Feb. 1, 2012 - NACOSH Calls for Action on Injury and Illness Prevention Programs

During a recent meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), the committee urged OSHA to keep “the Injury and Illness Prevention Program proposed rule as the highest priority on its regulatory agenda.

"NACOSH continues to be concerned and disappointed that the June/July 2011 timeline for initiation of the [Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act] SBREFA process set forth by OSHA for the Injury and Illness Prevention Program proposed rule at the June 2011 NACOSH meeting has not been met and that there has been no apparent progress on this rule."

OSHA recently released a white paper touting the benefits of such programs as a way to significantly improve workplace safety.

NACOSH was established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health programs and policies. The advisory committee consists of 12 members chosen for their expertise in the area of occupational safety and health.