USDOL/OSHA
Room N3468, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210
(202) 693-2020
Mission:
"To provide engineering assistance to all Agency
components and plan and manage a program for investigating and inspection
construction accidents involving fatalities and catastrophes which receive
nationwide attention. Works with the construction industry on technical
issues to enhance safety and health awareness and reduce fatalities, illnesses
and injuries."
Activities:
- Acts as technical consultant and advisor to the Assistant Secretary on
construction issues, and the impact of policy, compliance and abatement actions
on the construction industry.
- Provides construction expertise to evaluate serious and/or unusual
occupational safety and health incidents and provides technical assistance to
the regions and field units.
- Coordinates the activities of the office with other National Office
Directorates and Offices.
- At the request of the involved OSHA region, participates in providing
technical assistance for enforcement or voluntary compliance efforts to State
operating OSHA-approved State programs.
- Keeps abreast of changes in developments in the construction industry to
develop and execute safety and health engineering feasibility programs.
- Provides a variety of technical information to the OSHA Training Institute
regarding training activities and courses in the construction field.
- Provides analyses, recommendations and evaluations of the engineering
feasibility of proposed abatement methods, and other occupational safety or
health studies which impact upon the construction industry.
- Coordinates variance requests and other construction issues with the
Directorate of Science, Technology, and Medicine.
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