OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Millions)

  FY 2006 FY 2007 Change
Safety and Health Standards $16.5 $16.9 $0.4
Federal Enforcement 172.6 179.9 7.4
State Programs 91.1 91.1 -
Technical Support 21.4 22.4 1.0
Federal Compliance Assistance 72.5 76.6 4.0
State Consultation Grants 53.4 53.4 -
Training Grants 10.1 - (10.1)
Safety and Health Statistics 24.3 32.3 8.0
Executive Direction and Administration 10.6 11.2 0.6
Total, OSHA Budget Authority $472.4 $483.7 $11.2
 
Full Time Equivalents 1/ 2,173 2,173 -

1/ Includes 8 reimbursable FTE in both FY 2006 and FY 2007.

The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to protect American workers by preventing injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The agency promulgates and enforces occupational safety and health standards and provides compliance assistance to employers and employees. OSHA also assists other Federal agencies in establishing and maintaining occupational safety and health programs for Federal workers and provides funding for state administered safety and health consultation programs. Consistent with its strategic goals, OSHA will focus on the most serious hazards and dangerous workplaces and expand compliance assistance opportunities. The FY 2007 OSHA budget request is $483.7 million and 2,165 FTE, an increase of $11.2 million over FY 2006.

Safety and Health Standards

The Safety and Health Standards activity provides for the development, promulgation, review and evaluation of occupational safety and health standards and guidance. In FY 2007, OSHA will continue to base all standards on clear and sensible priorities and review existing rules to revise or eliminate obsolete and confusing standards or provisions. The agency will assess the impact of selected existing standards on improved employee safety and health, as well as employer costs, especially in small businesses. The FY 2007 request for this activity is $16.9 million and 83 FTE, an increase of $0.4 million over FY 2006.

Federal Enforcement

The Federal Enforcement activity encourages compliance with workplace standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 through the physical inspection of work sites, and by fostering the voluntary cooperation of employers and employees. OSHA will continue to target inspections on the worst hazards and the most dangerous workplaces and assist employers and employees in creating safe and healthy workplaces. The FY 2007 request for this activity is $179.9 million and 1,542 FTE, an increase of $7.4 million over FY 2006.

State Programs

The State Programs activity supports grants to 26 states that have assumed responsibility for occupational safety and health enforcement under OSHA approved plans. State Programs support enforcement, consultation, and education and training efforts in OSHA programs operated by the states. These resources enable OSHA's state partners to meet new challenges and complement Federal OSHA's program strategies. The total FY 2007 request for this activity is $91.1 million, the same amount as in FY 2006.

Technical Support

This activity provides support to Federal OSHA programs in several areas, including construction, standards setting, variance determinations, compliance assistance, and enforcement. Areas of expertise include laboratory accreditation, industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, chemical analysis, equipment calibration, safety engineering, environmental impact statements, technical and scientific databases, computer-based outreach products, and emergency preparedness. The FY 2007 request for this activity is $22.4 million and 105 FTE, an increase of $1.0 million over FY 2006.

Federal Compliance Assistance

This activity supports a variety of cooperative programs, training and outreach to provide compliance assistance to employers and employees, particularly small businesses. Employers are encouraged to establish voluntary employee protection programs, and Federal agencies are assisted in implementing job safety and health programs for their employees. Professional training for compliance personnel and others with related workplace safety and health responsibilities is conducted at the OSHA Training Institute, and further training is provided to the public by education centers selected and sanctioned by the Institute. The FY 2007 request for this activity is $76.6 million and 348 FTE, an increase of $4.0 million over FY 2006. An increase of $2.6 million is included in the FY 2007 Budget to expand Hispanic worker outreach.

OSHA is dedicated to reducing injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and promoting the value of safety and health in business, the workplace and in people's lives.

State Consultation Grants

This activity supports 90 percent of Federally funded cooperative agreements with designated State agencies to provide free on-site consultation to employers upon request. State agencies tailor work plans to their States while maximizing their impact on injury and illness rates in smaller establishments. These projects offer a variety of services, including safety and health program assessment and assistance, hazard identification and control, and the training of employers and their employees. The FY 2007 request for this activity is $53.4 million, the same amount as in FY 2006.

Training Grants

This activity contains safety and health training grants. In FY 2007, this training grant program will be eliminated, a decrease of $10.1 million from FY 2006. Since OSHA provides direct outreach activities and training on important safety and health issues in a variety of ways other than through training grants, this reduction will not compromise the agency's ability to deliver compliance assistance, outreach, and training for employers and workers.

Safety and Health Statistics

Safety and Health Statistics provides information technology, management information and statistical support for OSHA's programs and field operations through an integrated data network and statistical analysis and review. OSHA maintains overall responsibility for the national injury and illness recordkeeping system. An increase of $7.5 million is included in the FY 2007 Budget for development of a new Occupational Safety and Health Information System (OIS). The total FY 2007 request for this activity is $32.3 million and 38 FTE, an increase of $8.0 million over FY 2006.

Executive Direction and Administration

This activity provides overall direction and administrative support for OSHA. The FY 2007 request for this activity is $11.2 million and 49 FTE, an increase of $0.6 million over FY 2006.

Selected OSHA Performance Goals and Indicators
  • By 2008, reduce the rate of workplace fatalities by 15% from the baseline.
  • By 2008, reduce the rate of workplace injuries and illnesses by 20% from the baseline.