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Abstract
Are you an employer who wants to protect your employees safety and health, but who needs some expert
assistance? Are you concerned that your business cannot afford the cost of professional help? The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is sensitive to the difficulties faced by employers
who are genuinely concerned with their employees safety and health and who wish to comply with OSHA
regulations. Therefore, in addition to vigorously enforcing the regulations issued to protect Americans
on-the-job, the agency operates various voluntary compliance programs that address the need for
employer assistance. Foremost among these programs is OSHA Consultation, a free source of vital
information and technical assistance. You may be eligible for this free consultation service, which helps
employers evaluate and prevent the hazardous workplace conditions and work practices that can cause
injuries and illnesses.
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Consultation Services
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OSHA3047
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Contents
Introduction. 1
Good News in an Attractive Package. 1
Free. 1
Smaller Businesses. 2
No Penalty. 2
Confidential. 2
Full Service Consultation. 2
SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement
Recognition Program). 2
Benefits. 3
Consultation in Action: Five Steps to Success. 3
Requesting Assistance. 3
The Opening Conference. 4
The Walkthrough. 5
The Closing Conference. 6
Hazard Correction After the Visit. 6
Summary. 7
Additional Information. 8
Other Sources of OSHA Assistance. 9
Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines. 9
State Programs. 9
Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). 10
Training and Education. 10
Electronic Information. 11
Emergencies. 11
OSHA Related Publications.12
OSHA Consultation Project Directory.13
States with Approved Plans.21
OSHA Area Offices.24
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Introduction
Are you an employer who wants to protect your employees’
safety and health, but who needs some expert assistance? Are you
concerned that your business cannot afford the cost of professional
help? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is sensitive to the difficulties faced by employers who are
genuinely concerned with their employees’ safety and health and
who wish to comply with OSHA regulations. Therefore, in
addition to vigorously enforcing the regulations issued to protect
Americans on-the-job, the agency operates various voluntary
compliance programs that address the need for employer assis¬
tance. Foremost among these programs is OSHA Consultation, a
free source of vital information and technical assistance. You may
be eligible for this free consultation service, which helps employ¬
ers evaluate and prevent the hazardous workplace conditions and
work practices that can cause injuries and illnesses.
OSHA Consultation is a broad network of occupational safety
and health services funded primarily by federal OSHA but deliv¬
ered by the 50 state governments, the District of Columbia, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The states offer the expertise
of highly qualified occupational safety and health professionals to
employers who request help to establish and maintain a safe and
healthful workplace. The comprehensive assistance that is avail¬
able goes well beyond the minimum requirements of OSHA
regulations. It includes an appraisal of all mechanical systems,
physical work practices, and environmental hazards of the work¬
place, and all aspects of the employer’s present job safety and
health program. Assistance is also available to employers wishing
to develop and implement an effective workplace safety and health
program that corrects and continuously addresses safety and health
concerns.
Good News in an Attractive Package
Free - The price is right! OSHA Consultation assistance is free
of charge to eligible employers. Federal OSHA, in partnership
with the states, designed and funded this program to provide expert
advice to more hazardous, smaller businesses that want help in
establishing a safe and healthful workplace. You, the employer,
pay absolutely nothing.
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Smaller Businesses - OSH A Consultation is specifically de¬
signed for small and medium-sized businesses — no more than
250 employees — in high-hazard industries or involved in hazard¬
ous operations. Small employers sometimes find it difficult to
identify their worksite’s hazards and to interpret complex federal
and state safety and health standards. Moreover, small employers
often lack the financial resources to hire outside private consultants
to help them meet their obligations under the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of1970 and state workplace safety and health laws.
For these reasons, small employers receive priority for consultation
services.
No Penalty - The fact that the service is funded by OSHA is no
reason for concern. No citations are issued for hazards identified
by the consultant, and no penalties are ever proposed.
Confidential - OSHA Consultation is a confidential service that
is completely separate from OSHA enforcement operations. Your
request for consultation will not trigger a federal or state OSHA
inspection. The consultant will not provide the owner’s name, the
company’s name, or any information about the workplace to
OSHA’s inspection staff, so long as the employer agrees to correct
in a timely manner any serious hazards uncovered during the
consultation visit. Only if an employer fails or refuses to eliminate
or control a serious hazard or imminent danger situation within the
agreed upon time frames will OSHA enforcement staff be notified.
S uch instances are very rare.
Full Service Consultation - A full range of consultation ser¬
vices is available in all states, and OSHA encourages employers to
request full service consultation. Full service consultation covers
all working conditions and includes assistance in establishing
effective workplace safety and health programs, with an emphasis
on preventing worker injuries and illnesses . Assistance may also
include training and education for you, your supervisors, and your
other employees. Limited service consultation also is available.
You have the option of limiting the consultation visit to a discus¬
sion of fewer, more specific problems.
SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Pro¬
gram) - If you take special pride in your workplace and think it
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deserves special recognition for joint employer-worker safety and
health efforts, you’ll want to look at the SHARP program. Special
recognition, in the form of a certificate issued by OSHA granting a
one-year exemption from OSHA general schedule inspections, may
be awarded to eligible employers who receive a full service
consultation visit, correct all identified hazards, and demonstrate
that an effective safety and health program is in operation.
SHARP recognizes employers who operate exemplary safety and
health programs that result in the immediate and long-term preven¬
tion of job-related injuries and illnesses.
Benefits - First and foremost, your increased understanding of
workplace hazards and remedies will enable you to protect your
workers from inj ury and illness. You may even prevent loss of life
at your worksite. With this knowledge, you also will be in a better
position to comply with federal and state job safety and health
requirements. Moreover, management experts believe that the
company with a well-managed safety and health program enjoys
better management overall. An effective safety and health pro¬
gram not only promotes the conservation of human lives and
resources, but also can improve employee morale and increase
productivity and product quality. In addition to direct savings
from lowered injury and illness rates, you can expect financial
savings from decreased workers’ compensation costs, fewer
product losses, and reductions in lost work time. You will find that
effective workplace safety and health management is good busi¬
ness because the cost of accidents can far exceed the cost of
prevention.
Consultation in Action: Five Steps to Success
Requesting Assistance - How do you begin this process?
Consultation starts with your request, which may be a telephone
call, a letter, or a personal contact. (See list of consultation
projects at the end of this publication.) The consultation office will
determine the priority of your request for services according to the
nature and size of your workplace. More hazardous sites receive
top priority. The consultant assigned to your request will contact
you to set up a visit date based on the priority assigned to it, your
work schedule, and the time needed for the consultant to prepare
adequately to assist you. The consultant may encourage you to
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include within the scope of your request all working conditions and
the site’s entire safety and health program. You may choose,
however, to limit the consultation visit to a discussion of fewer,
more specific problems. During the visit, if the consultant
observes hazards that are outside the scope of the request, he/she
must inform you, and you must correct any hazards that OSH A
deems serious or that pose an “imminent danger” to employees.
Most requests for OSHA Consultation assistance can best be
handled by a worksite visit. Some services, however, such as
safety and health reviews of proposed or new production
processes, or educational workshops delivered to groups of
employers and workers, may be conducted away from the
worksite.
The Opening Conference - Upon arriving at the worksite for a
scheduled visit, the consultant will briefly review with you the
ground rules of the visit, including your obligation to protect
employees in the event that serious hazardous conditions are
identified. The consultant’s right to privately interview individual
employees and to speak with workers at their work stations,
explained during the initial contact, will be reviewed again. You
must agree to permit such contact before the visit may proceed.
OSHA’s experience with thousands of worksites, from the very
best to the very worst, has taught us the value of extensive
employee involvement in all aspects of workplace safety and
health. Informed and alert employees who are actively involved in
protecting themselves and their fellow workers can more
effectively cooperate with you to identify, analyze, and correct
potential hazards. Therefore, the consultant will strongly
encourage you to allow employee participation at each step of the
consultative visit, from opening conference to site walkthrough
and closing conference. In unionized work areas, the employer
must afford employee representatives the opportunity to participate
fully in the consultation visit, from start to finish. Employers at
unionized sites must agree to this involvement before the
consultant’s walkthrough of the worksite may occur. If a written
safety and health program exists, the consultant will want to
review this and other related documents.
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The Walkthrough - During the walkthrough, you will accom¬
pany the consultant as he/she either studies your entire operation or
focuses on those areas, conditions, or hazards for which you have
requested assistance. Other safety and health hazards that may not
be covered by current federal or state OSHA standards, but that
still pose a risk to safety or health, also will be discussed.
The consultant will conduct a complete review of company
operations from the perspective of safety and health. This includes
looking for physical hazards by examining the structural condition
of the building, the condition of the floors and stairs, and the exits
and fire protection equipment. He/she will review the layout for
adequate space in aisles and between machines and will check for
proper control of electrical and mechanical hazards. The consultant
will survey the controls used to limit worker exposure to occupa¬
tional health hazards, including toxic and corrosive substances and
especially air contaminants. He/she will check whether all
necessary personal protective equipment is available and
functioning properly, and whether employees know how to use
and care for this equipment. Attention will be given to problems
associated with worker exposure to noise, vibration, extreme
temperatures, lighting, or other environmental factors. The
consultant will be interested in work practices, including general
housekeeping and the use and maintenance of hand and portable
power tools, as well as forklifts and other heavy equipment.
Throughout the walkthrough, the consultant will not merely note
problems but also will discuss prevention and control and, if you
request, may provide on-the-spot education and training for your
employees and supervisory personnel. The consultant will want to
discuss with both you and your employees aspects of safety and
health management such as job training (including safety and
health orientation and ongoing training), supervision, accountabil¬
ity for safety and health, equipment maintenance and repair,
inspections, first-aid and emergency procedures, hazard reporting
procedures and other means of communicating about safety and
health, prevailing attitudes among managers and other workers,
and current injury and illness data.
