Many of our clients across a spectrum of industries are reporting a spike in audits from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Not only is there evidence to support this increased scrutiny, but our findings also suggest it’s likely to continue into 2024. To ensure you’re prepared, we’re bringing you this information as well as offering a strategy for compliance.
The Changing Landscape of OSHA Audits
Over the last year, the business world has witnessed a notable increase in OSHA audits across various sectors. From an animal boarding facility facing fines for not conducting employee audiograms to a beer manufacturer being penalized for neglecting fit testing, the breadth of issues being scrutinized is notable.
This surge directly correlates to OSHA’s budget increase, which is up 3.3% over last year. Furthermore, OSHA’s staffing is the highest it’s been in decades. The number of OSHA inspectors increased by 19% in 2022, and they’ve continued to add inspectors this year. More money and more people mean they have more resources to conduct more on-site inspections more frequently and can target a wider range of industries.
As our two examples mentioned earlier demonstrate, OSHA also seems to be addressing non-COVID-related items more and more, refocusing its efforts on pre-existing regulations that might have taken a backseat during the pandemic’s peak. Given that OSHA is looking to increase its budget by $106.4 million (17%) and add another 432 positions in 2024, this level of scrutiny is only likely to increase.
Mobile Health’s On-Site Services are Key to Speedy Compliance
Your best course of action is to get into compliance as quickly as possible. How do you do that? By having Mobile Health come to you. Why? Because with on-site services, many of our exams offer instant results, which means instant compliance. With most other exams we lead the industry in result turnaround. Not only do our on-site occupational health services offer speed-to-compliance, but they also cause the least disruption to your productivity and are the most convenient for your team.
More importantly, we can fulfill every exam your employees need in one on-site event. And since we’ve been serving employers like you since 1984, we’re occupational health compliance experts and are well-versed in OSHA’s requirements by industry, as well as the DOH, DOT, and more. Whether it’s physical exams, TB testing, respirator fit testing, vision screening, or something else, we understand what you need to be compliant and know how to get you there.
At Mobile Health, we also understand that compliance is more than just a necessity — it’s also a tool you can use to do right by your employees by demonstrating you care about them and value their wellbeing. At the end of the day, that’s what compliance is all about, and Mobile Health’s on-site exams are the fastest way to become compliant.
Sources:
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/get-ready-for-more-osha-inspections-8613744/#:~:text=As%20we%20head%20into%202023,to%20hire%20new%20OSHA%20inspectors
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/23408-osha-msha-receive-smaller-than-expected-budget-increases-for-fy-2023#:~:text=29%2C%20OSHA%20is%20set%20to,appropriations%20bill%2C%20released%20in%20July
https://www.constructiondive.com/news/biden-2024-budget-bolster-osha-funding/645185/
