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
Cedar Falls Iowa Company Achieves SHARP Recognition
- At its facility in Cedar Falls, Iowa, employees work to produce custom boxes and displays that are used domestically and internationally.
- Buckeye Corrugated achieved Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) status in February of 2023.
Colorado Biolabs, Inc. Becomes SHARP in 2023
- Colorado Biolabs is the manufacturer of an iron supplement known as Heme Iron Polypeptide (brand name Proferrin).
- On April 20, 2023, the company's safety and health program reached a level deserving of acceptance into OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
- During the consultation visit in November of 2022, the consultant discovered that the company was relying on the local fire department to provide confined space rescue if needed.
- Consultation recommended the company contact its local fire department.
- Training was provided to the fire department on PRCS.
Exline Inc. Works with Kansas Department of Labor to Earn SHARP Status
- Exline serves many industries with a focus in the energy sector, such as natural gas compression and power generation, and the industrial sector.
- Exline, Inc. was awarded Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) approval on June 8, 2022.
Safety is at the Core of LifeCore's Culture
- One location has been SHARP since 2005.
- In April 2022, other two sites received SHARP.
Woodbridge INOAC Olympic Products Remains SHARP Through the Years
- Manufactures and fabricates flexible polyurethane foam.
- Achieved SHARP status in 2010.
- Remains SHARP today with most recent renewal May of 2023.
Melitta USA, Inc. Never Filters Out Ideas for Safety Improvement
- Manufactures coffee filters and produces and distributes coffee related products.
- First achieved SHARP status in 2015.
- Achieved SHARP renewal in 2022.