The consultant will offer advice and technical assistance for
addressing each of the observed hazards within the framework of
an effective safety and health program. Upon your request, he/she
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will work with you to develop or improve a worksite safety and
health program that addresses your site’s particular needs and
conditions.
The Closing Conference - Following the walkthrough, the
consultant will meet with you in a closing conference. This
session offers the consultant an opportunity to discuss safety and
health measures that are already in place at your worksite and that
are particularly effective, and also any practices that warrant
improvement. The consultant may make suggestions, for example,
concerning worker training, work practices, methods for holding
supervisors and employees accountable for safety and health, and
ways to promote safety and health. At this time, you and the
consultant can discuss problems, possible solutions, and time
frames for eliminating or controlling any hazards identified during
the walkthrough. If the consultant believes it necessary, he/she
will recommend other sources for specialized technical help.
In rare instances, the consultant may find an “imminent danger”
situation during the walkthrough. If this occurs, the employer must
take immediate action to protect all affected workers. If the
consultant finds a hazard that is considered a “serious violation”
under OSHA criteria, he/she will work with you to develop a
mutually acceptable plan and schedule to eliminate or control that
hazard. During this time, OSHA encourages you to advise all
affected employees of the hazards, provide adequate interim
protective measures, and to notify them when the hazards are
ultimately corrected.
Hazard Correction After the Visit - Following the closing
conference, the consultant will send you a written report explaining
the findings and confirming any correction periods to which you
have agreed. The report also will include suggested means or
approaches for eliminating or controlling hazards as well as
recommendations for making your safety and health program more
effective. You are, of course, free to contact the consultant for
additional assistance at any time.
The consultant may decide that a follow up visit to your worksite
is needed to assure that any required corrections have been made
or to provide continuing assistance.
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Remember , consultation can go beyond the usual physical survey
of the workplace that focuses on violations of federal or state
OSHA standards. The consultant may point out work practices not
yet covered by OSHA standards that are likely to cause illness or
injury and may then advise and assist you in correcting them. The
consultant may propose other measures that will improve your
company’s occupational injury and illness experience. For ex¬
ample, he/she may suggest that you conduct self-inspections,
emphasize supervisory responsibility in promoting safety, identify
safety and health training needs, alert your workers to hazards, and
hold regular safety and health meetings with employees.
Summary
OSHA Consultation is a voluntary approach to designing safety
and health in the workplace. By building upon labor-management
participation in the onsite consultative survey, consultation can
bring workers and employers together to develop and implement
continuing programs to control hazards and prevent worker injuries
and illnesses. Through such pooled resources and periodic, joint
self-inspections, employers and employees together can work to
make their jobsite a safer and more healthful environment.
OSHA Consultation provides several benefits, all at not cost to
you, the employer. Onsite consultants will do the following:
• Help you recognize hazards in your workplace.
• Suggest approaches or options for solving a safety or health
problem.
• Identify sources of help available to you if you need further
assistance.
• Provide you with a written report that summarizes these
findings.
• Assist you in developing or maintaining an effective safety and
health program.
• Offer training and education for you and your employees at
your workplace and, in some cases, away from the site.
• Under specified circumstances, recommend you for recogni¬
tion by OSHA’s SHARP program and a 1-year exemption
from general schedule enforcement inspections.
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Consultants will not:
• Issue citations or propose penalties for violations of federal or
state OSHA standards.
• Routinely report possible violations to OSHA enforcement
staff except for unabated serious conditions.
• Guarantee that any workplace will “pass” a federal or state
OSHA inspection.
If you have requested the broadest form of assistance, full
service consultation, by the completion of the process you will
have received:
• An appraisal of all mechanical and environmental hazards and
physical work practices.
• An appraisal of the present job safety and health program or
the establishment of one.
• A conference to review findings.
• A written report of recommendations and agreements.
• Training and assistance with implementing recommendations.
• Follow up by the consultant to ensure that any required
corrections have been made.
Take the first step toward building long-term cooperative safety
and health management in your workplace. Talk to your State
Consultation Program Office. Why not do it today? We are ready
to serve you.
Additional Information
For more information about the benefits of consultation, contact
your State Consultation Program, your OSHA Regional Office, or
in States that operate their own worker safety and health program,
the appropriate State agency. Phone numbers and addresses are
listed in the back of this booklet. You can also find information
about OSHA Consultation on OSHA’s Home Page on the Internet
(www.osha.gov).
Other Sources of OSHA Assistance
Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
Effective management of worker safety and health protection is a
decisive factor in reducing the extent and severity of work-related
injuries and illnesses and their related costs. To assist employers
and employees in developing effective safety and health programs,
OSHA published recommended Safety and Health Program
Management Guidelines (Federal Register 54(18): 3908-3916,
January 26, 1989). These voluntary guidelines apply to all places
of employment covered by OSHA.
