| Document ID (ISN) | 108319 |
| CIS number |
08-784 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0029-7909 - Occupational Hazards |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Poole P. |
| Title |
When OSHA knocks |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2008, Vol.70. No.2, p.59-62. Illus. |
| Abstract |
This article offers advice to employers on how to react in case of an unannounced OSHA inspection: restrict admittance until management personnel are on site; determine the reason for the inspection; in cases where the inspection is the result of a complaint, insist on being given a copy of the complaint; distinguish whether the inspection is related to safety or industrial hygiene; identify inspections aimed at protecting employees having filed a complaint; designate an employee representative; limit the scope of an inspection if possible; have injury and illness logs ready for review; take the same photographs and videos as the OSHA inspector; have company representatives be present during OSHA interviews and debrief other employees after the interviews; protect trade secrets; remember your right to refuse an inspection without a warrant. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
public OSH institutions; role of management; labour inspection; legal aspects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
labour inspectors; USA; information of personnel; role of labour inspection; safety checks; labour-management relations |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Labour inspection
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