Safety Consultation

General-schedule or “Programmed” Inspections

Facilities selected for programmed safety inspections are chosen according to both industry and company lost-workday injury rates. OSHA has developed an establishment list according to their Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. The various industries are then ranked according to their lost-workday injury rates.

Establishments are then randomly chosen for inspection from this list. Because OSHA does not believe that illness-incidence rates are an accurate reflection of exposure to hazardous substances, neither industries nor particular employers may be exempted from health inspections on the basis of low illness rates.

These inspections are usually “wall-to-wall.”  Compliance Officers will look at everything from training records and OSHA logs to specific areas of construction.  Most often Compliance Officers will interview employees to determine training and knowledge of safety.