Stakeholders See Worker Role, Consistency Across States As Key Aspects Of 'At Least As Effective' Measures

Worker safety and health advocates are asking OSHA to take into account a wide range of factors involving worker rights as agency officials craft new measures to help define whether state plans are “at least as effective” as federal OSHA. Industry officials remain concerned about disparate performance measures across states and say consistent measures are needed to help employers comply with safety and health programs. OSHA is seeking stakeholder input on state effectiveness measures ahead of implementing the initial phase of a new monitoring system that agency officials hope to have in place