I heard that OSHA recently updated the National Emphasis Program on amputations. How does that affect my printing business?
Apr 28, 2020

In December 2019, OSHA issued an updated National Emphasis Program (NEP) to focus agency inspections on amputation hazards in manufacturing industries. The NEP targets industrial and manufacturing workplaces where employees are injured at higher rates by unguarded or improperly guarded machinery and equipment. Because of injury data, OSHA included print manufacturing sectors in the previous NEP, and thus industry companies had a greater likelihood of being inspected. The good news is that after reviewing data from the last three years OSHA has removed print manufacturing from the NEP. Of course, printing companies are still responsible for ensuring machines are properly safeguarded to prevent worker amputations and other fatal injuries. To view the updated NEP, click here: National Emphasis Program (NEP).

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