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Some Nursing Facilities Face OSHA Inspections Due to Excessive Employee Injuries

[11/11/11]

Posted on November 11, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has included nursing facilities in their Site-Specific Targeting 2011 (“SST-11”) Plan for facilities with high rates of injuries and illnesses experienced by workers.  The SST-11 selects individual facilities for inspection identified through the 2010 Data Initiative survey.  OSHA will target facilities with specific Days Away, Restricted, or... READ MORE

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