The Obama Administration has released details on the 2010 Budget - OSHA is to receive a 10% increase to $563 million. The breakdown –
|
2008 |
2009 |
Recovery
Act |
2010
Request |
|
Safety and Health Standards |
16,597 |
17,204 |
0 |
19,569 |
|
Federal Enforcement |
182,136 |
197,946 |
9,221 |
227,149 |
|
State Programs |
89,502 |
92,593 |
3,750 |
106,393 |
|
Technical Support |
21,681 |
22,632 |
0 |
25,920 |
|
Compliance Assistance-Federal |
71,389 |
72,659 |
0 |
73,380 |
|
Compliance Assistance-State Consultations |
52,425 |
54,531 |
0 |
54,798 |
|
Compliance Assistance-Training Grants |
9,939 |
10,000 |
0 |
10,000 |
|
Safety and Health Statistics |
31,522 |
34,128 |
600 |
34,875 |
|
Executive Direction |
10,809 |
11,349 |
0 |
11,536 |
|
Total Budget Authority |
486,000 |
513,042 |
13,571 |
563,620 |
|
Total FTE |
2,118 |
2,147 |
76 |
2,360 |
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|
|
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The FY 2010 budget will promote the Agency’s mission and priorities through a request of $563,620,000 and 2,360 FTE, an increase of $50,578,000 and 213 FTE over FY 2009 levels.
The FY 2010 budget includes an increase of $2,200,000 and 20 FTE to support safety and health standards by expanding the Agency’s regulatory program to meet the complex safety and health threats in today’s workplaces. With the additional 20 FTE, OSHA will expand its capability to examine its regulatory approach in light of new data, information, and approaches available in workplaces, other agencies, and other countries. Of particular interest is the vastly expanded information available on chemicals through programs in other US agencies as well as in other countries. These include such new sources as occupational exposure scenarios that manufacturers will be required to develop to comply with European chemical initiatives, and compilations of data on chemicals assembled by EPA.
An increase of $25,511,000 and 160 FTE will support a reinvigorated enforcement program by expanding the compliance safety and health officer (CSHO) workforce to meet the challenges raised by changes in worker demographics and new technologies. Increasing the number of CSHOs will allow the agency to address the challenges raised by changes in worker demographics and the increasing number of immigrant and vulnerable worker populations. OSHA remains committed to increasing the number of bilingual CSHOs, particularly those fluent in Spanish, to address workers who are not fluent in English. OSHA also plans to increase its whistleblower investigator workforce to meet its responsibility for enforcing the growing number of anti-discrimination laws.
Additionally, an increase of $13,800,000 is for the agency’s State Plans partners who provide safety and health services to 27 states. OSHA will work with its State Plan partners on using increased resources efficiently, and ensure that individual state strategic and annual performance plans track OSHA program initiatives by including an increased emphasis on enforcement directed at high-hazard establishments.
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Aaron K. Trippler
Director, Government Affairs
