- Relocation. Employers planning to relocate their facilities must notify the Consultation Project Manager sixty days in advance of the move. A consultant must visit the new site within sixty days of the move to verify that all elements of the safety and health management system are in place. If this is not the case, the Consultation Project Manager must ask the employer to withdraw from the program.
- Change in Ownership. Whenever ownership or major organizational changes occur that may impact the safety and health management system, the Consultation Project Manager must discuss the changes with the employer and schedule an onsite visit, if necessary.
- Fatalities or Catastrophes. In the case of a fatality or catastrophe at a SHARP site, the employer must notify the OSHA Area Office within eight hours of the incident. The Area Director must then notify the Consultation Project Manager as soon as possible after receiving notification of the incident. Until enforcement has issued a final order, Consultation personnel should not visit the worksite.
a. If an inspection is conducted and a serious or repeat citation is issued, a consultant must conduct
an onsite visit to ensure that the safety and health management system is operating effectively.
- If the consultant believes there is a connection between a serious citation and reduced effectiveness of the safety and health management system, the Project Manager must recommend that the SHARP employer withdraw from the program.
- If there is no connection the employer will be counseled on how to prevent a recurrence.
b. If an inspection is conducted and a willful citation is issued, the SHARP employer must be asked to withdraw from the program. The employer may reapply 12 months after withdrawing from the program. If the enforcement action uncovered evidence that the site's application or annual self-evaluations was falsified, participation in SHARP will be terminated.
c. If no citation is issued, an on-site visit will be conducted to assure that all elements of the safety and health program are still effective.