partnerships OSPs are voluntary,

cooperative agreements between OSHA and groups of employers, employees, and other stakeholders.

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

Office of Outreach Services and Alliances

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

Outreach & Assistance Tools

• www.osha.gov– Spanish page– eTools– Laws & regulations– Training & outreach on new regs

• QuickTakes• Compliance Assistance Specialists

Alliances

• Focus on any combination of:

– Training & Education– Outreach & Communication– Promoting National

Dialogue

How Alliances Work

• Broadly-written agreement documents

• Customized implementation teams– Consultation representative invited– State plan representative invited

• One year, renewable• Quarterly update meetings/telecons

Office of Training & Education

Office of Training and Education

Responsibility for safety and health training programs for:•Federal & State OSHA• State Consultation Staff

– Other Federal Agencies– Private Sector

Office of Training and Education

• OSHA Training Institute

Des Plaines, IL• Education Centers• Susan Harwood

Grants• Distance Learning

Office of State Programs

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)

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

Cooperative Program Contacts

• Office of Partnerships & Recognition– cathy.oliver@osha.gov

• Office of Outreach Services & Alliances– leeanne.jillings@osha.gov

• Office of Small Business Assistance– tyna.coles@osha.gov

• Office of Training & Education– henry.payne@osha.gov

Contact

Paula.White@osha.gov202-693-2200