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Recognition and Exemption Programs
By recognizing employers who operate exemplary health and
safety management programs at specific worksites and thereby prevent job-related
injuries and illnesses, both immediate and long-term, OSHA promotes effective
safety and health program management and draws attention to model programs for
others to follow. Recognition and exemption programs provide incentive and
support to smaller, high-hazard employers who agree to work with their employees
to develop, implement, and continuously improve the effectiveness of their
workplace safety and health management systems. The exemption component of the
program provides that employers who meet all of the criteria and on-going
requirements outlined below are removed from OSHA's Programmed Inspections
Schedule for a period of not less than one year.
The Federal recognition and exemption program is known as
the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). Programs
operating in States with approved State Plans may be known by other names, but
the term SHARP is used here to refer to any recognition and exemption program
run by an OSHA Consultation Project, regardless of whether it is under State or
Federal jurisdiction.
In Connecticut, this program
applies to private sector establishments only.
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