Federal Enforcement

What this funds

The requested funding supports the promotion of safe working conditions. In FY 2027, OSHA estimates that the agency will conduct 22,040 inspections, including 19,836 safety inspections and 2,204 health inspections, and will reach an EII value of 43,402. OSHA's continued need to respond to severe injury reports (SIR) with lower numbers of FTE may result in a higher percentage of unprogrammed activities compared to previous years. The agency estimates that about 75 percent of SIRs will be addressed through rapid response investigations (RRIs) and 25 FY 2027, OSHA will focus resources on the most egregious offenders and the most dangerous workplaces, as well as the employers that show indifference to their safety and health obligations and non-construction workplaces with higher-than-average injury and illness rates. In FY 2027, OSHA will continue its goal of responding to complaints, fatalities, and catastrophes in an expeditious manner, supporting American workers. OSHA intends to inspect or investigate 95% of complaints received in a timely manner. In addition, OSHA's goal is to respond to 98% of fatalities or catastrophes within one business day. In FY 2027, OSHA will also continue to focus on serious hazards in the construction industry with 11,240 planned construction inspections. OSHA's C-TARG program is intended to help OSHA's compliance staff identify construction sites with the highest probable number of construction hazards such as falls, electrical, struck-by, and caught-between hazards. These four hazards account for more than half of all construction fatality incidents and are a high priority for In FY 2026, OSHA plans to focus enforcement efforts on the most hazardous workplaces. OSHA intends to conduct 20,855 inspections (18,769 safety inspections and 2,086 health inspections), 10,636 construction inspections, and have an EII value goal of 41,069. OSHA will continue the agency's focus on workers with prompt response times to complaints, referrals, fatalities, and catastrophes. OSHA also intends to provide penalty relief for small employers by reducing penalties and restructuring policies for small businesses. The agency aims to encourage employers to develop strong safety and health programs and expedite hazard abatement. OSHA will also begin to commit resources to worksite assistance during inspections to assist employers, health, of which 15,906 inspections occurred in the construction industry. Additionally, 35 percent of all inspections were conducted in accordance with an emphasis program addressing the four most common serious hazards (e.g. falls, electrocution hazards, struck-by, and caught- in/caught between) seen regularly in the construction and general industry sectors. In the EII's second year of implementation, OSHA reached an EII value of 83,615, surpassing the goal of 60,122. OSHA responded to and initiated fatality and catastrophe investigations within one working day of notification 99 percent of the time. Finally, OSHA satisfied 30,887 complaints in working day 99 percent of the time.

Extracted from Occupational Safety and Health Administration, p. 9. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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