Benefits of Requesting a Consultation

Save Money

A strong workplace safety and health program is 

“good business sense” and yields major returns 

on your investment. Each avoided workplace 

injury saves approximately $8,500, and an 

avoided worker’s compensation claim will help 

keep your premiums and your injury and illness 

rates low, which can make you a more attractive 

option to other companies looking for a reliable 

business partner.

Engage Your Workforce

An effective safety and health program at your 

worksite will put your workers in a better position 

to become more effective at their jobs, increase 

productivity rates, and assure product quality. 

Workers are more likely to stay at a company that 

cares about their well-being.

Safety and Health 

Advice You Can 

Trust for Your 

Small Business

If you are a small business employer 

interested in a no-cost, confidential 

consultation visit or more information, 

visit www.osha.gov, call 1-800-321-

OSHA (6742), or find the local On-Site 

Consultation program in your state at 

www.osha.gov/consultation. 

 

1-800-321-OSHA (6742) 

www.osha.gov 

OSHA 3357-07R 2019

ON-SITE 

CONSULTATION 

PROGRAM

Becoming involved with OSHA’s On-Site 

Consultation Program is one way of giving 

back to our workers. Our safety and health 

management program is at the forefront 

of EWP’s business; it has saved us money, 

resulting in the hiring of new people as EWP 

expands its business operations. 

— J. Lynn Greene, Safety Director

Edwards Wood Products, Inc. 
Worker safety is essential to running a successful 

business. A safety consultant can help businesses 

ask and think through essential questions 

to create a safe work environment. Small 

businesses may not have a budget to hire a safety 

professional but this program can offer similar 

advice at no cost.

Even if your business has not had any work-related 

injuries or fatalities, evaluating your workplace for 

safety hazards is important. The goal is to reduce 

the likelihood of worker injuries or illnesses from 

occurring now and in the future.

Get the Workplace Safety and Health 

Help You Need at No Cost

OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program: 

 Offers small business employers confidential 

occupational safety and health services 

 Works with employers to:

- Find and fix workplace hazards 

- Give advice for complying with OSHA 

standards 

- Help establish and improve safety and health 

programs and train workers

 Is separate from enforcement, so these services 

do not result in penalties or citations 

Tell Us What Safety Concerns You 

Have — Consultation Will Help You 

Figure Out the Solution

How It Works 

Contact your local On-Site Consultation office, 

and schedule a consultation visit. You can 

find your local office’s contact information at 

www.osha.gov/consultation.

What Is a Consultation Visit? 

An On-Site Consultation visit is a confidential, 

no-cost consultation with a safety and health 

professional who will help you find and fix hazards, 

develop safety and health programs, and train 

your workers. Your business’s only obligation is to 

correct unsafe or unhealthy working conditions 

within a reasonable time period.

Who are the Consultants?

State agencies and universities use safety 

and industrial hygiene specialists to conduct 

consultations. Their professional background, 

combined with OSHA training, makes them an 

ideal fit to help you address hazards in either 

your entire facility or just the portions of your 

facility where safety and health issues exist.

Request for Services

The consultant will help you identify your business’s 

safety and health needs, and set a date for the visit 

that is convenient for you. 

Initial Meeting

The consultant will meet with management 

and the workers’ representative to go over the 

consultant’s role and the employer’s obligations. 

Walk-through

Together, the employer, worker representative, 

and consultant walk through the business and 

look for existing and potential hazards. The 

consultant can review your safety and health 

management program, and even conduct 

occupational health sampling at no cost to you.

Closing Conference and Follow-up

The consultant will review their findings in 

detail with you and the worker representative 

in a closing conference. You will learn what 

improvements are needed, as well as what you 

are doing right, cost considerations, and how 

to keep making progress. After the consultant 

leaves, you will receive a detailed written report 

summarizing the visit and confirming what 

needs to be fixed. 

Correcting Hazards

When a situation is determined as a “serious” 

hazard, the consultant will help you develop a plan 

to correct the hazard within a reasonable time 

frame and protect your workers in the meantime. 

Working with the On-Site Consultation 

Program saved us money. Our workers’ 

compensation premium rates dropped 50%. 

— Peggy Somerville, Vice President

Somerville Fabricators, Inc.

Job applicants look favorably upon a 

prospective employer that has a strong 

safety record.

— Mark Stein, Owner

ESCO Manufacturing, Inc.