Idaho Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program
Important: Contact OSHA Idaho at (208) 321-2960, or email oshaboise@dol.gov to report workplace concerns to OSHA.
We Are Moving!
The Idaho Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program is moving offices. We hope to be completely moved by the end of June, 2024. Please note that our lending library will be closed June 20 – June 28.
If you need to get in touch, please call us at (208) 426-3283, or email us at consultation@boisestate.edu and we will respond as quickly as we can.
Thank you for your patience!
Welcome
This website is the Idaho Occupational Safety & Health Consultation Program for Idaho. We are separate from OSHA enforcement and are not involved in enforcement activities. Idaho Occupational Safety & Health Consultation Program consultants conduct onsite consultation visits to companies that request our services, including industrial hygiene services (noise and air sampling).
- Scheduling of visits depends on factors such as geographic location, the types of services requested, and the scheduling priorities set forth for our program by OSHA. The process can take two months (or more).
- Our offices are open to the public during regular business hours: 8am – 5pm, Monday-Thursday, except for holidays. We send and receive mail on Tuesday-Thursday mornings only.
Why Consultation
Discover how Consultation improves workplace safety, reduces risks, and boosts productivity.
Digital and Virtual Reality Pilot Project
We are currently testing digital and virtual reality training for General Industry and Construction. This pilot program runs through November 2024. We would love for you to get involved.
How Can We Help
News and Updates
OSHA Releases Hazard Alert for the Food Processing Industry
OSHA has released a hazard alert directed to employers, contractors, staffing agencies and employees in the food processing industry to raise awareness regarding the alarming number of serious preventable injuries – including deaths – the work sector is facing. The alert includes cleaning and maintenance shifts.
To read the hazard alert, please see the downloadable pdf linked here: OSHA4407 Severe Injuries in the Food Processing Industry (pdf).
OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
OSHA is withdrawing the vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) issued on Nov. 5, 2021, to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers with 100 or more employees from workplace exposure to coronavirus. The withdrawal was effective January 26, 2022.
Although OSHA is withdrawing the vaccination and testing ETS as an enforceable emergency temporary standard, the agency is not withdrawing the ETS as a proposed rule. The agency is prioritizing its resources to focus on finalizing a permanent COVID-19 Healthcare Standard.
For more information, please refer to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS webpage and Federal Register Notice.