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Darlene Fossum Area Director Ft. Lauderdale Area Office August 29, 2011

OSHA Update. Darlene Fossum Area Director Ft. Lauderdale Area Office August 29, 2011. NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN. Secretary Hilda L. Solis. Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels. Chief of Staff Deborah Berkowitz. OSHA’S MISSION.

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Darlene Fossum Area Director Ft. Lauderdale Area Office August 29, 2011

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  1. OSHA Update Darlene Fossum Area Director Ft. Lauderdale Area Office August 29, 2011

  2. NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN Secretary Hilda L. Solis Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels Chief of Staff Deborah Berkowitz

  3. OSHA’S MISSION Assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions.

  4. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR • Secretary Solis; “Good Jobs for Everyone.” OSHA’S PERSPECTIVE • “…no job is a good job unless it’s a safe job.”

  5. OSHA LEADERSHIP • Strong, fair and effective enforcement • Outreach, education and compliance assistance • Partnerships and cooperative programs

  6. ENFORCEMENT • Emphasis on Safety and Health Programs • An updated penalty policy • More accurate reporting • Resetting priorities on regulatory agenda • Common-sense approach • Stakeholder involvement

  7. ENFORCEMENT CONT. • Improved investigative techniques • More consistent and equitable enforcement • Provide stakeholders means to research enforcement activities • DOL Online Enforcement Database • http://www.ogesdw.dol.gov

  8. DOL Online Enforcement Database

  9. ENFORCEMENTCURRENT FATALITY DATA • National Statistics (2010) – 4,447 • State of Florida • 2010 – 68 • 2011 - 67 (As of 8/22/11) • Jacksonville Area Office – 13 • Tampa Area Office – 32 • Ft. Lauderdale Area Office – 22

  10. ENFORCEMENTINSPECTION DATA • FY11 – Inspection Data (As of 8/22/11) • National Inspections -32,469 • Florida Inspections – 2,210 • Jacksonville Area Office - 586 • Tampa Area Office – 862 • Ft. Lauderdale Area Office - 762

  11. OUTREACH • Increased interaction with associations and industry safety and health experts • Programs and Initiatives • Distracted Driving Initiative • Heat Stress • Changing Workplace Culture • Education for Vulnerable Hard-to-Reach Workers

  12. OUTREACH CONT. • Review and change chemical safety issues and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) • Deletion of the Residential Construction Directive • Targeting Program for Severe Violators (SVEP) • Emphasis on Safety and Health Management Programs

  13. COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS • Commitment to compliance assistance for small business • Provided assistance in 2010 to more than 200,000 stakeholders • Through On-site Consultation Program • 30,000 on-site visits • Developed over 25,000 Safety and Health Programs • Trained over 600,000 workers thru OSHA 10 and 30 courses

  14. OSHA’s Triple Bottom Line Reduce injuries… Illnesses … and Fatalities

  15. QUESTIONS???????

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