OSHA plans 4,400 unannounced visits
OSHA plans 4,400 unannounced visits
Some 4,400 workplaces deemed "high hazard" will receive unannounced comprehensive inspections from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during fiscal year 2005-2006. OSHA announced in August its 2005 site-specific targeting (SST) plan will focus on approximately 4,400 high-hazard work sites for unannounced comprehensive inspections over the coming year.
Over the past seven years, OSHA has used an SST inspection program based on injury and illness data; this year’s program is based on data surveys from 2004, drawn from approximately 80,000 employers’ injury and illness numbers.
The 2005-2006 program will initially cover about 4,400 individual work sites on the primary list that reported 12 or more injuries or illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity, or job transfer for every 100 full-time workers (known as the DART rate).
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