Budget
Authority (Dollars in Millions) |
|
FY 2000 |
FY 2001 |
Change |
Safety and Health Standards |
$12.7 |
$15.1 |
$2.4 |
Federal Enforcement |
141.0 |
153.1 |
12.1 |
State Programs |
82.0 |
88.5 |
6.5 |
Technical Support |
18.0 |
20.1 |
2.1 |
Federal Compliance Assistance |
54.2 |
67.1 |
12.9 |
State Consultation Grants |
42.8 |
47.9 |
5.1 |
Safety and Health Statistics |
22.7 |
25.6 |
2.9 |
Executive Direction and Administration |
8.2 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
Total, Budget Authority |
$381.6 |
$426.0 |
$44.4 |
Full Time Equivalents |
2,262 |
2,384 |
122 |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgates
occupational safety and health standards and ensures compliance by inspecting
places of employment and working with employers and employees. The agency also
provides consultation, training, and information services for employers and
employees; assists other Federal agencies in establishing and maintaining
occupational safety and health programs for Federal workers; and provides
matching grants to assist states in administering and enforcing approved state
occupational safety and health programs. In FY 2001, OSHA will continue its
mission to save lives, prevent injuries and illnesses, and protect the health
of America's workers. Consistent with its Strategic Plan, the agency will focus
on the most serious hazards and most dangerous workplaces, expand compliance
assistance opportunities, and measure results instead of activities.
Safety and Health Standards The Safety and
Health Standards activity provides for the development, promulgation, review
and evaluation of occupational safety and health standards under procedures
providing opportunities for public comment. In FY 2001, OSHA will continue to
base all standards on clear and sensible priorities and review existing rules
to revise or eliminate obsolete and confusing standards or provisions of
standards. The request includes $2.0 million and 4 FTE to implement regulatory
process improvements and develop a better targeted, more responsive program
based upon current economic and scientific information.
Federal Enforcement The Federal Enforcement
activity encourages compliance with workplace standards under the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 through the physical inspection of work sites,
and by fostering the voluntary cooperation of employers and employees. The
agency will continue to focus resources on those activities that will have the
greatest impact on worker safety and health. OSHA will also continue to target
inspections to the worst hazards and the most dangerous workplaces and assist
employers and employees in creating safe and healthy workplaces. The FY 2001
request includes an increase of $5.9 million and 70 FTE to strengthen overall
agency support for targeted interventions. Included in the increase are
compliance officer staff to increase the number of site-specific inspections
and impact those industries and worksites with above average injury and illness
rates. Also included are additional resources for whistleblower investigators
to address increased activity resulting from OSHA's assumption of seven
additional EPA Federal whistleblower statutes in 1997 and resources to address
workload needs resulting from new emphasis programs, enforcement directives and
review of significant and egregious cases.
State Programs The State Programs activity
supports grants to states to assist them in the administration of state
occupational safety and health regulations. Currently, 25 states operate their
own safety and health programs under this Federal aegis. State Programs support
enforcement, consultation, and education and training efforts in OSHA programs
operated by the states. These resources enable OSHA's state partners to meet
new challenges and complement Federal OSHA's program strategies. In FY 2001,
$3.0 million is requested to support a nationwide strategic focus aimed at
improving workplace safety and health. The budget request will enable Federal
OSHA to support the efforts of State plan programs to implement five-year
strategic plans and annual performance plans. The request for State Programs
also includes $1.8 million for the State of New Jersey to provide safety and
health coverage for its public sector employees.
Technical Support This activity provides
support to Federal OSHA programs in several areas, including construction,
standards setting, variance determinations, compliance assistance, and
enforcement. Included in the FY 2001 request is $1.6 million to support the
development of expert and training advisors, expanded analysis capabilities at
OSHA's Technical Centers, and the Compliance Safety and Health Officer physical
program.
Federal Compliance Assistance This activity
supports a variety of employer and employee assistance programs. Outreach
activities are conducted, including training and information exchanges and
technical assistance to employers requesting such help. Employers are
encouraged to establish voluntary employee protection programs, and Federal
agencies are assisted in implementing job safety and health programs for their
employees. Professional training for compliance personnel and others with
related workplace safety and health responsibilities is conducted at the OSHA
Training Institute, and further training is provided by education centers
selected and sanctioned by the Institute. In FY 2001, $9.9 million and 35 FTE
are requested to focus compliance assistance and outreach efforts on targeted
audiences and hazards. The request will complete the agency's commitment to
provide a compliance assistance specialist in every Federal area office and
develop supporting training and outreach materials for use by these
specialists. Included in this total is $3.0 million for the Susan Harwood
Training Grant Program to provide outreach to workers who are entry-level,
contingent, or non-English speaking, and meet the special needs of small
businesses. The request for Outreach, Education and Training also includes
funds to develop an infrastructure to deliver technology enabled training and
improve training facilities at the OSHA Training Institute. Also requested in
this budget activity is $0.8 million and 10 FTE to provide for ergonomics
assistance in the field and support efforts to obtain voluntary compliance in
the establishment of ergonomics programs in the workplace.
Compliance Assistance--States This activity
supports 90 percent of Federally-funded cooperative agreements with designated
State agencies to provide free on-site consultation to employers upon request.
State agencies tailor work plans to specific needs in each State while
maximizing their impact on injury and illness rates in smaller establishments.
These projects offer a variety of services, including safety and health program
assessment and assistance, hazard identification and control, and training of
employers and their employees. The FY 2001 request includes $4.0 million to
support the development, implementation and delivery of consultative services
to small, high-hazard employers and assist them in identifying and controlling
or eliminating hazards in the workplace.
Safety and Health Statistics Safety and
Health Statistics provides information technology, management information and
statistical support for OSHA's programs and field operations through an
integrated data network and statistical analysis and review. An increase of
$1.6 million and 3 FTE is requested to improve data collection and program
evaluation capabilities to assess the delivery of agency services. Requested
resources will support improvements in the tracking of performance measurement
data and construction targeting.
Executive Direction and Administration This
activity provides overall direction and administrative support for the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA Selected
Workload Data |
|
FY 2000 |
FY 2001 |
Change |
Standards Promulgated |
7 |
5 |
-2 |
Federal Inspections |
34,600 |
35,640 |
1,040 |
State Program Inspections |
55,000 |
56,320 |
1,320 |
Consultation Visits |
27,500 |
30,700 |
3,200 |
|