In Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc., 436 U.S. 307 (1978), the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant for a nonconsensual OSHA inspection. However, the Court recognized the importance of surprise in the conduct of inspections (as reflected in the Act's general prohibition against advance notice of an inspection), in preventing the speedy alteration or disguise of violations so that they escape the inspector's notice. This clip is from the 1994 Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) video, Protecting workers: How OSHA conducts inspections. The entire video is available on the Internet Archives.
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