Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0800 - Labor and Workforce Development
Subtitle 0800-01 - Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 0800-01-11 - Occupational Safety and Health General Inspection Exemption Programs
Section 0800-01-11-.05 - SAFETY AND HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM

(1) Establishment. There is established, within TOSHA, the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program herein called the Tennessee SHARP or SHARP.

(2) Objective. SHARP is a recognition program which provides incentives and support to small, high-hazard employers to work with their employees to develop, implement and continuously improve the effectiveness of the workplace safety and health programs.

(3) Recognition. To promote effective safety and health program management and to provide model programs for others to follow, SHARP recognizes employers who operate at their worksites exemplary safety and health programs that result in the immediate and long term prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses. This is achieved by:

(4) General schedule inspections required under Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Rule 0800-01-04-.22 shall not be conducted at the worksites exempted under the programs set forth in this chapter.

(5) Inspections required under Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Rule 0800-01-03-.05 shall be conducted whenever a fatality or catastrophe occurs at the worksites exempted under the programs set forth in this chapter.

(6) A complaint inspection shall be conducted when an employee files a complaint about working conditions in accordance with T.C.A. § 50-3-304.

(7) Program Eligibility. In order for an employer to be considered for participation in SHARP the employer shall be required to meet the criteria described in the most recent OSHA Consultation Policy and Procedures Manual (CPPM).

(8) Program Requirements. The CPPM contains a detailed description of the program requirements including employer obligations and rights, the management of consultation requests and visit related requirements.

(9) Termination of SHARP Participation. Termination of an employer's participation in the SHARP may occur for various reasons in accordance with the CPPM.

(10) Reinstatement/Reapplication. Reinstatement following termination may occur in accordance with the provisions set forth in the CPPM.