DOE Inspector General Issues Scathing Report on OSHA’s EEP
Posted by proforma on April 14, 2009 | No Comments
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General has issued a scathing report severely criticizing OSHA for mismanagement of its Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP), which is intended to identify employers that have reported fatalities and other incidents for closer monitoring. The report indicates OSHA failed to list 97 percent of the sampled cases that qualified for EEP.
The report, entitled Employers With Reported Fatalities Were Not Always Properly Identified and Inspected Under OSHA’S Enhanced Enforcement Program, states: “While we cannot conclude that enhanced enforcement would prevent subsequent fatalities, full and proper application of EEP procedures may have deterred and abated workplace hazards at the worksites of 45 employers where 58 subsequent fatalities occurred.”
Tags:DOE, fatalities, OSHA
Filed Under: Workplace Safety
