Office of Occupational and Radiological Health

Consultation Program

INTRODUCTION

Federal OSHA, in partnership with the Rhode Island, Office of Occupational Health, designed and funded the Consultation Program to provide expert advice to small businesses that want help in maintaining a safe and healthful workplace.

This service is free for small and medium-size 
business, (up to 250 employees at a single site or 500 corporate wide), who submit a request to the Office of Occupational Health. This service is also confidential. 

Your business name, your name, and any information 
you provide about your workplace, plus any unsafe or unhealthful working conditions that the consultant uncovers, will be kept confidential

The only obligation that you, the business owner has,
is to commit to correcting any serious job safety and
health hazards.

The Consultation Program gives priority assistance to employers in high hazard industries, or to employers engaged in hazardous operations.

Each consultant has extensive experience in providing, and implementing procedures which can help you, the employer, create a safe working environment for yourself, and your employees.

The Consultation Program is completely separate from OSHA enforcement operations. A consultant will visit your worksite at your request to provide the assistance you specifically seek.

As a result, during a consultation a consultant will not:

• Issue citations or impose penalties for violations
  of federal or state OSHA statutes which may 
  come to light during a consultation visit.
• Guarantee that your workplace will pass a 
  federal or state OSHA inspection, however 
  it has been demonstrated that a consultation 
  visit will significantly reduce the citation or 
  penalty impact of future inspection
• Recommend specific companies to solve any
  problems which become apparent during a 
  consultation.

Benefits of Using the Consultation Program

A safe and healthy work environment will decrease 
your cost of doing business, and add to your overall profitability, and ensure a safe working environment for you, and your employees.
 
The Consultation Program is designed to help employers control costs by reducing accidents, illnesses, and problems with regulatory compliance.

Training

Formal or informal training may be provided to employers who request onsite consultation assistance. Training is usually directed towards improvement of the company's safety and health management program.

Speakers

The Office of Occupational Health can provide a speaker for your safety and health meeting, seminar, or conference. Experienced consultants can provide presentations on a wide range of topics. Call our office to check for a speakers availability.