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By Jim Stanley, former No. 2 official at OSHA and President of FDRsafety
As detailed in other entries on this blog, a bill introduced by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass) would have a huge impact on occupational safety law, broadening the scope of those covered and increasing penalties, among other things.
The law firm of McDermott Will & Emery has published an excellent analysis of the bill, which may be viewed by clicking here.
Proposed changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which I wrote about in an earlier post, are quite far-reaching. Besides expanding coverage of the act to all federal and state government employees and some local government workers, it would allow those injured in work-related accidents to participate in OSHA inspections of the employer. It would also, among other things, allow employees and unions to contest settlements between OSHA and employers that withdraw or modify citations and increase the penalties for “repeat and willful” violations.
Rod Smith and Pat Miller of the Sherman & Howard law firm have prepared an excellent summary of the provisions of the bill, which was introduced by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.).
If luck doesn’t go your way and your company receives a recordkeeping inspection as part of OSHA’s new one-year National Emphasis Program (NEP) that has just started, the inspection will have three main components.
1) Records review of:
2) Interviews of:
3) Limited inspection walk-around:
For further information on what to expect, refer to the post: Getting ready for an OSHA inspection.
If you need recordkeeping advice:
Employers may call me free of charge for a limited consultation about recordkeeping issues. Call me at (513) 317-5644.
