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COVID-19: OSHA's Enforcement Activities Did Not Sufficiently Protect Workers From Pandemic Health Hazards

Audit · Department of Labor OIG · 2022-10-31 · about Department of Labor

Report

Title
COVID-19: OSHA's Enforcement Activities Did Not Sufficiently Protect Workers From Pandemic Health Hazards
Submitting OIG
Department of Labor OIG
Component agency
Department of Labor
Type
Audit
Publication date
2022-10-31

Summary

https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2023/19-23-001-10-105.pdf

Recommendations (5)

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1ClosedWe recommend the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health: provide additional training to CSHOs to enforce the recording and reporting standard for fatalities.
2OpenWe recommend the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health: update guidance or policy to include supervisory review of inspection files to ensure they contain adequate support for the reasons regarding citation issuance decisions before…
3OpenWe recommend the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health: develop a plan for a future pandemic or epidemic to collaborate with external agencies on worksite case data and to use this data to maximize rapid response and enforcement…
4OpenWe recommend the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health: as part of OSHA's rulemaking on infectious diseases, require employers to notify all employees of all known positive cases at the worksite.
5OpenWe recommend the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health: develop and implement a tracking tool to ensure OSHA receives and reviews all items CSHOs request during inspections to ensure alleged hazards have been mitigated.

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