What happened?

On May 20, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced updates to its Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program. This program focuses on non-construction workplaces with 20 or more employees and uses injury and illness data from 2021 to 2023 to identify facilities for inspection.

Overview:

Preparing For OSHA: Employers should ensure accurate recordkeeping and review their safety programs to prepare.

• Workplaces with high or rising injury rates, especially those more than double the 2022 private sector average, are more likely to be inspected.

• Employers with inconsistent or missing injury records may also be targeted.

• Even companies with low injury rates can be randomly selected to verify data accuracy.

• The updated program places special emphasis on the warehousing, transportation, and healthcare industries.

• Inspections under this program are comprehensive and may expand based on observed hazards.

Source References

• OSHA Press Release – Updates Inspection Program

Resources

• OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
• OSHA Small Business Consultation Program

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