Cooperative Programs: Expanding OSHA’s Impact

1. Cooperative Programs:Expanding OSHA’s Impact Paula O. White Director, Cooperative and State Programs Occupational Safety and Health Administration Quarterly Alliance Program Orientation December 11, 2003

2. OSHA’s Intervention Strategies • Expanded outreach, education, and compliance assistance efforts • Improved voluntary and partnership efforts • Strong, effective, and fair enforcement

3. OSHA’s Strategic Management Plan • Reduce fatality rates 15% and injury/illness rates 20% through: • Direct intervention • Compliance assistance, cooperative programs and strong leadership • Strengthened agency capabilities and infrastructure

4. Targeting Non-traditional Issues • Workplace motor vehicle accidents • Workplace violence • Emergency preparedness and response • Youth

9. Most Recently Signed National Alliances • Association of Diving Contractors International • Society for Chemical Hazard Communication • Roadwork Work Zone Safety and Health Coalition • American Heart Association

10. The Society of the Plastics Industry Airlines Industry Dow Chemical Company Some Alliance Results

14. S.O.S. Help us compile: • Success stories—brief anecdotes for the Web • Case studies—rigorous accountings making the business case for a culture of workplace safety and health

15. Partnerships and Recognition Programs • Voluntary Protection Programs • OSHA Strategic Partnerships • Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program

16. Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) • 1,043 workplaces in the Federal and State Plan State programs • Over half-million employees covered • In 2002, participants achieved injury rates 54% below their industry averages, with 5,876 lost workday cases avoided

17. INDUSTRIES IN THE VPPFEDERAL ONLY Chemical - - Food Products -- Plastics - Misc. Industries - Warehouse & Storage Construction - - Petroleum Textiles - Other - Electricity Wood Products - - Services Paper Products - - Other Manufacturing Number of Sites as of 11/30/03 Source: OSHA, Office of Partnerships & Recognition

18. Citizen’s Memorial Health Care • Implemented comprehensive ergo program • Over a five year period (1994-1999) • Reduced lost workday cases from over 200 to 39 • Reduced lifting injuries by 50% • Direct savings of $150,000 in Worker’s Comp • Current total rate is 57% and lost workday rate is 37% below the national average for their industry

19. What’s Next for VPP? • VPP Challenge • VPP Corporate • VPP Construction

20. Expected Impact of VPP Challenge • Easy access to mentors • Recognition for reaching milestones • Improvements in safety and health

21. VPP Corporate Program • Increase corporate commitment to VPP • Eliminate redundancy in applications from the same corporation • Streamline OSHA application review and onsite evaluation process

22. Next Steps for VPP Construction Develop a VPP Challenge module for construction Design a more flexible program Increase construction participation in VPP

23. OSHA Strategic Partnership Program (OSPP) • 209 active partnerships • Over 292 partnerships since 1998 • 55 new partnerships in FY 03 • 16 Partnerships with ergonomic focus

24. National Partnerships • Koch Industries • Johnson & Johnson • UAW-Ford/Visteon • US Postal Service

25. Idaho OSHA-General Contractor Partnership Program • Reduced construction fatalities • Improved OSHA’s relationship with stakeholders • Fostered other partnerships • Saved contractors money

26. Fatality Rate 2.1 1.0 0.42 per 10K Employees Years

27. Idaho Claims Rate Injuries per 100 Employees 25.0 21.0 21.0 20.9 201 18.9 17.8 15.1 15.2 14.9 14.2 Year

30. UAW-Ford-Visteon Partnership 00 02 <% Vehicle operations • Ergo lost time rate 3.4 0.9 74% • Ergo severity rate 54.2 12.0 78% Power Train • Ergo lost time rate 0.8 0.2 75% • Ergo severity rate 11.5 3.2 72%

32. Office of Small Business Assistance • Outreach—become the go-to office for small businesses and their associations • Advocating for Small Business—in SBA hearings, SBREFA hearings, and Regulatory Enforcement Fairness hearings • Communication—showcasing SHARP sites, strong Web presence, videos

33. Consultation: Help for Small Businesses • Helps employer identify and correct hazards • Identifies sources for further assistance • Assists employer in developing or maintaining an effective safety and health management system • Offers training—on-site or off-site • No citations issued or penalties proposed

34. Develop and implement a safety and health management system Maintain injury and illness rates below the industry average Removed from programmed inspection list for at least 1 year Recognition and promotion Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)

35. Laser Technologies, Inc. • 1993: 60-70 lost workdays/year • 1994: qualified for SHARP • 1994-present: • 0 lost workdays • 20% lower WC premiums • Dramatically lower turnover • Company quadrupled in size

36. Office of Training & Education • Training for the OSHA family • Education Centers • Compliance assistance materials • Training grants

37. Compliance Assistance • Compliance Assistance Specialists • e-Tools & Safety & Health Topic Pages • e-Correspondence • Web: www.osha.gov

40. Contact Paula White white.paula@dol.gov 202-693-2200