About the Study

In 2023, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and commissioned Westat to examine the feasibility of using administrative data to conduct an implementation study of the National Construction Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Pilot (NCSP) under the Administrative Data Research and Analysis portfolio of studies. NCSP allows OSHA On-Site Consultation programs to work with small- and medium-sized businesses in the construction industry to develop and implement comprehensive and effective safety and health management programs for all workers on-site. The study team reviewed NCSP administrative data, developed a process to turn the data into machine-readable data files that can be processed by a computer, and completed a preliminary implementation study.  

This Department of Labor-funded study contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform data, methods, and tools and worker protection, labor standards, and workplace-related benefits programs and policies as well as addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.