OSHA Launches Program to Target High Injury and Illness Rates

Washinton, D.C. (October 17, 2018)—The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is initiating the Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) program, using injury and illness information electronically submitted by employers for calendar year (CY) 2016.

The program will target high injury rate establishments in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors for inspection. Under this program, the agency will perform inspections of employers that the agency believes should have provided 300A data, but did not for CY 2016 injury and illness data collection. For CY 2016, OSHA required employers to electronically submit Form 300A data by December 15, 2017. The CY 2017 deadline was July 1, 2018; however, employers may still provide this information to the database.

Going forward, establishments with 250 or more employees that are currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness records, as well as establishments with 20-249 employees that are classified in specific industries with historically high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses, will be required to provide this information each year by March 2, 2019.

OSHA’s On-site Consultation program offers employers who have up to 250 workers free, confidential safety and health advice on complying with OSHA standards and establishing and improving safety and health programs.

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