Five-Year Safety Plan Seeks 20% Improvement in Targeted Industries

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has adopted a five-year strategic plan to guide MIOSHA enforcement and outreach activities during fiscal years 2009-2013.The strategy is the agency’s third such plan and is intended to help “strategically target program resources to protect worker safety and health.”Previous plans identified specific injuries and illnesses and industries separately, MIOSHA explains. The new plan focuses on specific industries first, then looks at the most prevalent injuries and illnesses within each industry. MIOSHA also is c...