OSHA's On-Site Consultation Service
offers free and confidential advice to small and medium-sized
businesses in all states across the country, with priority given to
high-hazard worksites. Consultation services are totally separate
from enforcement and do not result in penalties or citations. The
Consultation Program regulations specify services to be provided,
and practices and procedures to be followed by the State On-site
Consultation Programs. Information collection requirements set
forth in the On-site Consultation Program regulations are in two
categories: State Responsibilities and Employer
Responsibilities.
US Code:
29
USC 656 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code: 29
USC 670 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
OSHA is requesting an extension
of its current approval of the collection of information
requirements for the regulation. The Agency is requesting an
adjustment decrease of 954 burden hours (from 215,704 hours to
214,750 hours). While better burden hour and costs estimates for
completing documentation for the Safety and Health Program
Assessment Worksheet for Full Service Safety and Health visits
increased the burden hours, this was offset by the decrease in the
number of On-site Consultation visits. In addition, the Agency is
requesting OMB approval to update the Safety and Health Program
Assessment Worksheet, OSHA Form 33, to include minor edits. First,
the update is needed to reflect new terminology and revised
requirements associated with the revised 2012 OSHA Hazard
Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200. The revised HCS
requires that the chemical manufacturer, distributor, or importer
provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (formerly MSDSs or Material
Safety Data Sheets) for each hazardous chemical to downstream users
to communicate information on these hazards. Accordingly, the
Agency is revising the Form 33, Item #7, “Hazard Anticipation and
Detection,” to be consistent with the revised HCS. The term “MSDS”
has been changed to “SDS” with some grammatical edits for
clarification. The Agency is also updating two terms used on Form
33 to be consistent with terms currently used by OSHA. OSHA now
capitalizes the “S” in “Site” when referring to the “On-Site
Consultation” Program. OSHA is also updating the term used to refer
to the individual State offices that provide the On-Site
Consultation services delivered by the States. Prior to 2017, OSHA
had referred to these offices as “On-site Consultation Projects.”
OSHA now uses the term, “On-Site Consultation Programs,” and the
person who manages the program in each state is now referred to as
the “On-Site Consultation Program Manager,” or “Consultation
Program Manager.” In addition, the Agency is correcting a typo in
the burden box changing the word “their” to “the” to make the
sentence parallel to the regulatory text for 1908.6(h)(2).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
On-site Consultation Supporting Statement (1218-0110) 05.16.18nt.doc
OSHA-2011-0125-0010.pdf
On-Site Consultation Employers