The guidelines identify four general elements that are critical to
the development of a successful safety and health management
program:
• Management commitment and employee involvement,
• Worksite hazard analysis,
• Hazard prevention and control, and
• Safety and health training.
The guidelines recommend specific actions under each of these
general elements. A single free copy of the guidelines can be
obtained from the OSHA Publications Office.
State Programs
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of1970 encourages
states to develop and operate their own job safety and health plans.
States with plans approved under section 18 of the Act must adopt
standards and enforce requirements that are at least as effective as
federal requirements. There are currently 25 state plan states and
territories: 23 covering both private and public (state and local
government) employees and two covering public sector employees
only.
Plan states must adopt standards comparable (but not necessarily
identical) to the federal within 6 months of a federal standard’s
promulgation. Until a state standard is promulgated, OSHA will
provide interim enforcement assistance, as appropriate, in these
states. A listing of states with approved plans appears at the end
of this publication.
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Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)
The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), OSHA
Consultation’s sister program, are designed to recognize and
promote effective exemplary safety and health program manage¬
ment. In the VPP, management, labor and OSHA establish
cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented
strong programs.
Sites approved for VPP’s Star, Merit, and Demonstration pro¬
grams have met, and must continue to meet, rigorous participation
standards. Benefits of VPP participation include improved
employee motivation to work safely, leading to better quality and
productivity; lost-workday case rates that generally are half of the
national industry averages; reduced workers’ compensation and
other injury-and illness-related costs; positive community recogni¬
tion and interaction; further improvement and revitalization of
already good safety and health programs; and partnership with
OSHA.
Voluntary Protection Programs and onsite consultation services,
when coupled with an effective enforcement program, expand
worker protection to help meet the goals of the OSH Act.
For additional information about the VPP, contact the VPP
Manager in your OSHA regional office listed at the end of this
publication.
Training and Education
OSHA area offices offer a variety of information services, such
as publications, audiovisual aids, technical advice, and speakers for
special engagements. OSHA’s Training Institute in Des Plaines,
IL, provides basic and advanced courses in safety and health for
federal and state compliance officers, state consultants, federal
agency personnel, and private sector employers, employees, and
their representatives.
The OSHA Training Institute also has established OSHA Train¬
ing Institute Education Centers to address the increased demand
for its courses from the private sector and from other federal
agencies. These centers are nonprofit colleges, universities, and
other organizations that have been selected after a competition for
participation in the program.
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OSHA also provides funds to nonprofit organizations, through
grants, to conduct workplace training and education in subjects
where OSHA believes there is a lack of workplace training. Grants
are awarded annually. Grant recipients are expected to contribute
a matching share of at least 20 percent of the total grant cost.
For more information on grants, training and education, contact
the OSHA Training Institute, Office of Training and Education,
1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, IL 60018, telephone
(847) 297-4810; fax (847) 297-4874.
For further information on any OSHA program, contact your
nearest OSHA area or regional office listed at the end of this
publication.
Electronic Information
Labor News Bulletin Board —OSHA news releases, recent
Federal Register notices, fact sheets, and other information are
available by modem by dialing (202) 219-4784. Callers should set
the modem at 300, 1,200, 2,400, 9,600, or 14,400 BAUD; Parity:
None; Data Bits=l. Voice phone (202) 219-8831.
Internet —OSHA standards, interpretations, directives, and
additional information are now on the World Wide Web at
http://www.osha.gov/ and http://www.osha-slc.gov/.
CD-ROM —A wide variety of OSHA materials including
standards, interpretations, directives, and more can be purchased
on CD-ROM from the Government Printing Office. To order,
write to Superintendent of Documents. P.O. Box 371954, Pitts¬
burgh, PA 15250-7954. Specify OSHA Regulations, Documents
and Technical Information on CD-ROM, (ORDT), S/N 729-013-
00000-5. The price is $38.00 per year ($47.50 foreign); single
copy $15.00 ($18.75 foreign).
Emergencies
To report life-threatening situations, fatalities, or catastrophes,
call (800) 321-OSHA. Complaints will go immediately to the
nearest OSHA area or state office for help.
For further information on any OSHA program, contact your
nearest OSHA area or regional office listed at the end of this
publication.
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OSHA Related Publications
Single, free copies of the following publications can be obtained
from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Publications, P.O. Box
37535, Washington, DC 20013-7535, telephone (202) 219-4667,
fax (202) 219-9266, or from your nearest OSHA area or regional
office listed at the end of this booklet. Please include a self-
addressed mailing label with your request.
