By James L. Curtis, Meagan Newman, and Craig B. Simonsen

OSHA has just released its Site-Specific Targeting 2014 (SST-14) Program (Program) Directive, which replaces its Site-Specific Targeting 2012 that we previously blogged about, and was in effect during 2013. Directive No. 14-01 (CPL 02).

The OSHA SST-14 Program is intended to direct its enforcement resources to workplaces where
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By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen

The President just signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, H.R.3547, which will provide funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the 2014 fiscal year.

We previously blogged about OSHA’s 2014 Budget Justification, that included implementation of its new “weighted inspection system” to target the most serious
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