Worker Protections During Inspections
This document, created after an inspection, includes the findings, violations, and proposed corrective actions and must be made available to workers.
What is an "OSHA citation"?
This basic right allows workers to ask OSHA to inspect their workplace.
What is the right to request an OSHA inspection?
Employers must display this to inform employees about their rights and responsibilities.
What is the OSHA poster?
During a a OSHA inspection employees are expected to...
What is cooperating with OSHA inspectors?
When your not sleeping
What's a AWAKE
Workers can do this during an OSHA inspection to share concerns or ask questions directly with the inspector.
What is "speak confidentially with the OSHA inspector"?
OSHA provides protection against this type of action, which employers may take to punish employees for raising safety concerns.
What is "retaliation" or "adverse action"?
One of OSHA's primary employer responsibilities is to ensure that the workplace is free from these.
What are "recognized hazards"?
This is what workers should do when they notice an unsafe condition in their workplace.
What is report the unsafe condition to their supervisor or employer?
The S in OSHA stands for...
Safety!
If an employer retaliates against an employee for cooperating with an OSHA inspection, the worker has this right.
What is "file a whistleblower complaint"?
Under OSHA regulations, workers have the right to see these safety-related documents that outline known workplace hazards and protective measures.
What are "Safety Data Sheets (SDS)"?
This essential process involves identifying and correcting hazards before an accident happens.
What is a "workplace hazard assessment"?
Workers are expected to use this type of equipment correctly to protect themselves from workplace hazards.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
A employer can retaliate against employee who has reported them to OSHA when....
NEVER!
Workers have the right to accompany an OSHA inspector during this part of the inspection.
What is the "walkthrough" or "inspection tour"?
OSHA requires that workers receive training on this to understand and recognize workplace hazards.
What is "hazard communication"?
Employers are required to report this type of workplace incident within 8 hours.
What is "a workplace fatality"?
Workers must refrain from this action, which could result in fines or legal issues, as it impedes safety investigations and workplace compliance.
What is providing false information or withholding details from OSHA or supervisors?
Workers are protected by this when sharing information about unsafe working conditions or potential violations with an inspector.
What is "confidentiality"?
This right ensures workers can refuse to do a job if it poses an immediate danger to their safety.
What is "the right to refuse dangerous work"?
OSHA mandates that employers must keep these records to document compliance and safety measures.
What are "safety training records and incident logs"?
Workers should be aware of this important legal right related to safety training and information, ensuring they fulfill their responsibility to seek it if it is not offered.
What is the right to receive training and information in a language they understand and the responsibility to request clarification when needed?
Staying in OSHA compliance is as easy as....
What is following OSHA standards