Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
tABle 2.2 (continued)
listing of Potential osh Budget Items
•. Maintenance
•. Liability.insurance
•. Budgeting.for.hiring.new.personnel
•. Budgeting.for.long-term.or.multiyear.projects
•. Allowance.for.unforeseen.emergencies
•. Cost.for.OSHA.citations.and.violations
Budget Approach
While.it.would.be.great.to.be.able.to.predict.the.future.and.plan.for.events.and.items.
as.though.they.would.certainly.happen,.it.is.unlikely.that.the.use.of.the.budget.as.a.
precise.document.to.follow.will.occur..There.are.many.factors.that.are.not.under.the.
control.of.the.person.responsible.for.occupational.safety.and.health.
Thus,. developers. of. an. occupational. safety. and. health. budget. must. hitch. their.
proverbial.wagon.to.as.many.real.to.life.safety.and.health.issues.as.possible..This.
means. that. the. best. approach. is. to. tie. as. much. of. the. expenditures. to. compliance.
with.regulatory.requirements.as.humanly.possible..Another.approach.is.to.show.how.
the.use.of.dollars.for.intervention.and.prevention.of.potential.cost.(a.cost-avoidance.
strategy).can.demonstrate.savings.
Developing.a.budget.that.identiies.speciic.items.to.be.completed.for.a.speciic.
cost. with. proper. justiication. provides. the. resources. to. complete. the. agreed-upon.
safety. and. health. task.. A. budget. should. be. broken. down. into. several. identiiable.
categories,.such.as
•. Workplace.health.issues
•. Workplace.safety.issues
•. Safety.and.health.management.issues
•. Environmental.safety.issues
•. Product.safety.issues
the compliance Factor
The.OSHA.database.regarding.the.average.cost.of.having.citations.can.be.used.as.
a.lever.to.get.management's.attention.related.to.the.investment.in.safety.and.health.
being.requested.in.the.budget..It.is.a.real.eye-opener.for.management.when.safety.
and.health.professionals.can.say.that.the.cost.of.compliance.is.$500.for.bloodborne.
pathogens. and. the. average. violation. produces. a. ine. of. $1,000. per. citation.. Also,.
Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration.(OSHA).professionals.can.research.
the. most. frequent. violation. for. their. particular.industry. sector..In. many. cases,. the.
most. frequent. violation. is. the. requirement. for. a. program. and. training. under. the.
Hazard.Communication.Standard..Using.compliance.is,.by.far,.one.of.the.best.ways.
to. justify. expenditures.. Some. of. the. regulations. require. programs,. some. medical.
examinations,. and. some. training. for. compliance.. An. OSHA. violation. or. citation.
