Title: OSHA Challenge
1OSHA ChallengePipeline to VPP
Permian Basin STEPSMidland, Texas, Texas
Training
Hazard prevention and control
Worksite analysis
Management Leadership Employee Involvement
Tuesday 8 September, 2009
2 Presented by
- Greg Smith, CSP
- CSHI
- Austin, Texas
3OSHAs Cooperative Programs
4WHICH DIRECTION?
5Roadmap to an Effective SHMS OSHA Challenge
- On par with VPP
- Three-stage roadmap Follows VPP elements and
sub-elements - 2 Tracks General Industry Construction
- Uses third party Administrators to guide
Participants - Online Tools including Gap Analysis
- 97,625 total employees impacted
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6Elements
- Management leadership and employee involvement
- Worksite analysis
- Hazard prevention and control
- Training
7Three Stages of OSHA Challenge
- Participants can begin at any stage and are
required to show progression in each stage
through knowledge and action requirements related
to - Management leadership and employee involvement
- Worksite analysis
- Hazard prevention and control
- Safety and health training
- Each stage requires documentation and
verification of Participant achievement by the
Administrator before progression to the next stage
8OSHA Challenge Organization
OSHA
Administrator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Participant
Participant
Participant
Participant
Participant
Participant
9OSHA Challenge Tracking Participant Status Form
- Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
10OSHA Challenge Tracking Participant Status Form
11OSHA Challenge Tracking Participant Status Form
- Hazard Prevention and Control
12OSHA Challenge Benefits
- Individualized assistance and step-by-step guide
to implementing an effective SHMS (3-stage road
map) at employers own pace - Improved employee morale (result of the employee
involvement element) - Improved relations with OSHA
- Decrease in TCIR/DART rates
- Recognition from various OSHA offices and webpage
- Possible expedited track to VPP after completion
13OSHA Challenge 2008 Evaluation
- Bottom-line Results
- Construction graduates of OSHA Challenge reduced
their baseline TCIR rate by 45 and their DART
rate by 31 . In comparing rates to the BLS rates
for like industries, graduates were 30 below the
TCIR and 35 below the DART - General Industry graduates of Challenge had
increased their TCIR and DART by 4 and 42
respectively. In comparing rates to the BLS rates
for like industries, graduates were 41 below the
TCIR and 28 below the DART.
14OSHA Challenge Administrator Roles
Responsibilities
15OSHA Challenge Program
- Roles Responsibilities
- of
- Administrators Coordinators
- Greg Smith, CSP
- Outreach Program Administrator
- CSHI Austin, Texas
16Why Become an Administrator?
- Riches and Fame.OR not!
- Fees for Services
- Expenses
- Doughnuts and Lunch
- The Right Thing to Do YEP!
17Roles/Responsibilities
- Liaison between Participants OSHA
- Provide direction and understanding of
Challenge/VPP requirements - Handle administrative paperwork
- Applications (Candidate/Participant,
Coordinators) - Annual Reports
- Stage Completion OCTPS
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19Coordinators
- Coach, mentor,
- Personally verifies that Participants have
completed requirements. - Liaison between Participant and Administrator,
where necessary - Can work with any Administrator
20How to become a Coordinator
- Complete application and submit to administrator
- Qualifications
- Special Government Employee (SGE), or
- Knowledge of Safety and Health Management
Systems, and - Auditing experience, and
- Knowledge of Challenge/VPP Requirements
21How to Become a Candidate/Participant
- Submit Application
- Letter of Commitment
- Candidate Information Profile
- OSHA Log 300 Data from last calendar year
- Complete Gap Analysis using OCTPS
- Stay in communication with Coordinator/Administrat
or on progress
22Support
- Administrators/Coordinators
- Hold quarterly meetings (in person phone
conference) - Answer questions via email, phone and in-person
when possible - Hold Coordinators training
- Conduct meetings with management teams to help
them understand the benefits of the OSHA
Challenge Program.
23Success!
- CSHI First Graduate June 2009
- VPP verification scheduled for late 2009
- Expect at least 1 more Graduate by end of 2009 -
Maybe more if all goes well - Economic downturn does not seem to be hurting
overall progress of Challenge Participants.
24QUESTIONS ? ? ?
25Additional Information
- Contact your local OSHA Area Office
- Contact OSHAs National Office at 202-693-2200
- http//www.osha.gov/
- Contact me
- Greg Smith, CSP
- CSHI
- 1625 Rutherford Lane
- Austin, Texas 78754
- 512-462-1234
- www.cshi.org
- greg.smith_at_cshi.org
26Last Shot at Questions
- Thanks!
- Greg Smith, CSP
- CSHI Austin, Texas