OSHA Enhanced Enforcement Program Ineffective, OIG Reports

摘要

DOL's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report which found that employers with reported fatalities were not always identified and inspected by OSHA as required under its enhanced enforcement program (EEP). For 97% of sampled EEP qualifying cases, OSHA did not comply with EEP requirements for at least one of the following: designating EEP cases, inspections of related worksites enhanced follow-up inspections and enhanced settlement provisions. In addition, the agency designated 29 EEP cases, yet took none of the appropriate enhanced enforcement actions.