When routine enforcement procedures are not going far enough to protect workers, OSHA can enact a Special Emphasis Program to target additional inspections and improve worker safety. In order to respond to developing situations where the health and safety of workers may be compromised, or where negative trends in safety call for heightened scrutiny of certain industries, OSHA relies on its Special Emphasis Program tool. There are two categories of programmed inspections: Special Emphasis Programs and Site-Specific Targeting. It is OSHA policy that inspections conducted as programmed inspections be primarily in the “high hazard” sectors of employment. Programmed inspections are OSHA’s lowest enforcement priority, but these inspections outnumber unprogrammed inspections, so it is clear that programmed inspections are a significant part of OSHA’s enforcement strategy.
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