All About OSHA - OSHA 2056
Job Safety and Health Protection - OSHA 2203
Occupational Safety and Health Act (Public Law 91-596 , as
amended by PX. 101-552,1990) - OSHA 2001
Employee Workplace Rights - OSHA 3021
Employer Rights and Responsibilities Following an OSHA
Inspection - OSHA 3000
OSHA Inspections - OSHA 2098
How to Prepare for Workplace Emergencies - OSHA 3088
Personal Protective Equipment - OSHA 3077
Respiratory Protection - OSHA 3079
The following publications are available from the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, telephone (202) 512-1800. Include GPO Order No. and
make checks payable to Superintendent of Documents.
Job Hazard Analysis - OSHA 3071
Order No. 029-016-00142-5. Cost $5.00.
OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses - OSHA 2209
Order No. 029-016-00144-1. Cost $4.00. The OSHA Handbook
for Small Businesses (OSHA 2209) applies OSHA’s recommended
safety and health program management guidelines, discussed
above, to the special concerns of smaller businesses.
Job Safety & Health Quarterly , OSHA’s award-winning official
magazine. Order No. 5507. Cost $9.50 per year, $11.90 foreign.
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OSHA Consultation Project Directory
ALABAMA
7(c)(1) Onsite Consultation
Program
425 Martha Parham
P.O. Box 870388
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-3033
Fax: 205-348-3049
ALASKA
Division of Consultation
Training
ADOL/OSHA
3301 Eagle Street
P.O. Box 107022
Anchorage, AK 99510
(907)-269-4957
Fax: (907) 269-4950
ARIZONA
Consutation and Training
Division of Occupational Safety
and Health
Industrial Commission
of Arizona
800 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007-9070
(602) 542-5795
Fax: (602) 542-1614
ARKANSAS
OSHA Consultation
Arkansas Department of Labor
10421 West Markham
Little Rock, AK 72205
(501) 682-4522
Fax: (501) 682-4532
CALIFORNIA
CAL/OSHA Consultation
Service
Department of Industrial
Relations
Room 5246
45 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-8515
Fax: (415) 972-8513
COLORADO
Occupational Safety and
Health Section
West Colorado State
University
115 Environmental Health
Building
Fort Collins CO 80523
(970) 491-6151
Fax: (970) 491-7778
CONNECTICUT
Division of Occupational Safety
and Health
Connecticut Department of
Labor
38 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(203) 566-4550
Fax: (203) 566-6916
DELEW ARE
Occupational Safety and Health
Division of Industrial Affairs
Delaware Department of Labor
4425 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 761-8219
Fax: (302) 761-6601
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District of Columbia
Office of Occupational Safety
and Health
D.C. Department
of Employment Services
950 Upshur Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 576-6339
Fax: (202) 576-7579
FLORIDA
7(c)(1) Onsite Consultation
Program
Division of Safety
Florida Department of Labor
and Employment Security
2002 St. Augustine Road
Building E, Suite 45
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0663
(904) 488-3044
Fax: (904) 922-4538
GEORGIA
7(c)(1) Onsite Consultation
Georgia Institute
of Technology
O’Keefe Building, Room 22
Atlanta, GA 30332
(404) 894-2643
Fax: (404) 894-8275
GUAM
OSHA Onsite Consultation
Department of Labor
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 9970
Tamuning, GU 96931
(671) 475-0136
Fax: (671)447-2988
HAWAII
Consultation and Training
Branch
Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations
830 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-9100
Fax: (808) 586-9099
IDAHO
Safety and Health
Consultation Program
Boise State University
Department of Health Studies
1910 University Dr.,
ET-338A
Boise, ID 83725
(208) 385-3283
Fax: (208) 385-4411
ILLINOIS
Illinois Onsite Consultation
Industrial Service Division
Department of Commerce
and Community Affairs
State of Illinois Center
Suite 3-400
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-2337
Fax: (312) 814-7238
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INDIANA
Division of Labor
B ureau of Safety, Education
and Training
402 West Washington,
Room W195
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2287
(317) 232-2688
Fax:(317) 233-3790
IOWA
7(c)(1) Consultation Program
Iowa B ureau of Labor
1000 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5352
Fax: (515) 281-4831
KANSAS
Kansas 7(c)(1) Consultation
Program
Kansas Department of Human
Resources
512 South West 6th Street
Topeka, KS 66603-3150
(913)296-7476
Fax: (913) 296-1775
KENTUCKY
Division of Education
and Training
Kentucky Labor Cabinet
1047 U.S. Highway 127, South
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-6895
Fax: (502) 564-6103
LOUISIANA
7(c)(1) Consultation Program
Louisiana Department of Labor
P.O. Box 94094
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9094
(504) 342-9601
Fax: (504) 342-5158
MAINE
Division of Industrial Safety
Maine Bureau of Labor
Standards
State House Station #82
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6460
Fax: (207) 624-6449
MARYLAND
Division of Labor and Industry
501 Saint Paul Place
10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-4210
Fax: (410) 333-8308
MASSACHUSETTS
The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
Department of Labor
and Industries
1001 Watertown Street
West Newton, MA 02165
(617) 727-3982
Fax: (617) 727-4581
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MICHIGAN
Michigan Department
of Public Health
Division of Occupational Health
3423 North Martin Luther King
Blvd.
