OSHA’s Impact

1. OSHA’s Impact Paula O. White Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Occupational Safety & Health Administration for Printing Alliance September 4, 2002

2. 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

3. Office of Small Business Assistance

4. 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.

5. 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

6. Office of Partnerships & Recognition

7. 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

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

9. 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 Safety & Health Achievement & Recognition Program (SHARP)

10. Office of Outreach Services and Alliances

11. 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

12. Outreach & Assistance Tools • www.osha.gov • Spanish page • eTools • Laws & regulations • Training & outreach on new regs • QuickTakes • Compliance Assistance Specialists

13. Alliances • Focus on any combination of: • Training & Education • Outreach & Communication • Promoting National Dialogue

14. How Alliances Work • Broadly-written agreement documents • Customized implementation teams • Consultation representative invited • State plan representative invited • One year, renewable • Quarterly update meetings/telecons

15. Office of Training & Education

16. Office of Training and Education Responsibility for safety and health training programs for: • Federal & State OSHA • State Consultation Staff • Other Federal Agencies • Private Sector

17. Office of Training and Education • OSHA Training Institute Des Plaines, IL • Education Centers • Susan Harwood Grants • Distance Learning

18. Office of State Programs

19. 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)

20. 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

21. 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

22. Contact Paula.White@osha.gov 202-693-2200