Workplace Inspections
OSHA is authorized under the OSH Act to
conduct workplace inspections without delay and at reasonable times
where work is performed by an employee or employer. Most inspections are
a result of the following:
• Imminent Danger - there is
reasonable certainty that danger exists and can be expected to cause
death or serious physical harm.
• Catastrophes and Fatal
Accidents - investigation of a fatality or a single event that results
in the hospitalization of 3 or more employees. These types of accidents
must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours.
• Employee Complaints -
the act gives each employee the right to request an OSHA inspection
where they feel hazard exists on the job. (This is a common cause of
OSHA inspections on construction projects.)
• Local and
National Emphasis Programs - in our region these operations include
high-rises, trenching and excavations, falls, silica, high hazard
workplaces and interior renovation projects in Chicago.
• Focused Inspections - these are centered on the Focus 4 hazards: Falls, electrical, caught-in/between and struck-by hazards.
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