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Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Department of Health

 

 

Program Activities
Office of Occupational and Radiological Health
3 Capitol Hill
Room 206
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Walter S. Combs, Jr., Ph.D., Executive Director
(401) 222-3118
FAX: (401) 222-6953

Office of Occupational and Radiological Health

 

Office of Occupational and Radiological Health

Consultation Program

SAFETY AND HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM  (SHARP)

Employers who have:

  • Implemented an effective safety and health Program.
  •  Have corrected all hazards identified during
     an onsite consultation visit.
  • Have a lost workday incidence rate lower
     than their industry's national average.
  • And have in place a mechanism to prevent
    recurrence.

Upon their request, may be nominated for  SHARP by the Office of Occupational Health. The project manager submits a request, to OSHA's Region 1 Office. Upon approval, the applicant is awarded a SHARP certificate, and trophy which recognizes the company's exemplary safety and health program achievement. The company is then removed from OSHA's general scheduled inspection list for one year. SHARP is renewable for up to two years, if all conditions of the program continue to be met.

Companies who have earned the S.H.A.R.P. 
award in Rhode Island.

The Plastics Group of America

 

 

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