A workplace safety program remedied more than 6,200 hazards and saved small businesses in Missouri a projected $26.7 million in federal fines over the past two years.
The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, or SHARP, encourages employers to develop and maintain systems for managing workplace safety and health. In exchange, the business is exempt from inspections conducted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, for up to three years.
Thirty-one businesses are involved.
"That's 31 out of 120,000 small businesses in the state of Missouri," SHARP manager Daniel Stark said, later adding: "I wish (Missouri businesses) would have a little more interest in it."
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