...; The hazard was recognized; The hazard was causing or was likely to cause death or serious physical harm; and There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard" (Lies & Mohan, 2014). National consensus standards also play a role in OSHA's use of the general duty clause. National...

... When the Occupational Safety and Health Act was first passed in 1970, the Secretary of Labor was directed to, within two years, "promulgate as an occupational safety and health standard any national consensus standard, and any established federal standard, unless he determines...

... US government consensus standard standard committee Enforcement national consensus standard requirement HSSE standard standard development committee interest category standard activity regulation government regulation OSHA Regulation american national standard procedure...

... 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...