The United States Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enters citation information into a database that is kept on file for five years. Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) may examine these historical citations to either focus on the same issues for which the employer was previously cited or use the citations as the basis for repeat citations. Employers that know their citation history are better equipped for future inspections and more likely to avoid repeat citations.
Read the full white paper for more information on how to obtain a history of your company’s OSHA citations and how to find your industry’s top 10 most frequently cited list.