Risk & Business Magazine Spectrum Insurance Fall 2019 | Page 6

OSHA CORNERSTONES
OSHA CORNERSTONES:
Enforcement Actions Are Up And Expected
To Stay That Way
P
rior to his resignation, US
Secretary of Labor Alexander
Acosta told the House Labor,
Health and Human Services,
Education and Related Agencies
Appropriations Subcommittee that
he “fully expects” OSHA inspections to
increase once new inspectors are trained.
INCREASED DOL ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS
Acosta’s remarks are in line with the
significant increase in enforcement
actions employers have seen in the past
two fiscal years. In the 2016 fiscal year,
OSHA conducted 31,948 inspections,
the Employee Benefits Security
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