OSHA launches regional emphasis program for manufacturing hazards

摘要

A new Regional Emphasis Program (REP) in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri will focus on high-hazard manufacturing industries. Will your business be targeted in this latest enforcement effort? Keep reading to find out. The REP focuses on manufacturing industries where injury and illness rates exceed the average for the private sector. The following industries are included: 1. Food manufacturing, 2. Furniture manufacturing, 3. Fabricated metal manufacturing, 4. Nonmetallic mineral manufacturing, 5. Machinery manufacturing, 6. Computer products manufacturing, and 7. Printing and related support activities.