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9 ways to avoid the hazards of an OSHA investigation

Published Feb 12, 2018
Last Reviewed Feb 8, 2018
The change in the White House and lack of an appointed head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has apparently not affected the agency’s investigations of health and safety hazards in the workplace, which continue to be robust. OSHA can investigate an alleged violation of its requirements at any time, warns attorney Carla Gunnin with Jackson Lewis in Atlanta. In most instances, the agency will not provide advance notice of an inspection, which entails an opening conference, a walk-through in the employer’s offices and a closing conference.
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