b'OSHA Identifies13,000 Workplaces with Highest Injury and Illness Rates About 13,000 employers a Jeffr sentletterstoa Thestates andterritories crossessll23two thecountryareon noticetofixemployers identified insurvey,thatoperateth rownOSHAtheeisafety and health hazards that areenclosing copies of th injuryapprovedprogramsareneirandot driving up injury and illn rates inillness data, as well as aof ther ired tot this Site-S cific esslistequ adop petheir workplaces, the Occup lm frequen violatedOSHATargetingPlan.However, they are ationa osttly S andHealth Administrationsta for theirindustry.requ dtooperatetheirown afetyndardspecificire(OSHA) r tly an . UpAnd, whileaddressed con inspection targeting system. ecen nounced tohecerns es alsoff Editor\'s 4,200 of the sites may be targetedfor the high rat , heo ered{ Note: A listof the forcomprehensivesafetyandthe a assistance in helping13,000 employers is available from gency\'s SHA\'.s health inspections by O duringemployers turn those rates around,OSHAWebsiteatwww.oshathe next 10 months.including hiringandhealthslc. html.Thelist safetygov/html/hot_5.The agency identified the estab con tants, and using OSHA\'s on doesNOT designatethoseearsul lishm with then h h site consu Iion program.markedtargeted inentsnatio \'sig esttal forspections.) This year\'s Site lostworkdayinjuryandillness"We recogn that anelevatizeed Specificrgetingatesployer dayate r based on em -reportedlost workinjury and illness rTadata from a998 survey of,000does not n rily indicate a 1 80 ecessa lack Plan replaces lastworksites. Worksites identified h of int t in safety andhealth on adereseight or more injuries and illnessesthe part ofbusiness," he said year\'s enforcementyour resu ing in lost work d for everyin the"Whatever the cause, lt aysletter. plan which targeted100 full-timer the nationalhowever, a highrate iscostly to worke s; agestancescompanybot perso and aver wasthreein peryourinhnal 2,200 hazardousiworkers.financial terms." 00 worksites."By targeting high-haz work This year\'s-Specific TardSite argetsites, we\'reing our resourcesingPlanreplaceslastyear\'s placwhereare most need saidenforcement plan whichta ted theyed,"rgeOSHA AdministratorCharlesN.2,200 hazard worksites. Addoused Jeffress."E re ngto thisr list of ind triesmployersporti yea \'sus subthesehighrateswill more thanjecttoinspectionarelivestock likely un go ation(dairyandpoultry),dairy der detailed inspec except sometime this year."and generalfarms,lumber and otherconstructionmaterials, dep m stores and hospitals. art ent Also, unlike last ye all nursing ar, h with a rateor above 14.0 omesat cted.20 will be inspe Only the top percentofthoseestablishm ts enwere included la year since nursst ing hom were grouped with thresee es in related industries that r ulteda largern offacilitiesthan umber otherclassificationsontheI isl. OSHAall workplaces tarexpects getedund th planwillbe eris inspected by January 3i, 2001.'