1st Edition

Corporate Safety Compliance OSHA, Ethics, and the Law

By Thomas D. Schneid Copyright 2008
332 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

336 Pages
by CRC Press

Safety and health professionals face potential legal and ethical issues on an almost daily basis. In a landscape of changing responsibilities and new laws, they often make difficult decisions that can result, in hindsight, in the creation of legal issues and liabilities for themselves and their companies. Written by occupational health and safety expert Ton Schneid, Corporate Safety Compliance:... Read more

Introduction

History of OSHA

OSHA Inspection Procedures

Corporate Compliance Management

Preparing for an Inspection

OSHA Penalty Structure

Defenses to an OSHA Citation

Criminal Sanctions under the OSH Act and Beyond

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Appeal Procedures

Operational Compliance

Multi-Employer Worksite Issues

Workers’ Compensation and Safety

Other Litigation Issues

Other Laws Affecting the Safety Function

Ethics in the Safety Profession

Emerging Issues in Safety

Appendix A Rights and Responsibilities under the OSH Act

Appendix B Guide to Review Commission Procedures: Occupational

Safety and Health Review Commission (August 2005)

Appendix C SAMPLE Corporate Compliance Program Checklist

Appendix D The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Appendix E Secretary of Labor v. Summitt Contractors, Inc., Respondent

(OSHRC Docket No. 03-1622)

Appendix F OSHA: Employee Workplace Rights

Appendix G OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual CPL 2.103,

Section 8 — Chapter IV. Post-Inspection Procedures

Appendix H Workplace Violence: Hazard Awareness

Appendix I The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Appendix J CPL 02-00-124 — CPL 2-0.124 — Multi-Employer Citation Policy

Index

Biography

Thomas D. Schneid