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OSHA Update: Cooperative and State Programs

OSHA Update: Cooperative and State Programs. Paula O. White Director, Cooperative and State Programs Occupational Safety and Health Administration 2003 National Safety Congress. Alliances. Broadly written agreements established at the National, Regional or Area offices Goals focus on:

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OSHA Update: Cooperative and State Programs

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  1. OSHA Update:Cooperative and State Programs Paula O. White Director, Cooperative and State Programs Occupational Safety and Health Administration 2003 National Safety Congress

  2. Alliances • Broadly written agreements established at the National, Regional or Area offices • Goals focus on: • Training and education • Outreach and communication • Promoting the national dialogue • Customized implementation teams: • Two-year, renewable • Quarterly update meetings or conference calls

  3. National Alliances

  4. Regional Alliances

  5. Signings this Week • International Safety Equipment Association • National Safety Council • Abbott Laboratories

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

  7. Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) • 997 workplaces in the Federal and State Plan State programs • Over half-million employees covered • In 2001, participants achieved injury rates 54% below their industry averages, with 5,876 lost workday cases avoided

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

  9. OSHA Strategic Partnership Program (OSPP) • 203 active partnerships • Over 276 partnerships since 1998 • 54 new partnerships in FY 02 • Average 51 new partnerships last 3 years • 14 Partnerships with ergonomic focus

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

  11. 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%

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

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

  14. 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

  15. 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)

  16. 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

  17. 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

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

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