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Inspections by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rose this year, exceeding the agency’s goals for enforcement action. Of the 37,493 inspections in FY 2002, 159 occurred at hospitals, resulting in 277 citations. The bloodborne pathogen standard continued to be a major source of enforcement action at hospitals, accounting for the greatest number of citations.

Needle safety tops citation for hospitals