OSHA is taking aim at employers who repeatedly put their workers in harm’s way on the jobsite. On September 15, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it is expanding the criteria for placement in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program. The move targets repeat offenders: those “who continue to expose workers to very serious dangers, even after being cited for them,” explained Doug Parker, OSHA’s assistant secretary of labor, in a post on the OSHA blog.
Just how severe are these workplace hazards? Parker gave an example.