OSHA: Severe Violator Program Meets 'Key Goals,' But Some Construction Jobs Pose Challenge

OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), which the agency initiated in 2010 to more forcefully crack down on employers with egregious non-compliance, made progress in the first 18 months but has encountered some challenges, including the transitory nature of some construction employers that makes it difficult to follow up and track the companies, the agency says.