SHARP companies are an elite group of small Pennsylvania businesses that maintain exemplary safety and health programs and granted an exemption from OSHA programmed inspections.

To participate in SHARP, you must:

  • Request comprehensive consultation health and safety visit(s) through Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation including a complete hazard identification survey;

  • Involve employees in the consultation process and correct all hazards identified by the consultant(s);

  • Implement and maintain a safety and health program that, at a minimum, addresses OSHA's Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; Issuance of Voluntary Guidelines;

  • Maintain your company's Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate and Total Recordable Case (TRC) rate below the national average for your industry; and

  • Agree to notify Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation prior to changes in the working conditions or introducing new hazards into the workplace.

After you satisfy all SHARP requirements, the Consultation Project Manager will recommend your worksite for SHARP approval. Upon approval, Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation and federal OSHA will formally recognize your worksite with a SHARP Certificate.

When you are initially certified as a SHARP site, you will be granted an exemption from OSHA-programmed inspections for one to two years. After your initial certification, you may request SHARP renewal for up to three years, including an exemption from programmed inspections, provided you:

  • Apply for renewal during the last quarter of the exemption period;

  • Allow a full-service comprehensive visit to ensure that your exemplary safety and health programs has been effectively maintained or improved;

  • Continue to meet all SHARP eligibility criteria and program requirements; and

  • Agree, if requesting a two- or three-year renewal, to conduct and submit an Interim Year SHARP Site Self-Evaluation and submit to the Pennsylvania Consultation Program Manager based on the elements of the Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; Issuance of Voluntary Guidelines, including your worksite's injury and illness logs.

If you meet most but not all of the SHARP eligibility criteria and are committed to working toward SHARP approval, you may be recommended by the Pennsylvania Consultation Project Manager for Pre-SHARP status. Upon achieving Pre-SHARP status, you are granted a deferral from OSHA programmed inspections.

To achieve Pre-SHARP status:

  • You have had a full-service, comprehensive health and safety consultation visit(s) at your worksite;

  • You have corrected all hazards identified by the consultant(s);

  • You have informed your workers of hazard corrections;

  • You are in the process of implementing effective safety and health programs; and

  • You can meet all SHARP requirements during the Pre-SHARP deferral period, not to exceed a total of 18 months.

To determine your eligibility for Pre-SHARP, please schedule an on-site visit by contacting us here at Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation.

Pennsylvania SHARP Companies

1994 Steel Factory Corp, McKees Rocks, PA (Since 2009)

ABEC, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (Since 2020)

Advanced Fabriation Services, Lemoyne, PA (Since 2008)

AeroFab Inc., Nicktown, PA (Since 2018)

Armada, Greencastle, PA (Since 2021)

Aven Fire Systems, Inc., New Castle, PA (Since 2009)

Bally Block Co., Bally, PA (Since 2003)

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc., Columbia, PA (Since 2013)

Campbell Transportation, Georgetown, Georgetown, PA (Since 2015)

Cannon Boiler Works, New Kensington, PA (Since 2017)

Coilplus Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Since 2015)

Contine Corp., Erie, PA (Since 2003)

Craft-Bilt Mfg Company, Souderton, PA (Since 2016)

D&E Machining, Corry, PA (Since 2012)

DeLux Dental Laboratory, Reading, PA (Since 2017)

Derstine's Foodservice Distributor, Sellersville, PA (Since 2022)

Die-Tech Inc., York Haven, PA (Since 2004)

Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair, Erie, PA (Since 2020)

Fisher Tank Company, Chester, PA (Since 2014)

Greenell Corp dBA Kitchen Magic, Nazareth, PA (Since 2014)

Giffin Interior and FIxtures, Bridgeville, PA (Since 2020)

Highwood USA, Tamaqua, PA (Since 2012) 

K-B Offset Printing, State College, PA (Since 2019)

Keystone Wood Specialties, Inc., Lancaster, PA (Since 2003)

Maple Logistics Solutions, Fredericksburg, PA (Since 2014), Mt Joy, PA (Since 2022)

McGregor Industries, Dunmore, PA (Since 2015)

Mountain Ridge Metals, Inc (Formerly MI Metals), Millersburg, PA (Since 2008)

Mountainside Wood Products, Belleville, PA (Since 2014)

Multi-Flow Industries, Huntington Valley, PA (Since 2018)

Pennsylvania Machine Works, Aston, PA (Since 2008)

Phoenix Sintered Metals, Brockway, PA (Since 2018)

Polytek Development Corp, Easton, PA (Since 2017)

Precision Medical, Inc., Northampton, PA (Since 2016)

R-V Industries, Honey Brook, PA (Since 2007)

SCHMIDT Technology Corp., Cranberry Township, PA (Since 2016)

Solar Atmospheres, Hermitage, PA (Since 2011)

Solar Innovations, Pine Grove, PA (Since 2017)

SteeFusion Clinical Toxicology Lab, Monessen, PA (Since 2016)

Stone Masters, Inc., Kennett Square, PA (Since 2016)

The Beistle Co., Shippensburg, PA (Since 2007)

The Techs GALVTECH, Pittsburgh, PA (Since 2005)

The Techs METALTECH, Pittsburgh, PA (Since 1988)

The Techs NEXTECH, Turtle Creek, PA (Since 2009)

voestalpine Roll Forming Corp., Farrell, PA (Since 2018)

Vulcan Spring & Mfg Co., Telford, PA (Since 1994)

World Resources Co., Pottsville, PA (Since 2004)

Ziamatic Corp., Yardley, PA (Since 2009)

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