Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 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 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 8,780.4 $ 4,894.7 $ 4,260.0 $ 4,234.2 $ 3,994.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 8,780.4 $ 4,894.7 $ 4,500.0 $ 4,234.2 $ 3,994.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 20.0 25.0 27.0 27.0 25.0
Output Indicators
Number of consultation requests received 300.0 290.0 330.0 318.0 294.0
Number of Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) awards given 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
Number of workplace related catastrophes inspected by IL OSHA 0.0 0.0 8.0 9.0 11.0
Number of workplace related fatalities inspected by IL OSHA 4.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 8.0
Outcome Indicators
Total number of employers who have achieved SHARP status 32.0 30.0 33.0 31.0 35.0
Penalties collected (in dollars) $ 45,000.00 $ 45,946.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 62,456.00 $ 124,124.00
Number of employees impacted by remediation of hazardous conditions 28,000 27,379 38,000 36,074 17,182
Number of completed consultations performed 345.0 333.0 400.0 374.0 263.0
Number of inspections performed 400.0 374.0 360.0 352.0 309.0
Number of safety incidents reported 160.0 164.0 135.0 147.0 165.0

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