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OSHA Has Revised Its Enforcement Weighting System

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Oct 8, 2019 EHS Management

Updated: Oct 8, 2019

OSHA has replaced its Enforcement Weighting System (EWS) with a new OSHA Weighting System (OWS) to encourage its field staff to conduct compliance assistance activities, in addition to performing enforcement inspections to reduce the deadliest workplace hazards.

OSHA: No More Counting Inspections

By Ana Ellington Nov 4, 2015 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Nov 4, 2015

Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) David Michaels, PhD, announced a new enforcement strategy during the 2015 National Safety Council Congress & Expo in which the Agency will no longer count the number of inspections it conducts in an effort to emphasize quality over quantity.