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-8250
Fax:(517) 335-8010
Michigan Department of Labor
Bureau of Safety
and Regulation
7150 Harris Drive
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 322-1809
Fax: (517) 322-1374
MINNESOTA
Department of Labor
and Industry
Consultation Division
443 LaFayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155
(612) 297-2392
Fax: (612) 297-1953
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi State University
Center for Safety
and Health
2906 N. State Street, Suite 201
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 987-3981
Fax: (601) 987-3890
MISSOURI
Onsite Consultation Program
Division of Labor Standards
Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations
3315 West Truman Boulevard
P.O. Box 449
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 751-3403
Fax: (573) 751-3721
MONTANA
Department of Labor
and Industry
Bureau of Safety
P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624-1728
(406) 444-6418
Fax: (406) 444-4140
NEBRASKA
Division of Safety Labor
and Safety Standards
Nebraska Department of Labor
State Office Building,
Lower Level
301 Centennial Mall, South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5024
(402) 471-4717
Fax: (402) 471-5039
NEVADA
Division of Preventative Safety
Department of Industrial
Relations
2500 W. Washington,
Suite 106
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(702) 486-5016
Fax: (702) 486-5018
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Department
of Health
Division of Public Health
Services
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
(603) 271-2024
Fax: (603) 271-2667
NEW JERSEY
Division of Workplace
Standards
New Jersey Department
of Labor
Station Plaza 4, CN 953
22 South Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08625-0953
(609) 292-3923
Fax: (609) 292-4409
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Environment
Department
Occupational Health and Safety
Bureau
525 Camino de Los Marquez,
Suite 3
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-4230
Fax: ( 505) 827-4422
NEW YORK
Division of Safety and Health
State Office Campus
Building 12, Room 457
Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-2481
Fax: (518) 457-5545
New York State Department
of Labor
(Public Employees)
State Building Campus,
Building 12
Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-3518
Fax: (518) 457-5545
NORTH CAROLINA
Bureau of Consultative
Services
Department of Labor - OSH A
Division
319 Chapanoke Road,
Suite 105
Raleigh, NC 27603-3432
(919) 662-4644
Fax: (919) 662-4671
NORTH DAKOTA
Division of Environmental
Engineering
1200 Missouri Avenue,
Road 304
Bismark, ND 58506-5520
(701) 328-5188
Fax: (701) 328-5188
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OHIO
Division of Onsite Consultation
B ureau of Employment Services
145 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43216
(614) 644-2246
Fax: (614) 664-3133
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Department
of Labor
OSHA Division
4001 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK
73105-5212
(405) 528-1500
Fax: (405) 528-5751
OREGON
Department of Insurance
and Finance
Occupational Safety and Health
Division
Labor and Industries Building,
Room 430
350 Winter Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310
(503)378-3272
Fax: (503) 378-5729
PENNSYLVANIA
Indiana University
of Pennsylvania
Safety Sciences Department
205 Uhler Hall
Indiana, PA 15705-1087
(412) 357-2561
Fax: (412) 357-2385
PUERTO RICO
Occupational Safety
and Health Office
Department of Labor and
Human Resources
505 Munoz Rivera Avenue,
21st Floor
HatoRey, PR 00918
(809) 754-2188
Fax: (809) 767- 6051
RHODE ISLAND
Division of Occupational
Health
Rhode Island Department
of Health
Division of Occupational
Health
3 Capital Hill
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 277-2438
Fax: (401) 277-6953
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Department
of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation
3600 Forest Drive
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-9614
Fax: (803) 734-9741
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Engineering Extension
Onsite Technical Division
South Dakota State University
West Hall Box 510
907 Harvey Dunn Street
Brookings, SD 57007
(605) 688-4101
Fax: (605) 688-6290
TENNESSEE
OSHA Consultative Services
Division
Tennessee Department of Labor
710 James Robertson
Parkway, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0659
(615) 741-7036
Fax: (615) 741-3325
TEXAS
Workers’ Health and Safety
Division
Workers’ Compensation
Commission
Southfield Building
4000 South IH 35
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 440-3834
Fax: (512) 440-3831
UTAH
Utah Industrial Commission
Consultation Services
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6650
(801) 530-6868
Fax:(801) 530-6992
VERMONT
