WHY OIG CONDUCTED THE AUDIT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for 130 million workers employed at more than 8 million worksites. It does so by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance to employers and employees.
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented OSHA with significant worksite enforcement and inspection challenges in its operations and efforts to safeguard workers. Previous OIG work identified a significant reduction in OSHA inspections during the pandemic while complaints significantly increased. Worksite inspections are an important part of OSHA’s enforcement function and are integral to reducing worker injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
WHAT OIG DID
We conducted this audit to answer the following question: