OSHA has a time limit on issuing citations. It must issue a citation within six months of the occurrence of any violation. The only exception to this rule is where the employer has concealed the violative condition or misled OSHA. If such a situation occurs, OSHA must issue the citation within six months from the
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No. 3 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Employees Have Rights When It Comes to OSHA Interviews
Although OSHA has the right to conduct private, one-on-one interviews with a company’s non-managerial employees, those same employees have rights too. Those rights include:
No. 2 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Be Present in Manager Interviews
We all know that OSHA has the right to interview folks as part of an investigation. Whether a company representative and the company attorney can also attend an interview depends on who is being interviewed.
If the person to be interviewed is a non-managerial employee, OSHA can conduct the interview in private, outside the presence…
No. 1 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Walkaround Representatives
Please follow along as we discuss the top 10 things every employer should know about OSHA over the next few weeks.
- Employers and employees have the right to have a company employee or non-employee representative present during an OSHA site inspection.
According to 29 CFR 1903.8(c), employers and employees have the right to authorize…