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The OSH Act: A Legal Overview
Contents
Background...................................................................................................................................... 1
Standards.......................................................................................................................................... 2
General Duty Clause.................................................................................................................. 3
H azard to an Em ployee ................................................................................................... 3
"Recognized" H azard...................................................................................................... 4
Serious Harm or Death........................................................................................................ 4
Feasible M eans Exist to Reduce or Elim inate H azard .................................................... 5
Actual or Constructive K nowledge ................................................................................. 7
O SHA -Created Standards...................................................................................................... 8
Variances ............................................................................................................................. 9
Em ployer Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Posting Requirem ents.............................................. 11
Recordkeeping......................................................................................................................... 11
Reporting................................................................................................................................. 13
Posting..................................................................................................................................... 14
OSHA Inspections ......................................................................................................................... 16
Types of Inspections ................................................................................................................ 17
Unprogram m ed Inspections .......................................................................................... 17
Program m ed Inspections............................................................................................... 18
Inspection Process ................................................................................................................... 19
Citations and Penalties................................................................................................................... 20
Penalties for Serious Violations........................................................................................... 21
Penalties for N on-Serious Violations.................................................................................. 22
Penalties for D e M inim is Violations.................................................................................... 22
Penalties for W illful Violations .......................................................................................... 23
Penalties for Failure-to-Abate Violations ............................................................................. 23
Penalties for Repeated Violations........................................................................................ 24
Process of A djudicating Citations and Penalties......................................................................... 25
Contacts
Author Contact Inform ation...................................................................................................... 26
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The OSH Act: A Legal Overview, report, January 22, 2015; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc813542/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.