Division of Occupational
Safety and Health
Vermont Department of Labor
and Industry
National Life Building,
Drawer #20
Montepilier, VT 05602-3401
(802) 828-2765
Fax: (802) 828-2748
VIRGINIA
Virginia Department of Labor
and Industry
Occupational Safety
and Health Training
and Consultation
13 South 13th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-6359
Fax: (804) 786-8418
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Division of Occupational
Safety and Health
Virgin Islands Department
of Labor
3021 Golden Rock
Christiansted St. Croix, VI
00840
(809) 772-1315
Fax: (890) 772-4323
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WASHINGTON
Washington Department
of Labor and Industries
Division of Industrial Safety
and Health
P.O. Box 44643
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 902-5638
Fax: (360) 902-5459
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Department
of Labor
Division of Industrial Safety and
Health
P.O. Box 44643
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-7890
Fax: (304) 558-3797
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of
Health and Human Services
Division of Health
Section of Occupational Health
Room 112
1414 East Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-8579
Fax: (608) 266 9711
Wisconsin Department
of Industry
Labor and Human Relations
Bureau of Safety Inspections
401 Pilot Court, Suite C
Waukesha, WI 53188
(414) 521-5063
Fax: (414) 548-8614
WYOMING
Wyoming Department
of Employment
Workers’ Safety and
Compensation Division
Herschler Building, 2 East
122 West 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7786
Fax: (307) 777-3646
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States with Approved Plans
COMMISSIONER
Alaska Department of
Labor
1111 West 8th Street
Room 306
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-2700
DIRECTOR
Industrial Commission
of Arizona
800 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-5795
DIRECTOR
California Department
of Industrial Relations
45 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-8835
COMMISSIONER
Connecticut Department
of Labor
200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(203) 566-5123
DIRECTOR
Hawaii Department of
Labor and Industrial
Relations
830 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-8844
COMMISSIONER
Indiana Department of Labor
State Office Building
402 West Washington Street
Room W195
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2378
COMMISSIONER
Iowa Division of Labor
Services
1000 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515)281-3447
SECRETARY
Kentucky Labor Cabinet
1049 U.S. Highway, 127 South
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3070
COMMISSIONER
Maryland Division of Labor
and Industry
Department of Labor Licensing
and Regulation
501 St. Paul Place, 2nd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202-2272
(410)333-4179
DIRECTOR
Michigan Department
of Consumer and Industrial
Services
4th Floor, Law Building
P.O. Box 30004
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-7230
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COMMISSIONER
Minnesota Department of Labor
and Industry
443 Lafayette Road
St Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-2342
DIRECTOR
Nevada Division of Industrial
Relations
400 West King Street
Carson City, NV 97502
(702) 687-3032
SECRETARY
New Mexico Environment
Department
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2850
COMMISSIONER
New York Department of Labor
W. Averell Harriman State
Office
Building - 12, Room 500
Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-2741
COMMISSIONER
North Carolina Department
of Labor
319 Chapanoke Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 662-4585
ADMINISTRATOR
Department of Consumer
& Business Services
Occupational Safety and Health
Division (OR-OSHA)
Labor and Industries Bldg.,
Room 430
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3272
SECRETARY
Puerto Rico Department
of Labor and Human
Resources
Prudencio Rivera Martinez
Building
505 Munoz Rivera Avenue
Hato Rey, PR 00918
(809) 754-2119
COMMISSIONER
South Carolina Department
of Labor
Licensing and Regulation
3600 Forest Drive
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
(803) 734-9594
COMMISSIONER
Tennessee Department
of Labor
Attention: Robert Taylor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0659
(615) 741-2582
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COMMISSIONER
Industrial Commission of Utah
160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 146600
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-
6600
(801) 530-6898
COMMISSIONER
Vermont Department of Labor
and Industry
National Life Building -
Drawer 20
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-2288
COMMISSIONER
Virginia Department of Labor
and Industry
Powers-Taylor Building
13 South 13th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-2377
