High-hazard, non-construction employers with 20 or more employees will be subject to inspections under the Occupational Safety and Healths 2011 Site-Specific Targeting (SST) programmed inspection plan. (pdf)? Last years SST applied to employers with at least 40 employees. The purpose of the SST is to enable OSHA to focus its inspection resources on workplaces that experience the highest injury and illness rates, as identified by data compiled in the 2010 OSHA Data Initiative (ODI)survey of approximately 80,000 establishments in selected high-hazard industries. According to OSHA, the worksites are randomly selected for inspection from a primary list of 3,700 manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities. Another change from last years program is the incorporation of a study to measure the program's impact on injury and illness rates and future compliance with OSHA standards.
Generally, the SST defines key terms, describes the three inspection lists, provides scheduling and inspection procedures, and gives information on OSHA coding. In addition, the report includes three appendices that provide information on the industry groups included in the 2010 ODI, includes a checklist for compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs), and instructs Area Offices on how to use the Inspection Targeting website. The targeted employers are culled from various manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities.
As was the case under last years SST, if a CSHO?discovers that an establishment slated for inspection is a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) site, he or she must exit the site without conducting an inspection, and the establishment must be deleted from the inspection list. Similarly, if the establishment takes part in OSHAs Consultation Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), then the inspection officer must leave the site without conducting an inspection. If the establishments application to either of these programs is pending, then the inspection will be deferred.
In addition to the SST program, OSHA operates a number of national and local emphasis inspection programs aimed at specific high-risk hazards and industries.
In a press release, OSHAs Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels said: By focusing our inspection resources on employers in high hazard industries who endanger their employees, we can prevent injuries and illnesses and save lives, adding: Through the SST program we examine all major aspects of these operations to determine the effectiveness of their safety and health efforts.
by Ilyse Schuman
Generally, the SST defines key terms, describes the three inspection lists, provides scheduling and inspection procedures, and gives information on OSHA coding. In addition, the report includes three appendices that provide information on the industry groups included in the 2010 ODI, includes a checklist for compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs), and instructs Area Offices on how to use the Inspection Targeting website. The targeted employers are culled from various manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities.
As was the case under last years SST, if a CSHO?discovers that an establishment slated for inspection is a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) site, he or she must exit the site without conducting an inspection, and the establishment must be deleted from the inspection list. Similarly, if the establishment takes part in OSHAs Consultation Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), then the inspection officer must leave the site without conducting an inspection. If the establishments application to either of these programs is pending, then the inspection will be deferred.
In addition to the SST program, OSHA operates a number of national and local emphasis inspection programs aimed at specific high-risk hazards and industries.
In a press release, OSHAs Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels said: By focusing our inspection resources on employers in high hazard industries who endanger their employees, we can prevent injuries and illnesses and save lives, adding: Through the SST program we examine all major aspects of these operations to determine the effectiveness of their safety and health efforts.
by Ilyse Schuman