Pennsylvania small business centers learn how safety pays

Directors and consultants from Pennsylvania’s Small Business Development Centers recently joined with local OSHA staff to learn about the agency’s resources for small business owners, including OSHA’s $afety Pays Program and OSHA’s free On-site Consultation Program.

The On-site Consultation Program offers free and confidential safety and occupational health advice to small and medium-sized businesses in all states across the country, with priority given to high-hazard worksites. On-site Consultation services are separate from enforcement and do not result in penalties or citations. Consultants in this program help companies find and fix workplace hazards, provide advice on compliance with OSHA standards, and assist in establishing safety and health management systems.

Conference participants picked up free copies of OSHA’s “It’s the Law!” poster, which the agency requires to be posted by all employers in Pennsylvania and other Federal OSHA states, and tested their ability to recognize workplace hazards using OSHA’s new online Hazard Identification Training Tool. The “It’s the Law!” poster is available can be downloaded or ordered free from OSHA.