Extending OSHA’s Impact

Paula O. WhiteDirector, Cooperative and State Programs

USDOL-OSHAfor

Integrated Electrical Services

Assistant Secretary Henshaw’s Priorities

• Expanded outreach, education, and compliance assistance efforts

• Improved voluntary efforts with partnerships on every scale

• Leading the national dialogue on safety and health

• Strong, effective enforcement

OSHA Reorganization:Realignment for Results

• Distinct separation of Compliance Assistance and Enforcement activities

• Consolidation of outreach and compliance assistance in single Directorate

• Creation of the new Office of Small Business

Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs (DCSP)

• Office of Partnerships & Recognition

• Office of Small Business Assistance

• Office of Outreach Services & Alliances

• Office of Training & Education

• Office of State Programs

Alliances Are Flexible

• Few formal program requirements– No enforcement component– Less structured than Strategic Partnerships

• Open to all--businesses, labor groups, trade or professional organizations, universities, or other government agencies

• Low-Risk--designed to initiate dialog with OSHA, can serve as a stepping stone toward a more structured cooperative relationships

OSHA-IEC Outreach and Communication Goals

• Develop and disseminate info • Speak or appear together• Promote OSHA’s cooperative

programs

OSHA-IEC Plan of Action

• Immediate and on-going cross-linking of IEC’s toolbox talks, OSHA’s eTools and TechLinks pages

• Quarterly focus on the three major areas of the Alliance:– Fall protection – Material-handling– Rear-end collision

VPP Works

• 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

Construction in VPP SICs 1521-1799

• Sites at the end of FY 02: – Federal: 27– States: 17

• Employees covered at end of FY 02:– Federal: 5955– State: 2879

• FY 01 Rates– DART 60% below the national average– TCIR 64% below the national average

VPP ConstructionPrograms

• Star & Merit

• Short Term Construction Demo

• Mobile Workforce Demo

OSHA Strategic Partnerships

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

Success Story: Idaho OSHA-General Contractor Partnership Program

• Reduced construction fatalities• Improved OSHA’s relationship with

stakeholders• Fostered other partnerships• Saved contractors money

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www.osha.gov

• Compliance Assistance• eTools• VPP • Partnerships• Alliances• Consultation Office

Directory• Events• Publications

• News Releases• Fact Sheets• Standards &

Guidance• Training and

outreach on new guidance & regs

• What’s New• QuickTakes

Outreach Services

• Coordinating OSHA compliance assistance efforts

• Planning Agency’s compliance assistance efforts

• Networking with key health and safety organizations and other government agencies

Office of Training and Education

• OSHA Training Institute

• Education Centers• Susan Harwood

Grants• Distance Learning

Contact

paula.white@osha.gov202-693-2200