By Brent I. Clark, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently updated its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries (NEP), adding a targeting methodology for industries with high employer-reported amputation statistics. Instruction CPL 03-00-022 (Dec. 10, 2019).
We had previously blogged about the previous 2015 update, OSHA Updates Emphasis Program on
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