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AIHA Releases White Paper on OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program
At the request of OSHA, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) released a white paper concerning OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2), a potential new rule that would require employers to find and fix hazards in their workplaces.
Read more at ehstoday.comThe AIHA paper stresses that an I2P2 standard should:
- Be broad in scope and “have the widest industry and employer coverage that the rulemaking process can tolerate;”
- Not exempt workplaces based on size or low injury rates;
- Cover contract/leased labor and multi-employer worksites;
- Be aware of potential documentation burdens on small employers;
- Not make exemptions based on employer-generated data;
- Consider exemptions for VPP Star workplaces.