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Compliance Assistance

Compliance Assistance. J.P. Walsh Compliance Assistance Specialist Fort Worth Area Office. OSHA works with employers to improve workplace safety and health. Prevention. saves lives prevents injuries saves money. OSHA Working With Employers. 2018 OSHA data.

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Compliance Assistance

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  1. Compliance Assistance J.P. Walsh Compliance Assistance Specialist Fort Worth Area Office OSHA works with employers to improve workplace safety and health

  2. Prevention • saves lives • prevents injuries • saves money

  3. OSHA Working With Employers 2018 OSHA data 5,000outreachactivities by Regional & Area Offices 12,000emailrequests for assistance answered 26,000small businesses helped through Consultation 247,000 responses to OSHA1-800 calls for help 250,000subscribers to OSHA’s QuickTakes newsletter 500,000 views of OSHA’s videos on YouTube 1 million trainedin OSHA’s Outreach Training Program 2.9 millionworkers removed from hazards 19 million people used OSHA’s website

  4. OSHA’s Cooperative Programs • On-Site Consultation Program • Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) • Alliance Program • OSHA Strategic Partnership Program • Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) • OSHA Challenge

  5. On-Site Consultation Program • No cost to employers • Separate from enforcementand confidential • Identifies workplace hazards • Advice on compliance with OSHA standards • Helps employers establish safety and health programs • 26,000 visits annually to small employers

  6. Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) • Recognizes businesses as models for worksite safety and health • Deferrals from OSHA's programmedenforcement inspections while SHARP certification is valid • Companies must meet strict eligibility requirements to be recognized for SHARP • 1,322 SHARP sites

  7. OSHA Challenge Avenue to develop or improve safety and health programs Volunteer administrators provide mentoring, training and progress tracking Currently 103 participants in OSHA Challenge 81 employers have gradated from OSHA Challenge; 31 of these employers achieved VPP recognition

  8. Voluntary Protection Programs Participants: Exceed OSHA standards Develop and implement effective safety and health programs Mentor other employers and workers 1,386 federal VPP sites currently

  9. VPP National Impact • Nearly 800,000 workers covered • Injury and illness rates are 50% or lower than industry averages

  10. OSHA Strategic Partnership Program OSHA and stakeholders collaborate on ways toimprove conditions for workers Strategic Partnerships are made at the national, regional, and area office levels Successfully reduce worker fatalities, injuries, and illnesses

  11. Alliance Program • Positive relationships with workers and employers: • Build trust • Encourage information sharing • Promote education

  12. Our Web Page • www.osha.gov • https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/index_programs.html

  13. QUESTIONS ?

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