In a significant move to prioritize workplace safety, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its site-specific targeting inspection program. This revision is especially crucial for employers operating within warehousing, transportation, and health care sectors. According to recent reports, this program will likely lead to an increased number of on-site inspections at non-construction workplaces with 20 or more employees.
OSHA’s approach is driven by workplace injury data collected from 2021 to 2023. Employers with a workforce exceeding 10 individuals are mandated to maintain records of severe work-related injuries and illnesses via OSHA’s 300 Log. The updated inspection program gives OSHA a tool to identify workplaces with high injury and illness rates during this period, making them more susceptible to comprehensive inspections.
For businesses in the specified sectors, this development implies a need for heightened vigilance and adherence to safety standards, as upward injury trends or fluctuating rates will act as key indicators prompting these inspections. The program aims to ensure better workplace safety compliance by identifying and addressing the environments with relative high and low injury rates.
You can read more about these developments and their implications for employers here.