Analysis of OSHA State Plans, Strategic Management, and Workplace Safety Regulations
Evaluation of OSHA regulations and workplace safety strategies.
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Analysis of OSHA State Plans, Strategic Management, and Workplace Safety
Regulations
Describe State Plans and discuss what must be demonstrated by the states, including the
process, to be an approved OSHA State Plan. Please provide approximately 200-300 words and
a reference citation for your source material in your response. 2.OSHA has a Strategic
Management Plan for 2003-2008. Briefly summarize that plan and comment on its new goals and
the criteria used for target industries. Have any of the new goals from this plan had, or will have,
an effect on your workplace? Explain and give an example. (www.osha.gov)
1.Describe State Plans and discuss what must be demonstrated by the states, including the
process, to be an approved OSHA State Plan. Please provide approximately 200-300 words
and a reference citation for your source material in your response.
Answer –
Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) it encourages the
States to make new plans to operate their own safety and health programs for employers in
job. OSHA recommends and monitors up to 50 percent of the total operating costs of an
approved plan.
At present, there are 22 states and jurisdictions which are employing complete state plans
and five Connecticut covering only public employees. It must be the duty of the state to set
job safety and health standards which are most effective as compared to other federal
standards. That’s why most of the state plans are identical to federal ones. However, states
have the option to promulgate the standards which have not been covered by federal
standards. (Labor U. D., n.d.)
Inspection to enforce the standards which covered both state and local government
employees should be conducted. It should indulge itself into operation of occupational
safety and health training and education programs. Now a day a free consultation program
Regulations
Describe State Plans and discuss what must be demonstrated by the states, including the
process, to be an approved OSHA State Plan. Please provide approximately 200-300 words and
a reference citation for your source material in your response. 2.OSHA has a Strategic
Management Plan for 2003-2008. Briefly summarize that plan and comment on its new goals and
the criteria used for target industries. Have any of the new goals from this plan had, or will have,
an effect on your workplace? Explain and give an example. (www.osha.gov)
1.Describe State Plans and discuss what must be demonstrated by the states, including the
process, to be an approved OSHA State Plan. Please provide approximately 200-300 words
and a reference citation for your source material in your response.
Answer –
Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) it encourages the
States to make new plans to operate their own safety and health programs for employers in
job. OSHA recommends and monitors up to 50 percent of the total operating costs of an
approved plan.
At present, there are 22 states and jurisdictions which are employing complete state plans
and five Connecticut covering only public employees. It must be the duty of the state to set
job safety and health standards which are most effective as compared to other federal
standards. That’s why most of the state plans are identical to federal ones. However, states
have the option to promulgate the standards which have not been covered by federal
standards. (Labor U. D., n.d.)
Inspection to enforce the standards which covered both state and local government
employees should be conducted. It should indulge itself into operation of occupational
safety and health training and education programs. Now a day a free consultation program
has also been provided in order to help employers to identify and correct the hazards of
their workplace. Such consultation may be provided either under the plan or through a
special agreement under section 21(d) of the Act.
Now, in order to get the approval from OSHA, which is the first step in the state plan
process, the state must ensure it to OSHA that within three years it will make
investments in structural elements in the organizations for an effective and occupational
safety and health programs. To name a few of these elements are appropriate legislation;
regulations and procedures for standards setting, enforcement, appeal of citations and
penalties; a sufficient number of qualified enforcement personnel.
Once a State has completed and documented all its developmental steps, it is eligible
for certification. It consists of only attestation of the documents related to the structural
completeness of the plan. Once state becomes capable of enforcing these standards
independently, OSHA would ask for “operational status agreement” with the state. Its
purpose is to exercise of certain or may be all of those activities which were at discretion of
federal enforcement.
The ultimate accreditation of a State's plan is called final approval.
OSHA grants final approval to a state under section 18 (e) of the Act. OSHA relinquishes
its authority to the state in terms of covering occupational safety and health matters. After
at least one year following certification, the State becomes eligible for final approval if
OSHA determines that it is providing, in actual operation, worker protection "at least as
effective" as the protection provided by the federal program. It is in the interest of the State
to meet the compliance 100% in terms of staffing levels or benchmarks. They may
participate in OSHA’s inspection of data system before full and final grant of approval by
OSHA.
their workplace. Such consultation may be provided either under the plan or through a
special agreement under section 21(d) of the Act.
Now, in order to get the approval from OSHA, which is the first step in the state plan
process, the state must ensure it to OSHA that within three years it will make
investments in structural elements in the organizations for an effective and occupational
safety and health programs. To name a few of these elements are appropriate legislation;
regulations and procedures for standards setting, enforcement, appeal of citations and
penalties; a sufficient number of qualified enforcement personnel.
Once a State has completed and documented all its developmental steps, it is eligible
for certification. It consists of only attestation of the documents related to the structural
completeness of the plan. Once state becomes capable of enforcing these standards
independently, OSHA would ask for “operational status agreement” with the state. Its
purpose is to exercise of certain or may be all of those activities which were at discretion of
federal enforcement.
The ultimate accreditation of a State's plan is called final approval.
OSHA grants final approval to a state under section 18 (e) of the Act. OSHA relinquishes
its authority to the state in terms of covering occupational safety and health matters. After
at least one year following certification, the State becomes eligible for final approval if
OSHA determines that it is providing, in actual operation, worker protection "at least as
effective" as the protection provided by the federal program. It is in the interest of the State
to meet the compliance 100% in terms of staffing levels or benchmarks. They may
participate in OSHA’s inspection of data system before full and final grant of approval by
OSHA.
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