We advise on OSHA compliance, workplace safety programs, safety investigations, and defense of OSHA citations and workplace injury claims.
Workplace safety involves legal obligations and moral imperatives. MC Law's Health and Safety practice helps employers build compliant safety programs and respond effectively to safety issues.
OSHA establishes workplace safety standards. We advise on compliance with general and industry-specific standards, help employers interpret OSHA requirements, and develop compliance programs.
Employers must provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, comply with OSHA standards applicable to their industry, maintain injury and illness records, display required posters, report severe injuries and fatalities, and refrain from retaliating against employees who raise safety concerns.
OSHA inspections involve an opening conference, walkaround inspection, employee interviews, document review, and closing conference. Employers have the right to accompany inspectors, require a warrant in some circumstances, and respond to citations within required deadlines.
Options include correcting the hazard and paying the penalty, requesting an informal conference with the area director, or contesting the citation before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission within 15 working days of receiving the citation.
OSHA requires training for numerous hazards including hazard communication, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, confined spaces, fall protection, and many industry-specific standards. Training must be in a language workers understand and documented for compliance.
Effective programs include management leadership commitment, worker participation, hazard identification and assessment, hazard prevention and control, education and training, program evaluation, and continuous improvement. OSHA's recommended practices provide a framework.
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