OSHA Gives States 30 Days To Fix Problems Revealed By Long-Awaited Evaluation

OSHA has given state plans 30 days to fix a slew of problems uncovered in a nearly year-long agency review of state occupational safety and health programs, signaling that at least one state, Hawaii, risks federal OSHA asserting control of its program, the agency indicated Tuesday. The problems uncovered by OSHA include “concerns about identification of hazards, proper classification of violations, proposed penalty levels and failure to follow up on violations to ensure that workplace safety and health problems are corrected,” OSHA chief David Michaels said. Federal OSHA's message comes as sta