OSHA updates decades-old safety & health program guidelines
OSHA yesterday released a set of Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs intended to update its 1989-era program guidelines. The agency says the new guidelines address the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses and multi-employer workplaces and reflect changes in the economy, workplaces, and evolving safety and health issues.
OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels unveiled the changes at the NSC Congress & Expo in Anaheim, California, where he encouraged safety and health professionals to help disseminate the recommendations through a campaign that urges companies to create and use safety and health programs.