The Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)
The Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes small business employers who have used OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program services and operate exemplary safety and health programs.
Acceptance of your worksite into SHARP from OSHA is an achievement of status that singles your company out among your business peers as a model for worksite safety and health.
OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program offers no-cost and confidential occupational safety and health services to small- and medium-sized businesses in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories, with priority given to high-hazard worksites.
On-Site Consultation services are separate from enforcement and do not result in penalties or citations. Consultants from state agencies or universities work with employers to identify workplace hazards, provide advice for compliance with OSHA standards, and assist in establishing and improving safety and health programs.
How You Can Participate In SHARP?
- Request an on-site comprehensive confidential consultation visit from an On-Site Consultation office. The consultation will include a complete hazard identification survey;
- Involve employees in the consultation process;
- Correct all hazards identified by the consultant;
- Implement and maintain an safety and health programs that, at a minimum, addresses OSHA's Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; Issuance of Voluntary Guidelines;
- Maintain your company's Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate and Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) below the national average for your industry; and
- Agree to notify your state's On-site Consultation office prior to making any changes in the working conditions or introducing new hazards into the workplace.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
5-1. To participate in OSHA's SHARP, you must Maintain your company's Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate and Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) rate _____.
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