OSHA Case Study

Safety management is the top priority of OSHA, therefore management should always be prepared to allow compliance inspector to conduct inspection after verification of credential. It is vital for employers to refuse OSHA compliance officers to enter company property. It is the employer rights under federal and state law. Furthermore employer may refuse entry to OSHA compliance officer by demanding that OSHA provide a search warrant. As provided in my pervious post that the company should allow OSHA’s compliance officers to conduct the inspection, so as to avoid an action for contempt. It is important to understand that requesting OSHA inspector to provide a search warrant often lead to postponement of the inspection while at the same time gives