COMMISSIONER
Virgin Islands Department
of Labor
2131 Hospital Street, Box 890
Christiansted
St. Croix, VI 00820-4666
(809) 773-1994
DIRECTOR
Washington Department
of Labor and Industries
General Administrative
Building
P.O. Box 44000
Olympia, WA 98504-4000
(360) 902-4200
ADMINISTRATOR
Worker’s Safety
and Compensation
Division (WSC)
Wyoming Department
of Employment
Herschler Building,
2nd Floor East
122 West 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7786
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OSHA Area Offices
Area Telephone
Albany, NY.(518) 464-6742
Albuquerque, NM.(505) 248-5302
Allentown, PA.(610) 776-0592
Anchorage, AK.(907) 271-5152
Appleton, WI.(414) 734-4521
Austin, TX.(512)916-5783
Avenel, NJ.(908) 750-3270
Baltimore, MD.(410) 962-2840
Bangor, ME.(207) 941-8177
Baton Rouge, LA.(504) 389-0474
Bayside, NY.(718) 279-9060
Bellevue, WA.(206) 553-7520
Billings, MT.(406) 247-7494
Birmingham, AL.(205) 731-1534
Bismarck, ND.(701) 250-4521
Boise, ID.(208)334-1867
Bowmansville, NY.(716) 684-3891
Braintree, MA.(617) 565-6924
Bridgeport, CT.(203) 579-5581
Calumet City, IL.(708) 891-3800
Carson City, NV.(702) 885-6963
Charleston, WV.(304) 347-5937
Cincinnati, OH.(513) 841-4132
Cleveland, OH.(216) 522-3818
Columbia, SC.(803) 765-5904
Columbus, OH.(614) 469-5582
Concord, NH.(603) 225-1629
Corpus Christi, TX.(512) 888-3420
Dallas, TX.(214) 320-2400
Denver, CO.(303) 844-5285
Des Plaines, IL.(847) 803-4800
Des Moines, IA.(515) 284-4794
Englewood, CO.(303) 843-4500
Erie, PA.(814) 833-5758
Fort Lauderdale, FL.(305) 424-0242
Fort Worth, TX.(817) 581-7303
Frankfort, KY.(502) 227-7024
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Harrisburg, PA.(717) 782-3902
Hartford, CT.(203) 240-3152
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.(201) 288-1700
Guaynabo,PR.(787) 277-1560
Honolulu, HI.(808) 541-2685
Houston, TX.(713) 286-0583
Houston, TX.(713) 591-2438
Indianapolis, IN.(317) 226-7290
Jackson, MS.(601) 965-4606
Jacksonville, FL.(904) 232-2895
Kansas City, MO.(816) 483-9531
Lansing, MI.(517)377-1892
Little Rock, AR.(501) 324-6291
Lubbock, TX.(806) 743-7681
Madison, WI.(608) 264-5388
Marlton, NJ.(609) 757-5181
Methuen, MA.(617) 565-8110
Milwaukee, WI.(414) 297-3315
Minneapolis, MN.(612) 348-1994
Mobile, AL.(334) 441-6131
Nashville, TN.(615) 781-5423
New York, NY.(212) 466-2482
Norfolk, VA.(804) 441-3820
North Aurora, IL.(630) 896-8700
Oklahoma City, OK.(405) 231-5351
Omaha, NE.(402) 221-3182
Parsippany, NJ.(201) 263-1003
Peoria, IL.(309) 671-7033
Philadelphia, PA.(215) 597-4955
Phoenix, AZ.(602) 640-2007
Pittsburgh, PA.(412) 644-2903
Portland, OR.(503) 326-2251
Providence, RI.(401) 528-4669
Raleigh, NC.(919) 856-4770
Salt Lake City, UT.(801) 524-5080
San Francisco, CA.(415) 744-7120
Savannah, GA.(912) 652-4393
Smyrna, GA.(404) 984-8700
Springfield, MA.(413) 785-0123
St Louis, MO.(314) 425-4249
Syracuse, NY.(315) 451-0808
Tampa, FL.(813) 626-1177
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Tarrytown, NY ...
Toledo, OH.
Tucker, GA.
Westbury, NY.
Wichita, KS.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wilmington, DE .
(914) 524-7510
(419) 259-7542
(770) 493-6644
(516)334-3344
(316) 269-6644
(717) 826-6538
(302)573-6115
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U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Regional Offices
Region I
(CT,* MA, ME, NH, RI, VT*)
JFK Federal Bldg.
Room E 340
Boston, MA 02203
Telephone: (617) 565-9860
Region II
(NJ, NY,* PR,* VI*)
201 Varick Street
Room 670
New York, N Y 10014
Telephone: (212) 337-2378
Region III
(DC, DE, MD,* PA, VA,* WV)
Gateway Building, Suite 2100
3535 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Telephone: (215) 596-1201
Region IV
(AL, FL, GA, KY,* MS, NC,
SC,* TN*)
1375 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 587
Atlanta, GA 30367
Telephone: (404) 347-3573
Region V
(IL, IN,* MI,* MN,* OH, WI)
230 South Dearborn Street
Room 3244
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: (312) 353-2220
Region VI
(AR, LA, NM,* OK, TX)
525 Griffin Street
Room 602
Dallas, TX 75202
Telephone: (214) 767-4731
Region VII
(IA,* KS, MO, NE)
City Center Square
1100 Main Street, Suite 800
Kansas City, MO 64105
Telephone: (816) 426-5861
Region VIII
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT,* WY*)
Federal Building, Room 1576
1999 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202-5716
Telephone: (303) 844-1600
Region IX
(AMERICAN
SAMOA, AZ,* CA,*
GUAM, HI,* NV,*
TRUST TERRITORIES
OF THE PACIFIC)
71 Stevenson Street, 4TH Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Atlanta, GA 30367
Telephone: (415) 744-6670
Region X
(AK,* ID, OR,* WA*)
1111 Third Avenue
Suite 715
Seattle, WA 98101-3212
Telephone: (206) 553-5930
*These states and territories operate their own OSHA-approved job safety and
health programs (Connecticut and New York plans cover public employees only).