OSHA Issues Updated Guidance on Site-Specific Targeting Inspections
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a press release updating the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program focusing on workplaces with the highest injury and illness rates, effective immediately . OSHA’s SST inspection program is the agency’s primary planned inspection program for non-construction workplaces with 20 or more employees . This guidance replaces previous agency-issued guidance from 2023 and will terminate two years from the effective date, unless replaced. The SST inspection program gathers employer-submitted Form 300A data, which requires employers to report the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred within the calendar year . The updated guidance provides that the SST program will use injury and illness data from calendar years 2021-2023 when selecting establishments for inspections. The “Inspection List Selection Criteria” outlined in the updated gui...