Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2024 Illinois OSHA
Mission Statement To provide workplace safety and health protections for public employees in Illinois
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Promoting and protecting working conditions and the safety and health of Illinois workers
    1. Conducts investigations of public workplaces
    2. Collects penalties for violations
    3. Ensures remediation of hazardous conditions
    4. Conducts inspections of public workplace fatalities
    5. Consults small to medium sized businesses on issues of occupational safety and health
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Department of Labor Federal Projects Fund, Federal Industrial Services Fund Statutory Authority 820 ILCS 219/1-925
Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2024 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 4,260.0 $ 4,234.2 $ 4,257.8 $ 3,994.0 $ 3,883.1
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 4,500.0 $ 4,234.2 $ 4,257.8 $ 3,994.0 $ 3,883.1
Average monthly full-time equivalents 27.0 27.0 32.0 25.0 26.0
Output Indicators
Number of consultation requests received 330.0 318.0 300.0 294.0 298.0
Number of Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) awards given 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 6.0
Number of workplace related catastrophes inspected by IL OSHA 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 17.0
Number of workplace related fatalities inspected by IL OSHA 7.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 5.0
Outcome Indicators
Total number of employers who have achieved SHARP status 33.0 31.0 37.0 35.0 34.0
Penalties collected (in dollars) $ 60,000.00 $ 62,456.00 $ 115,000.00 $ 124,124.00 $ 207,600.00
Number of employees impacted by remediation of hazardous conditions (a) 38,000 36,074 17,500 17,182 16,193
Number of completed consultations performed 400.0 374.0 280.0 263.0 241.0
Number of inspections performed 360.0 352.0 325.0 309.0 300.0
Number of safety incidents reported 135.0 147.0 150.0 165.0 203.0
Footnotes
There was an increase in the number of consultations the Illinois OSHA team completed in fiscal year 2024, and the average number of employees at these businesses was also higher, resulting in a large increase in the number of employees impacted.

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