Tintronics is a veteran owned and operated small business located in Huntsville, Alabama, employing 82 workers.  It provides specialty electronic products to its clients in the industrial, scientific, and defense industry. Its products and services include hot tin dipping, precision lead forming, BGA reballing, and tape and reel packaging.  Tintronics began working with the University of Alabama Safe State Consultation Program in 2007. Alabama Consultation performed safety and industrial hygiene consultations, and its consultants assisted the company with developing a safety and health management program. The company soon recognized the value of these initiatives.

Tintronics has participated in the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) since 2008 and has been renewed six times, most recently in 2023. SHARP acknowledges small and medium-sized businesses that have used OSHA On-Site Consultation Program services and operate exemplary workplace safety and health programs. Small businesses that achieve SHARP status receive a deferral from OSHA or the State Plan programmed inspections for the period that the SHARP designation is valid. Acceptance of a worksite into SHARP is an achievement that identifies the employer as a model for occupational safety and health among its business peers.

Tintronics also holds the record for the longest-running SHARP site in Alabama and has not had a recordable injury in more than 10 years. The company continues to engage with Alabama Consultation and credits the tutelage provided by the Consultation team for Tintronics’ safety success. Kevin Johnson, Production Manager, sees how improved employee engagement created the kind of safety culture that keeps the program healthy and thriving.  By partnering with Alabama Consultation, the company implemented a robust safety and health management program that significantly improved safety awareness for management and employees and started it on a path to creating the safety culture it has now.  In addition, Tintronics participation in SHARP has enhanced its reputation with customers by demonstrating its commitment to a quality work process.  Kevin Johnson believes that the company’s SHARP experience has been an asset to its overall organizational success.

Companies interested in SHARP can contact their local OSHA On-Site Consultation program to discuss details and schedule an onsite safety and health evaluation. OSHA On-Site Consultation Program offers no-cost and confidential occupational safety and health services to small and medium-sized businesses in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories, with priority given to high-hazard worksites. Consultants from state agencies or universities work with employers to identify workplace hazards and how to fix them, provide advice for compliance with OSHA standards, train and educate workers, and assist in establishing and improving safety and health programs. On-Site Consultation services are separate from OSHA enforcement efforts. To locate the OSHA On-Site Consultation program nearest you, call 1-800-321-OSHA (6742) or visit www.osha.gov/consultation.