OSHA's Diminished Enforcement Left More Workers at Risk for Exposure to Silica Report

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

02-21-003-10-105

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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02-21-003-10-105OSHA-SilicaFinal-Rpt-09292021.pdf	2.58 MB

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health implement a policy for future emphasis programs, that minimizes the lapse in enforcement between canceled, revised or new programs.
3	Open	Yes
We recommend that the Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health establish meaningful goals and processes to assess whether OSHA’s outreach events are achieving the desired results, in reaching a targeted number of workers at risk of exposure to silica.