SHARP Certification and Inspection Exemption
After you satisfy all SHARP requirements, the Consultation Project Manager in your state may recommend your worksite for SHARP approval. The state and OSHA will formally recognize your worksite with a SHARP Certificate. Many states coordinate with your worksites to hold ceremonies and further recognize your achievements.
When you are initially certified as a SHARP site, you will be granted an exemption from OSHA programmed inspections for up to 2 years. After your initial certification, you may request SHARP renewal for up to 3 years, provided that you:
- Apply for renewal during the last quarter of the exemption period;
- Allow a full service comprehensive visit to ensure that your exemplary safety and health programs have been effectively maintained or improved;
- Continue to meet all SHARP eligibility criteria and program requirements; and
- Agree, if requesting a 2 or 3 year renewal, to conduct and submit an Interim Year SHARP Site Self-Evaluation to your state On-site Consultation Program Manager that is based on the attributes of the Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; Issuance of Voluntary Guidelines and includes your worksite's injury and illness logs that are required by OSHA to be maintained.
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5-2. After initial SHARP certification, your company will be granted an exemption from programmed inspections for _____.
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