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Construction Industry |
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Construction |
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Mission Statement: "To serve as OSHA's principal
source for standards, regulations, policy, programs and assistance to OSHA, other Federal
Agencies, the construction industry, and the general public with respect to occupational
safety and health."
Russell B. Swanson
Director
H. Berrien Zettler
Deputy |
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The Directorate of Construction provides workplace safety standards and regulations to
ensure safe working conditions for the nation's construction workers; and coordinates with
and provides assistance to other regulatory agencies on the implementation and enforcement
of major construction laws and standards.
Functions:
- Establishes and maintains a construction compliance guidance and assistance program;
- Provides construction technical services in engineering, safety, industrial hygiene, and
statistical analysis;
- Coordinates with the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Operations on construction training
and education, consultation programs, cooperative programs, and outreach.
- Coordinates with the Office of the Solicitor on the legal implications of compliance
decisions, interpretations, egregious or other litigation action for the construction
industry. Reviews construction case files including egregious and other significant cases
for technical accuracy, adequacy, and legal sufficiency.
- Reviews all proposed program plans, standards, and procedures developed by other National
Office staff that affect construction field operations to ensure that provisions of the
documents are responsive to construction and capable of field implementation.
- Ensures that stakeholders in the construction industry are given adequate and
appropriate information regarding Agency activities. Maintains liaison with stakeholder
groups affected by the promulgation of proposed rules to encourage their participation in
the rulemaking process and development of training programs.
- Prepares special reports on present work practices, control procedures, and abatement
methodologies used in the construction industry.
- Participates and coordinates with OTI in the overall planning and development of
curriculum, goals and objectives for OTI construction safety and health training.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of nationwide construction targeting programs to meet agency
needs.
- Provides statistical and analytical support to all other organizational components of
the agency to aid in long-term planning and analysis.
- Coordinates with the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Operations to assure that OSHA's State
Plan partners are fully considered and offered full opportunity for involvement in the
development and implementation of agency construction standards and policies.
USDOL/OSHA Directorate of Construction
Room N3468, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-2020 |
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