Success Stories
Success stories from OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program and Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognize both the important work of On-Site Consultation and small business employers who operate exemplary safety and health programs. On-Site Consultation and SHARP are voluntary programs. To submit a request for a comprehensive consultation, see OSHA's Consultation Directory.
Authorized representatives from SHARP companies who would like to share their story of workplace safety and health may do so by working with their On-Site Consultant. To locate the On-Site Consultation program nearest you, see OSHA's Consultation Directory.
Featured Success Stories
Iowa On-Site Consultation Works to Make Construction Sites Safer
- In 2021, a Des Moines general contractor began working with consultation.
- Since then, the company has received 10 on-site visits on 5 different construction sites and have identified and corrected 42 hazards.
CONN-OSHA On-Site Consultation Addresses a Combustible Dust Hazard in a Deburring Room
- The consultant found accumulation of combustible dust, and through lab analysis determined it was explosive.
- The employer implemented multiple controls to protect their 200 employees.
Do It Best Warehouse in Mesquite, Nevada Has Once Again Achieved SHARP
- The distribution center team successfully renewed SHARP status for their site in July 2023.
- Do It Best–Mesquite implemented new business practices that enhanced safety and training programs.
- During the consultation, the health consultant determined that noise sampling needed to be done in the washroom area. After noise sampling was done, it was determined that employees were exposed over the action level of 85 decibels (dBA).
- The health consultant worked with the company to implement engineering controls.
- Once the noise controls were in place, the employees' exposure dropped by 8 dBA, putting them below the action level.
- PR OSHA adopted the “PR (Puerto Rico) OSHA Takes to the Street” initiative.
- Also entered a MOU with the island's primary financial institution to promote consultation.
- Consultation partnered with Rhode Island Health Equity Zone (HEZ) to better integrate health equity in the Work Safer RI policies and practices.
- Held two events in 2023 to provide education and information to the broader business community.
- More than 360 participants attended the 2023 Oklahoma Health and Safety Conference.
- There were two recipients of the 2023 SAFE Awards – Masks Builders LLC. and Builders FirstSource- Lumberyard.
- First attraction of its kind in Nevada to enter Pre-SHARP.
- Started working with SCATS in 2019.