OSHA has updated its Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (NEP). The NEP, initated originally in September, 2009, was designed to investigate whether, and to what extent, injuries and illnesses are being underreported by employers. The original NEP, as well as the revision, targets employers with low rate establishments operating in historically high rate industries. Click here for a Special
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New OSHA Recordkeeping Courses Available
By Bradford T. Hammock on
Posted in OSHA Guidance
Jackson Lewis and SmartPros Ltd. are pleased to announce the availability of two OSHA recordkeeping courses. The first is Course 2215, OSHA’s Record-Keeping NEP: What It Is and What You Need to Do to Prepare, which explains OSHA’s Recordkeeping NEP in detail. The second is Course 2210, The OSHA Record-Keeping "Great Eight," which goes through eight key principles …
Attention on Under-recording of Injuries and Illnesses Grows with Release of GAO Report
By Bradford T. Hammock on
Posted in OSHA Enforcement
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released an analysis of OSHA’s efforts to ensure that work-related injuries and illnesses are properly recorded by employers. Members of Congress had requested that the GAO determine (1) whether DOL verifies that employers are accurately recording workers’ injuries and illnesses and, if so, the adequacy of these efforts, and (2) what factors may affect the…
OSHA Recordkeeping Best Practices
By Bradford T. Hammock on
Posted in OSHA Enforcement
OSHA’s Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (NEP) has been in effect for over a month and employers should be taking steps now to review their records and prepare for an NEP inspection.
Click here for an article that can assist in the preparation process. "Are You Prepared for OSHA’s Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program?," which just appeared in Workforce Management…