Consultation Services

for the Employer

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA 3047

1997 (Revised)
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Consultation Services

for the Employer

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA 3047

1997 (Revised)
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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 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.

OSHA Consultation is a broad network of occupational safety

and health services funded primarily by federal OSHA but delivered 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 available 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 workplace, 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 - OSHA Consultation is specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses — no more than

250 employees — in high-hazard industries or involved in hazardous 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 of 1970 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.

Such instances are very rare.

Full Service Consultation - A full range of consultation services 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 discussion of fewer, more specific problems.

SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) - 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 prevention 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 injury 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 program 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 business 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 OSHA

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 accompany 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 occupational 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, accountability 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 example, 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 recognition 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).
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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 of 1970 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 management. 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 programs 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 recognition 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 Training 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=1. 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, Pittsburgh, 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 selfaddressed 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 P.L. 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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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

DELEWARE

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

OSHA Consultation Project Directory
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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

Bureau 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 Bureau 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 - OSHA

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

Bureau 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

Hato Rey, 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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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

 OSHA Area Offices
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 ....................................................... (914) 524-7510

Toledo, OH ............................................................. (419) 259-7542

Tucker, GA ............................................................. (770) 493-6644

Westbury, NY ......................................................... (516) 334-3344

Wichita, KS ............................................................ (316) 269-6644

Wilkes-Barre, PA ................................................... (717) 826-6538

Wilmington, DE ..................................................... (302) 573-6115
U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Regional Offices

*These states and territories operate their own OSHA-approved job safety and

health programs (Connecticut and New York plans cover public employees only).

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, NY 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