Small Workplaces Now Subject to
OSHA Inspection Program
A change to OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting (SST) program for 2011
makes workplaces with at least 20 workers subject to inspection,
the agency announced Sept. 9. Previously, only workplaces with at
least 40 workers could be targeted under the program.
The SST program is intended to help OSHA target non-construc-tion workplaces where the highest incidences of injuries and illnesses occur. Workplaces identified in the SST program have
reported above average work-related injury and illness rates and
are randomly chosen for inspection from a list of 3,700 manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities.
“By focusing our inspection resources on employers in high-
hazard industries who endanger their employees, we can prevent
injuries and illnesses and save lives,” said Assistant Secretary of
Labor for OSHA David Michaels. “Through the SST program we ex-
amine all major aspects of these operations to determine the effec-
tiveness of their safety and health efforts.”
OSHA also announced that it will conduct a study to measure
the SST program’s influence on future compliance with OSHA
standards.
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