... Session No. 670 OSHA s Enforcement of the General Duty Clause: An Investigation into Citations Christopher A. Janicak, Ph.D., CSP, CEA, ARM Tracey L. Cekada, D.Sc., CSP, CHSP Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Introduction The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970...

... Introduction The General Duty Clause (GDC), Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, was intended to serve as a "gap filler" to address recognized hazards that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has not yet regulated. To establish a violation...

... compensation. trainee certification general duty clause training matrix assignment hazard communication procedure contingency planning cfr 1910 osha general duty clause requirement standard operating procedure us government new employee hazwoper trainer osha 29 osha temporary employee...

... preparations and planning steps are taken. us government hazard workplace violence violence osha homicide incident lockdown shooter warning sign general duty clause law enforcement active shooter threat prevention employer stopwatch procedure recognition Session No. 554 Hostile...

... at the idea of such laws, given the potential to increase violent situations in the workplace, which could implicate General Duty Clause obligations under Section 5(a) of the OSH Act. Indeed, legal challenges that OSHA preempts such laws have thus far failed. In these challenges, counsel argued...

... consumer health labor law criminal code section 217 Health & Medicine legal duty Jurisdiction criminal law statute employer general duty clause Workplace Hazard employment law prison internal responsibility system Conviction safety workplace stakeholder Canada prosecution...

... consumer health labor law criminal code section 217 Health & Medicine legal duty Jurisdiction criminal law statute employer Workplace Hazard employment law general duty clause requirement reasonable step prosecution prison Conviction internal responsibility system...

... of a confined space under 1926.21(b)(6), the employer still has responsibilities. The General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (5(a)(1)) requires the employer to furnish to its employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing...

... HSSE standard deference compliance directive federal decision government & the courts employer precedence US government Enforcement national consensus standard statute general duty clause regulation compliance osha standard interpretation Agency interpretation interpretive...

... still show that they really are paying attention to the prevention and appropriate management of MSDs. OSHA has previously brought a number of actions under the General Duty Clause. Although they met with limited success, huge sums were spent by both the employer involved as well as the government...