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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-6091/office
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending
the sign-up period for its new Cooperative Compliance Program (CCP), an
innovative targeted enforcement initiative aimed at helping employers find and
fix workplace hazards. The new date by which invited employers must notify OSHA
of their participation is Feb. 17, 1998; previously the sign-up period ended
Jan. 30, 1998.
Several reasons contribute to the extention: this month's ice storms in
the Northeast slowed that region's outreach effort, and a greater than
anticipated turnout at OSHA's outreach sessions across the country slowed the
agency's response to questions in some cases. For instance, some areas reported
four times the number of expected potential participants attending the sessions
OSHA conducted to explain the program.
Potential participants must notify OSHA by mail whether they choose to
participate in the program. Acceptance letters must be postmarked by February
17.
The Cooperative Compliance Program is a major part of OSHA's strategy
to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. Under the program, worksites
already on OSHA's primary inspection list are removed from that list if they
partner with OSHA to find and fix hazards and implement workplace safety and
health programs. More than 12,000 worksites across the country with the highest
injury and illness rates have been invited to join CCP; invited worksites have
at least two times the national average of injuries and illnesses.
The prototype of the CCP, called the Maine 200, won the prestigious
Innovations in American Government Award from the Ford Foundation and the
Hammer Award from Vice President Gore's National Performance Review, among
other honors.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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