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 September 29, 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

8. National Alliances

9. Regional Alliances

10. Most Recently Signed National Alliances • International Safety Equipment Association • National Safety Council • Abbott Laboratories • Club Managers Association of America

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

15. 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

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

17. Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) • 1,000 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

18. 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 8/31/03 Source: OSHA, Office of Partnerships & Recognition

19. 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

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

21. Expected Impact of VPP Challenge Increased opportunities for small businesses, especially: • Easy access to mentors • Recognition for reaching milestones

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

23. Next Steps for VPP Construction • Evaluate current demos • Form VPP Construction Evaluation Team • Review results of demo evaluations and incorporate stakeholder input • Develop new program design

24. 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

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

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

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

28. 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

31. 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. 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)

33. 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

34. 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

36. Onsite Consultation Program Confidential and free for the asking to businesses that are: • Small (<250 onsite and <500 corporation-wide) • High-hazard industry or processes • Committed to abating all serious hazards found • Available in all states and territories

37. 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

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

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

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