IOSHA Consultation Program

IOSHA's Consultation Program offers no-cost and confidential services to small- and medium-sized businesses in Iowa. Workplaces with high risks receive priority. Consultation services are separate from enforcement actions. Services do not lead to penalties or citations. Consultants partner with employers to:

  • Identify dangers in the workplace
  • Provide guidance to help follow OSHA standards
  • Help create and improve safety and health programs

Consultation Service Requests

On-Site Consultation services include:

  • Hazard identification
  • Review of written safety and health programs and training
  • Review OSHA 300 logs to spot trends in injury and illnesses
  • Monitor exposure to fumes, dusts, or noise
  • Assess engineering controls in different industries, whether private or public

Employers can request on-site consultation services using the request form. Consultation service requests are confidential, as well as any results. Employers must correct any serious job safety and health risks identified promptly.

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Benefits

Effective workplace safety and health programs at your worksite(s) enable employers to:

  • Recognize and remove hazards from the workplace.
  • Protect workers from injury and illness.
  • Prevent loss of life.
  • Encourage informed, alert employees to take responsibility for their safety and their worksite safety as a whole.
  • Qualify for a one-year break from IOSHA inspections.
  • Improve employee morale.

Management

An increased understanding of workplace hazards and remedies will put your managers in a better position to:

  • Follow federal and state safety and health requirements.
  • Become more effective at their jobs. Experts suggest companies with well-managed safety and health programs have better management outcomes.
  • Increase productivity rates and improved product quality.

Business

A good safety and health program makes financial sense because it allows you to:

  • Learn first-hand that the cost of accident prevention is far lower than the cost of accidents.
  • Improve the bottom line by:
    • Lowering injury and illness rates
    • Decreasing workers’ compensation costs
    • Reducing lost workdays
    • Limiting equipment damage and product losses

SHARP Program

Small business employers may be eligible for the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). SHARP recognizes employers who provide exemplary safety and health management systems and stand out from their peers. Participants in SHARP receive recognition by the state and OSHA. SHARP participants are exempt from routine OSHA inspections while their certificate is valid. 

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Iowa SHARP Partners

Iowa SHARP Partner locations

The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system.

Iowa SHARP Site locations