On the enforcement front, Henshaw takes pride that OSHA has jacked inspections by nearly ten percent from 2000 to 2004 — to about 39,000.
OSHA will continue to annoy for-profit safety training companies by enlarging its inventory of popular (and free) “tools†for safety and health pros. The agency offers more than 45 eTools. “QuickTakes,†OSHA’s email newsletter, has more than 50,000 subscribers. Fifty-million visitors check out OSHA’s Web site annually. The agency’s toll-free helpline (1-800-321-OSHA) will handle more than 160,000 calls this year — up 17 percent in the past two years.