
Feb. 26, 2014
Contact: Office of Communications
Phone: 202-693-1999
Contact: Office of Communications
Phone: 202-693-1999
OSHA issues 2014 inspection plan to reduce injuries and
illnesses at high-hazard workplaces
illnesses at high-hazard workplaces
WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued its annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2014* program to direct enforcement resources to workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.
The SST program is one of OSHA's main programmed
inspection plans for high-hazard, non-construction workplaces that have
20 or more workers. The SST plan is based on data collected from a
survey of 80,000 establishments in high-hazard industries.
"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 Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.
As part of the SST-14 program, OSHA is conducting a
study to evaluate the effectiveness of the program based on 1,260
randomly selected establishments.
Programmed inspections of nursing and personal care
establishments will continue under OSHA's Nursing and Personal Care
Facilities National Emphasis Program.
In addition to the SST program, OSHA implements both
national and local emphasis inspection programs, which include
programmed inspections, to target high-risk hazards and industries. OSHA
currently has 13 National Emphasis Programs
that intensify inspections on hazards or industries such as lead,
silica, shipbreaking, trenching/excavations and process safety
management, and approximately 140 Regional and Local Emphasis Programs.