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MONTANA GOVERNORS CONFERENCE
Gregory J. Baxter Regional Administrator October
4, 2007
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OSHA

• OSHA was founded over 35 years ago
• This is a time of reflection and renewal as we
  take stock of what we have learned.

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PREVENTION

• WORKPLACE INJURIES, ILLNESSES AND FATALITIES COST
  OUR NATION MORE THAN 170 BILLION PER YEAR.
• ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  WORKPLAC ACCIDENTS COST AN EMPLOYEE OR HIS/HER
  FAMILY AN AVERAGE 8000 OUT OF POCKET.

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INDIRECT COST OF ACCIDENTS

• 1. Time lost from work by injured employee.
• 2. Lost time by fellow employees.
• 3. Loss of efficiency due to break-up of crew.
• 4. Lost time by supervisor.
• 5. Training costs for new/replacement workers.
• 6. Damage to tools and equipment.
• 7. Time damaged equipment is out of service.
• 8. Loss of production for remainder of the day.
• 9. Damage from accident fire, water, chemical,
  explosives, etc.
• 10. Failure to fill orders/meet deadlines.
• 11. Overhead costs while work was disrupted.

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WHY BE CONCERNED WITH SAFETY?

• Safety is good business
• Right thing to do
• Employee morale / protection of most valuable
  resource
• Control costs (direct and indirect)
• Safety and health excellence correlates with
  business excellence (quality, efficiency,
  profitability)
• OSHA data and experience show that companies with
  effective SAFETY and HEALTH programs can reduce
  injury and illness rates by 20 to 40.

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EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY HEALTH Adds Business
Value and Competitive Advantage
Ability to compete
Enhanced Reputation
Access to Global Markets
Cost and Risk Reduction
Safety and Health
Employee morale
Improved quality
Improved efficiency
Improved productivity
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BARRIERS TO WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH

• Management has a reactive rather than proactive
  focus
• Risk and hazards are poorly communicated
• Safety is considered a cost not an investment
• Cost/benefit analysis is rarely applied to
  justify the safety case
• Retrofitting is never as cost-effective as
  designing it right initially

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IMPLEMENTING SAFETY EXCELLENCE

• Assume all exposures/risks can be controlled
• Assume all incidents are preventable
• Hold management responsible and accountable for
  preventing injuries
• Involve employees
• Make working safely a condition of employment
• Train employees to work safely
• Promote off-the-job safety
• Audit safety

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OSHA PRIORITIES

• Strong, fair, and effective enforcement
• Partnerships, Alliances and Cooperative Programs
• Outreach, Education and Compliance Assistance

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OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND COMPLIANCE ASSITANCE

• 17,500 students through our training institute
  and education centers
• Outreach Training Program now touches a quarter
  of a million students
• More than 12,500 receive training through our
  grants program
• 73 Compliance Assistance Specialists

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PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS

• 1500 sites in VPP
• 200 strategic partnerships
• Alliances, partnerships, and the Voluntary
  Protection Program
• 100 alliances

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SMALL BUSINESS

• Services offered by Consultation
• Help in recognizing hazards in the workplace
• Suggested approaches or options for solving
  safety and health problems
• Sources of help available to a company needing
  further assistance
• Written reports summarize the findings of on-site
  reviews of safety and health

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SMALL BUSINESS

• Consultation Services (cont.)
• Assistance in developing or maintaining an
  effective safety and health management system
• Training and education for small businesses and
  its employees at the workplace, and in some cases
  away from the workplace
• Recognition through the OSHA Safety and Health
  Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)
• SHARP exemption

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OSHA THE RESOURCE

• Compliance officers
• Area Offices
• Regional Offices
• Compliance assistance specialists
• National Office
• State Plan States
• Consultation Service
• OSHA Website

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OSHA THE RESOURCE

• OSHA is here to help. Yes, we are an enforcement
  Agency, but that is only part of what we do ...
  Really!!!!
• Visit www.osha.gov where you will find fact
  sheets, guidance documents, pocket guides,
  posters, and hundreds and hundreds of pages of
  information.
• Call OSHA 1-800-OSHA

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