Darlene Fossum Area Director Ft. Lauderdale Area Office August 29, 2011 OSHA Update.

Darlene FossumDarlene Fossum

Area DirectorArea Director

Ft. Lauderdale Area OfficeFt. Lauderdale Area Office

August 29, 2011August 29, 2011

OSHA UpdateOSHA Update

Secretary

Hilda L. Solis

Assistant Secretary

Dr. David Michaels

Chief of Staff

Deborah Berkowitz

NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN

OSHA’S MISSIONOSHA’S MISSION

Assure so far as possible every working man Assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions. working conditions.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR• Secretary Solis; “Good Jobs for

Everyone.”

OSHA’S PERSPECTIVE• “…no job is a good job unless it’s

a safe job.”

OSHA LEADERSHIPOSHA LEADERSHIP

1.1. Strong, fair and effective Strong, fair and effective enforcementenforcement

2.2. Outreach, education and Outreach, education and compliance assistancecompliance assistance

3.3. Partnerships and Partnerships and cooperative programscooperative programs

ENFORCEMENT• Emphasis on Safety and Health Programs

• An updated penalty policy

• More accurate reporting

• Resetting priorities on regulatory agenda– Common-sense approach– Stakeholder involvement

ENFORCEMENT CONT.• Improved investigative techniques

• More consistent and equitable enforcement

• Provide stakeholders means to research enforcement activities– DOL Online Enforcement Database

• http://www.ogesdw.dol.gov

DOL Online Enforcement Database

ENFORCEMENTCURRENT FATALITY DATA

• National Statistics (2010) – 4,447

• State of Florida• 2010 – 68• 2011 - 67 (As of 8/22/11)

– Jacksonville Area Office – 13– Tampa Area Office – 32– Ft. Lauderdale Area Office – 22

ENFORCEMENTINSPECTION DATA

• FY11 – Inspection Data (As of 8/22/11)

– National Inspections -32,469

– Florida Inspections – 2,210• Jacksonville Area Office - 586• Tampa Area Office – 862• Ft. Lauderdale Area Office - 762

OUTREACH• Increased interaction with associations

and industry safety and health experts

• Programs and Initiatives– Distracted Driving Initiative– Heat Stress– Changing Workplace Culture– Education for Vulnerable Hard-to-Reach

Workers

OUTREACH CONT.• Review and change chemical safety

issues and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)

• Deletion of the Residential Construction Directive

• Targeting Program for Severe Violators (SVEP)

• Emphasis on Safety and Health Management Programs

COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS

• Commitment to compliance assistance for small business– Provided assistance in 2010 to more than

200,000 stakeholders– Through On-site Consultation Program

• 30,000 on-site visits • Developed over 25,000 Safety and Health

Programs• Trained over 600,000 workers thru OSHA 10 and

30 courses

OSHA’s Triple Bottom LineOSHA’s Triple Bottom Line

Reduce injuries…Reduce injuries…

Illnesses … and Illnesses … and

FatalitiesFatalities

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