Table of Contents:
  • ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PART I The Occupational Safety and Health Act""; ""FEDERAL OSHA""; ""OSHAâ€?S ROLE IN SAFETY AND HEALTH""; ""BROAD COVERAGE OF THE OSH ACT""; ""STATE PROGRAMS""; ""OSHA STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS""; ""STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT""; ""VARIANCES""; ""KEY OSHA STANDARDS""; ""EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS""; ""EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""EMPLOYER RIGHTS UNDER OSHA""; ""EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER OSHA""; ""OSHA RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING""
  • ""WHAT IS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS?""""COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""PART II OSHA Inspections: What to Expect""; ""WHY ME? OSHAâ€?S ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES""; ""OSHAâ€?S IMAGE""; ""ADMISSION TO AN EMPLOYERâ€?S PREMISES""; ""OSHAâ€?S INSPECTION PRIORITIES""; ""FIRST PRIORITY: IMMINENT DANGER""; ""SECOND PRIORITY: CATASTROPHES AND FATAL ACCIDENTS""; ""THIRD PRIORITY: EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS""; ""Avoiding Employee Complaints to OSHA""; ""FOURTH PRIORITY: HIGH-HAZARD INDUSTRY INSPECTIONS""; ""FIFTH PRIORITY: FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS""; ""TRUE OR FALSE""
  • ""ARE OSHA INSPECTIONS EFFECTIVE?""""MANAGING AN OSHA INSPECTION""; ""MANAGEMENT ACTION STEPS BEFORE INSPECTION""; ""CHECKLIST: PREPARING FOR AN OSHA VISIT""; ""THE OPENING CONFERENCE""; ""MANAGEMENT ACTION STEPS TO TAKE AT THE OPENING CONFERENCE""; ""OPENING CONFERENCE REVIEW""; ""INSPECTION TOUR""; ""LIMITING OSHA INSPECTIONS""; ""MANAGEMENT ACTION STEPS DURING THE INSPECTION TOUR""; ""THE CLOSING CONFERENCE""; ""MANAGEMENT ACTION STEPS AT THE CLOSING CONFERENCE""; ""TRUE OR FALSE""; ""PART III Citations, Penalties and the Appeal Process""; ""CITATIONS AND PENALTIES""
  • ""OSHAâ€?S PENALTY GRID""""TYPES OF PENALTIES""; ""Eggregious Penalties""; ""Willful Violation""; ""Serious Violation""; ""Other-Than-Serious Violation""; ""Repeat Violation""; ""Failure to Correct Prior Violation""; ""De Minimus Violation""; ""PENALTY-ADJUSTMENT FACTORS""; ""Gravity of the Violation""; ""Company Size""; ""â€?Good Faithâ€?""; ""History""; ""APPEALING CITATIONS""; ""PREPARING FOR THE APPEAL""; ""APPEALS BY EMPLOYEES""; ""PREPARING FOR THE INFORMAL CONFERENCE""; ""QUICK REVIEW""; ""MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL AT AN OSHA INFORMAL CONFERENCE""; ""HOW TO CONTEST AN OSHA CITATION""
  • ""THE OSHA REVIEW COMMISSION (OSHRC)""""Test Your Knowledge""; ""PART IV Help from OSHA""; ""HELP FROM OSHA: OSHAâ€?S CONSULTING SERVICES""; ""OSHAâ€?S VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAMS""; ""OTHER OSHA SERVICES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""PART V Appendix""; ""Safety and Occupational Health""; ""NATIONAL OFFICES""