Benefits of Consultation
Benefits of consultation may include:
- Reduction of workplace injuries and illnesses
- Reduction of workers' compensation costs
- Increased knowledge and awareness of good health and safety practices
- Strengthened health and safety management systems
- Improved overall health and safety culture
- Improved employee morale
- Exemption from general scheduled OSHA inspections while working with consultation
250
clients visited in Colorado
between October 2022 and September 2023
1,083
serious hazards identified
during consultation visits in that period
17,100
people removed from risk
of injury and illness as a result of corrected hazards identified
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program
Colorado employers may participate in the OSHA Consultation Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). This program recognizes employers who have demonstrated exemplary achievements in workplace safety and health by receiving a comprehensive safety and health consultation visit, correcting all workplace safety and health hazards, adopting and implementing effective safety and health management systems, and agreeing to request further consultative visits.