Protecting workers: How OSHA conducts inspections

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

Protecting workers: How OSHA conducts inspections
Number: VT01258
Material: video, 18 minutes
Industry: all industries
Describes the OSHA inspection process and OSHA services available to employers.
OSHA Office of Information & Consumer Affairs, 1994

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[jreily88]

@spazmoso

okay, then that is highly illegal for them to do that. That might be something you would take up with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. They are an independent organization that oversees all of the citations issued by OSHA to determine if they are good or not, and as long as you have taken digital pictures of the violation and have noted in writing that it has been fixed, then they can't do anything to you. Also, does your company require search warrants?

[spazmoso]

@jreily88 osha was up our asses for a single issue,that was sorted out.but being that the office for osha was across the street,they thought they could come over whenever they wanted we complied beyond the osha minimum but they took it to the point of harassment,being safe is 1 thing but big brother better step back,all its doing is putting workers at risk to make up for all the bullsh#$ hoops that have to be jumped through.big government has got to change!someones gonna snap and it might be me?

[jreily88]

@ROCKERSLASH1

That is not something that OSHA really specifies in. Their main purpose is to basically make sure employers are complying with safety standards without affecting overall production. What you're asking we probably fall under Quality and efficiency control standards.

[jreily88]

@spazmoso

In what ways are they treating poorly? If it's labor related such as doing dangerous work with no protective equipment, you should either complain to your employer, or if that doesn't work, complain to OSHA, but BE SPECIFIC. If you don't specify what you have a problem with, it will make things very difficult. Also, your personal information will be kept secret if you wish.

[ROCKERSLASH1]

hi i have a problem with my supervisor im a mechanic i work with sidels beckum fisher and nissi machines are big machines we may plastic bottles my supervisor want mi and other mechanic we have to care for 10 machines and we have to do a set up in other machine i think this is a lot work for mi and my other friend my question is how many machines have to be for one mechanic can osha help me with this ? i went to talk with the plant manager and she protect the supervisor its that ok?

[spazmoso]

im working on a job across the street from a osha office,there harassing us,weve complied over and above and they still come around just to check up.f*ck off big brother your over steppin your bounderies,cost overages from workers having to over comply because of you is just plain B.S. go fine someone else no wonder america cant support itself youve overinflated the cost of a job before it even starts

[Safetyfirst2009]

Great video