New Safety Fact Sheets from OSHA

OSHA has released two fact sheets that stress the importance of tracking metrics and investigating potential hazards to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.

The Importance of Root Cause Analysis During Incident Investigation urges employers to investigate incidents that nearly led to a worker injury and find ways to prevent similar incidents.

The Use of Metrics in Process Safety Management Facilities provides employers with a list metrics, or measurements, tracked by facilities in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs that handle highly hazardous chemicals.  10/3/02016