OSHA Announces 2006 High-Hazard Site Inspections

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday that it will target 4250 high-risk businesses for its site-specific surprise inspections in 2006. Each targeted business reported more than 12 illnesses or injuries last year that resulted in employees missing time from work.

According to the worksite injury press release:

OSHA will again inspect nursing homes and personal care facilities, but only the highest 50% rated establishments will be included on the Primary List. Inspections will focus primarily on ergonomic hazards relating to resident handling; exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials; exposure to tuberculosis; and slips, trips, and falls.

The agency will also randomly select and inspect about 175 workplaces (with 75 or more employees) across the nation that reported low injury and illness rates for the purpose of reviewing the actual degree of compliance with OSHA requirements. These establishments are selected from those industries with above the national incident DART and DAFWII rates.