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Cooperative Programs and Compliance Assistance

Cooperative Programs and Compliance Assistance. Paula O. White, Director Cooperative and State Programs Occupational Safety and Health Administration ASSE June 13, 2005. OSHA’s Intervention Strategies. Expanded outreach, education, and compliance assistance efforts

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Cooperative Programs and Compliance Assistance

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  1. Cooperative Programs and Compliance Assistance Paula O. White, Director Cooperative and State Programs Occupational Safety and Health Administration ASSE June 13, 2005

  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 Cooperative Programs • Alliance Program • Voluntary Protection Programs • OSHA Strategic Partnership Program • Consultation Program & SHARP

  4. OSHA’s Alliance Program • Broadly written agreements • Established at OSHA’s National, Regional, Area Offices or by State Plan States • Formed with trade associations, businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, unions • 71 National Alliances • 278 Regional and Area Office Alliances

  5. Benefits of Participating in the Alliance Program • Build a cooperative and trusting relationship with OSHA • Network with other organizations committed to workplace safety and health • Leverage resources to maximize worker protection • Gain recognition as proactive leaders in safety and health Assistant Secretary John Henshaw, USDOL-OSHA and ASSE's President, James "Skipper" Kendrick, shake hands after signing the OSHA-ASSE Alliance renewal agreement.

  6. ASSE Alliance • ASSE participating on OSHA’s Safety & Health Topics Page Editorial Boards • ASSE brochure entitled "Workplace Safety Guide for New Workers." • Professional certification workshop at Safety 2005 Conference • North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week

  7. Whose Entering Alliances

  8. Alliance Program

  9. Dow Chemical Company Alliance

  10. Ergonomics Case Study

  11. America Meat Institute Alliance

  12. eToolsAmmonia Refrigeration

  13. Airlines Industry Alliance

  14. eTools Baggage Handling

  15. VPP: Advancing Excellence • A process for achieving safety and health excellence • Labor – Management – Government cooperation • Official recognition of excellence

  16. VPP Works • 1,275 workplaces in the Federal and State Plan State programs (as of 4/30/05) • Over half-million employees covered • Total Cases rates 53% below respective industry average (CY2003) (fed. only) • Equal to 9,898 cases avoided (CY2003) (fed. only)

  17. OSHA VPP STAR Worksite

  18. International PaperA Business Case for VPP • IP has had over 90 sites in VPP since 1992. • Safety performance at VPP sites was compared to non-VPP sites for years 2000 and 2001.

  19. VPP vs. Non-VPP • Total Incidence Rate (TIR) 2-year Difference: VPP sites = 28% lower • Lost Workday Incident Rate (LWIR) 2-year Difference: VPP sites = 48% lower • Workers Compensation costs: VPP sites cost 58% less

  20. Benefits Foregone by Non-VPP If non-VPP sites had performed as well as VPP sites for the 2 years: • 18% or 165 Recordable Incidents would have been prevented • 45% or 56 Lost Workday cases would have been prevented • $16,523,181 would have been saved in Workers Compensation claims

  21. What’s Next for VPP • OSHA Challenge • VPP Corporate • VPP Construction

  22. OSHA Challenge • Road Map for safety and health • Recognition • Conserve OSHA resources • Increase and expedite participation

  23. Challenge Administrators • Curtis Lumber Company • United States Postal Service • VPP Participants’ Association • Black & Veatch • Construction Safety Council • Ohio Valley VPPAC • Associated Builders and Contractors • Associated General Contractors of America • NEA - Association of Union Constructors • Independent Electrical Contractors

  24. VPP Corporate • Maximize reliance oncorporate pre-screening • Streamline applications • Streamline onsite evaluations • Maximize leadership andoutreach

  25. VPP for Construction Why? • Provides flexibility to meet unique aspects of industry • Companies may attain recognition at different levels

  26. OSHA Strategic Partnerships • 202 active partnerships • OSPP impacts over 5,000 employers and 575,000 employees • 10 National partnerships

  27. United States Postal Service OSPPOSHA Ergonomic Strategic Partnership • Focus on ergonomic risk reduction • 140,000 employees & 93 facilities covered Results in 1st Year • 20% reduction in MSD Rate • Over 10,000 workers trained • Over 240 “fixes” implemented

  28. Camp Randall Stadium Renovation • 20 Companies and 250 Employees • 132 Hazards corrected during self-inspections • 181,839 hours with no lost or restricted injuries

  29. National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) Partnership • 504 employees received OSHA 10-Hour Training • 156 employees received OSHA 30-Hour Training • OSHA trained over 60 climbers at the 2003 NATE Annual Conference

  30. Maintenance and Construction Safety and Health Partnering Program (MCSHPP) • Three-year rate for total cases was 1.92, • 53% below the national average for 2001 • 367 employees and 64 supervisors/managers trained, • Over 20,800 training hours provided • 1,365 daily field safety contacts with crews, as well as 100 specific field safety audits

  31. Consultation: Help for Small Businesses • Free, confidential, and professional help for employers to identify and correct hazards • Services include hazard identification, training and education. • Assists small businesses in developing safety and health management systems and providing training • No citations issued or penalties proposed

  32. Consultation’s Participation in OSHA Cooperative Programs • Signatory on 93 Regional and 24 National Alliances. • Signatory on 64 OSHA Strategic Partnerships and supports an additional 77.

  33. Consultation Program

  34. Consultation: A Phone Call Away

  35. Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) • An effective safety and health management system • Injury and illness rates below the industry average • Removed from programmed inspection list for at least 1 year

  36. DeBourgh Manufacturing

  37. Compliance Assistance

  38. MyOSHA

  39. Compliance Assistance Quick Start

  40. Hispanic Employers and Workers Compliance Assistance

  41. Hispanic Outreach Module of Quick Start

  42. Hispanic/ESL Coordinators

  43. Hispanic Outreach Fact Sheet

  44. Small Business Assistance

  45. OTIECs

  46. Course Offerings • 16 OTI Courses • Outreach Training Program and card distribution; General Industry, Construction, Disaster Site Worker • Single-day seminars

  47. Students Trained by OTIECs

  48. Region VIII AllianceRocky Mountain Education Center • Focuses on addressing safety training issues at vocational educational level

  49. Questions or Comments?

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

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