OSHA Begins NEP (National Emphasis Program) on Recordkeeping

OSHA is initiating a national emphasis program (NEP) on recordkeeping to assess the accuracy of injury and illness data recorded by employers. The recordkeeping NEP involves inspecting occupational injury and illness records prepared by businesses and appropriately enforcing regulatory requirements when employers are found to be under-recording injuries and illnesses.

Read more on the ASSE website: http://www.asse.org/professionalaffairs_new/gaupdate/index.php?issue=2009-10-12&article=1378