OSHA calls for corrective action to state-run occupational safety and health programs to keep workers safe
OSHA announced Sept. 28 the conclusion of its special evaluation of state-run occupational safety and health programs under the agency's jurisdiction. The Enhanced Federal Annual Monitoring and Evaluation reports provide detailed findings and recommendations on the operations of state-run OSHA programs in 25 states and territories. The enhanced review was initiated after a 2009 special OSHA report on Nevada's program, prompted by numerous construction-related fatalities in Las Vegas, identified serious operational deficiencies in that state.
"Our goal is to identify problems in state-run programs before they result in serious injuries or fatalities," said OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels. "While we found many positives in the state programs, we also found deficiencies including concerns about identification of hazards, proper classification of violations, proposed penalty levels, and failure to follow up on violations to ensure that workplace safety and health problems are corrected."
Reports for each of the 25 states are now available on OSHA's Web site. States will have 30 days to provide a formal response, including a detailed corrective action plan for addressing findings and recommendations. Each state's formal response will be public information and available online as soon as it is received. See the news release for more information on the reports, including examples of states that have adopted standards and procedures exceeding federal OSHA's requirements. See the State OSH Plans page of OSHA's Web site for more information on these programs.
Este es el enlace para ver y grabar los informes para cada Estado, PR inclusive:
https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/efame/index.html
Se sorpernderan al leer el informe de Puerto Rico. Aunque, es mejor que los resultados del informe realizado para el Estado de Nevada el pasado año. Ah, el informe de Puerto Rico cubre el año 2009. ¡Que viva el merito político!
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