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GRASSROOTS Workplace Protection
2001 OSHSPA Report
State Plan Activities

Occupational Safety & Health
State Plan Association

 
U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health
Washington, D.C. 20210		 DOL seal
September 16, 2002


Since the early years of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the States and territories operating their own occupational safety and health programs have been our partners in protecting America's working men and women. Today, 26 State programs cover approximately two-fifths of the nation's workforce.

State workplace safety and health programs have frequently led the way in developing innovative approaches to making America's workplaces safer and healthier, including programs for outreach to small businesses and Spanish-speaking workers and guidelines for preventing workplace violence. State program management has always known that we must involve employees and employers in making workplaces safer and healthier while fairly and effectively enforcing rules and regulations. Only by working together will we significantly reduce job-related injuries and illnesses.

I believe that we have made solid gains in improving health and safety in America's workplaces. Those gains would not have been possible without the efforts, ideas, and professionalism of our State plan partners. This new edition of the Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association's Grassroots Worker Protection documents the critical contributions of our State occupational safety and health programs.

Sincerely,


John L. Henshaw
 
OSHSPA Grassroots Worker Protection
 
 
CHAIR
Oregon
Peter DeLuca

OR-OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Div.
350 Winter Street NE, Rm. 430
Salem, Oregon 97301-3882
(503) 378-3272
FAX (503) 947-7461

VICE CHAIR
Michigan
Doug Kalinowski

MIOSH
Bureau of Safety and Regulations
7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 322-1817
FAX (517) 322-1775

PAST CHAIR
Maryland
Keith Goddard

MOSH
Division of Labor & Industry
1100 N Estaw St, Rm. 606
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-2992
FAX (410) 767-2986

DIRECTORS

New York
Richard Cucolo
(518) 457-3518

Utah
Jay Bagley
(801) 530-6898

North Carolina
John Johnson
(919) 807-2861

Hawaii
Jennifer Shishido
(808) 586-9116		 August 28, 2002


The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 establishes OSHA on the federal level and provides that states may elect to run their own occupational safety and health programs as long as those programs are at least as effective as the federal program. Twenty-one states and two territories covering both the private and public sectors plus three additional states that only cover the public sector are approved by OSHA, under the OSH Act.

The Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association (OSHSPA) is an association comprised of states which have opted to run their own occupational safety and health programs. OSHSPA assists member states in carrying out their obligations under the OSH Act and serves as a communications link among members states and between the member states and the federal government.

The states and territories have frequently led the way in developing innovative approaches to making America's workplaces safer and healthier. California and Washington have developed the first ergonomic standards in the nation.

During the past year in the wake of September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, states sent trained employees to New York City to help with a variety of tasks surrounding the clean-up effort. These employees monitored the air, sampled various substances, helped to fit respirators, and performed numerous other functions to assist with this massive effort.

On the following pages, we describe the innovative approaches to creative partnerships, outreach and education, voluntary compliance, inspection targeting and settlement agreements, which have been developed by the states. If you have questions, which have not been addressed, I urge you to call or write.


Sincerely,



Peter DeLuca
OSHSPA Chair
 



Table of Contents: 2001 OSHSPA Report

OSHSPA: States Protecting Workers
Ground Zero: Providing Responder Protection
Strategic Plans: Focusing on Performance
Enforcement: Targeting High-Risk Worksites State Initiatives: Changing the Work Environment State Incentives: Promoting Voluntary Compliance State Responsibility: Providing Worker Protections State Standards: Addressing Specific Hazards

ADDENDUM
State Plan Directory
OSHSPA Board of Directors 2000-2001

Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Produced by:
Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration (MIOSHA)
Bureau of Safety and Regulation
Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services


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