WASHINGTON - In comments during a February 13 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, OSHA Administrator John Henshaw said his agency would focus primarily on enforcement in 2003, particularly in the construction industry. ?EUR??,,????'??We will be strengthening our enforcement efforts,?EUR??,,????'?? Henshaw said, as reported Feb. 19 by the Bureau of National Affairs. ?EUR??,,????'??We will be improving our targeting of construction. Our intent is to go to those workplaces that need enforcement as an incentive to drive performance with respect to a safe workplace.?EUR??,,????'?? Henshaw said the agency will seek to target the ?EUR??,,????'??recalcitrant employers,?EUR??,,????'?? those companies that need enforcement as an incentive to drive safety performance. ?EUR??,,????'??We do not want to be part of a cycle where we continue to issue fines, they pay the penalty, and work continues and hazards continue,?EUR??,,????'?? Henshaw said. ?EUR??,,????'??We have to get out of that cycle.?EUR??,,????'?? Just how those employers will be targeted remains a key question, says ABC Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs Anita Drummond. ?EUR??,,????'??ABC members are vested in workplace safety, and agency enforcement is obviously a part of the process. However, OSHA has not yet explained what factors and formula will be used to target enforcement in the construction industry. Construction citations have risen, and OSHA is obviously under pressure to respond. ?EUR??,,????'?? She added, ?EUR??,,????'??We don?EUR??,,????'???t want to see OSHA return to a punishment-only approach to safety. Compliance assistance and cooperation are the best ways to prevent serious injuries and illnesses. ABC?EUR??,,????'???s Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program and Construction Leaders Agreement for Safety partnership with OSHA are excellent examples of how the cooperative process works to keep employees safe and healthy.?EUR??,,????'??