FEDTARG 2009 – Important Information for Government Contractors
November 5, 2009 by Benjamin Hunting
Filed under Compliance, Front Page, Inspections, Training
Private industry is not the only area of the economy to fall under the increased scrutiny of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) inspection programs. Risk managers working on federal projects are also subject to specifically targeted initiatives aimed at improving the safety of workers who are employed in jobs that carry a higher than average injury hazard.
Site-Specific Targeting 2009 – Important Information for Risk Managers
October 19, 2009 by Benjamin Hunting
Filed under Front Page, Inspections, Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the details of their Site-Specific Targeting 2009 program this month. SST-09 expands the organization’s standard number of workplace safety inspections to specifically target an additional 4,000 worksites that have been deemed “high-hazard.” These particularly dangerous workplaces have been divided across three specific segments: manufacturing, non-manufacturing and nursing homes.
