OSHA's Focus On Hotels Spans Ergo, Slips, Trips, Falls, Bloodborne Pathogens, Recordkeeping

OSHA appears to be taking a tougher inspection stance toward the hotel industry, not only with high-profile cases such as the string of ergonomics investigations at Hyatt hotels, but with a Local Emphasis Program (LEP) targeting the issue, legal sources tell Inside OSHA Online. The agency also indicated to House Republicans that it has fielded complaints involving Hyatt beyond ergo, including bloodborne pathogens, recordkeeping, and slips, trips and falls, and is querying all of its regions and state plans about potential similar complaints. OSHA, in a letter to a House Republican, cites its F