OSHA Launches 2010 Site-Specific Targeting Program
August 30, 2010
OSHA’s 2010 Site-Specific Targeting Program (.pdf file) kicked off last week. The 2010 program will focus enforcement efforts on approximately 4,100 different sites with high days away, restricted or transferred rates; or high days away from work injury and illness rates. OSHA will target:
The program is based on 2008 injury and illness data collected in the 2009 Data Initiative, an annual survey on work-related injuries and illnesses. Only non-construction workplaces with 40 or more employees are eligible for the SST Program.