ATA Seeks to Change OSHA Proposal

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he Occupational Safety and Health Administration should change some of its definitions of injury and not record commercial motor vehicle accident information when the agency institutes its Site Specific Targeting Enforcement Program, American Trucking Associations said.

ATA commented on a rule OSHA proposed May 6 that would allow the federal safety agency to target the most dangerous jobs and job sites for inspections.

The trucking industry ranked second on the list of most dangerous professions, according to the Department of Labor, but ATA said definitions of “musculo-skeletal injuries” include strains and sprains and unfairly boost injury statistics for the industry.

Furthermore, with the cyclical nature of employment, OSHA should use a three-year survey of accident rates instead of a one-year survey, said Christina Cullinan, ATA’s director of workforce and fleet safety.

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