In order to be considered for participation in the Safety & Health Achievement Program (SHARP), an employer must:
- Employ not more than 250 employees at the site and not more than 500 at all sites nationwide. (Establishments that are too large to qualify for SHARP but demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health may be eligible for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program, described in OSHA Instruction TED 8.1a at https://www.osha.gov/vpp/.)
- Be in an industry that is on OSHA's high-hazard list or a supplemental high-hazard list approved by the Director of Federal-State Operations, or be on any national, state, or locally approved special emphasis program list.
- Be a single, fixed worksite. (Multiple worksites under common control must be evaluated and approved separately. Employers at mobile worksites such as logging, longshoring, construction, etc., are not eligible for SHARP.)
- Have at least one year of operating history, in order to have established Lost Work Day Injury and Illness (LWDII) rate and Total Recordable Case Rate (TRCR).