OSHA Report Reveals Revised Recordkeeping NEP Found Fewer Violations Per Inspection Than Initial NEP

OSHA's revised recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (NEP) found less under-reporting of recordkeeping violations per inspection than was the case under the first version of the effort that the agency had put on hold after the results were lower than expected, reveals an agency report to Congress, obtained by Inside OSHA Online. The initial version of the NEP, which focused on establishments with low rates of days away from work in high-rate industries, found recordkeeping violations at around half of the facilities. That program was put on hold in 2010 and then revised due to what agency of