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Workplace Inspection Program

The Workplace Inspection Program (WIP) Suborder provides a uniform approach to conducting comprehensive safety and health inspections of workplaces. The requirements of this suborder apply to all NIST-owned facilities and to all off-site non-residential workplaces where NIST employees and covered associates conduct work for periods of six months or more.
Created April 2, 2014, Updated May 18, 2025
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