Summary Of Responding To OSHA Inspection

This week’s discussion points out key safety policy and requirements, which empower EHS professional to be prepare at all time to address safety related deficiencies. This example relate to how EHS mangers are to increase emphasis on environmental health and safety management as well as inspection requirements. It also detailed relevant information that enable EHS professional to be aware of OSHA inspection. According to policy, as required by the OSHA Act, section 8(2) state that “to inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, any such place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials therein, and to question privately any such employer, owner, …show more content…
Although, the inspection is an unprogrammed inspection, the issues of presenting a warrant should not be a major factor. For Example, J. Steve Barnett author of Responding to OSHA Inspections and Citations writes “The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that warrantless searches by OSHA would be unconstitutional. However, OSHA may obtain a warrant ex parte and therefore refusing OSHA entry due to lack of a warrant may not be necessary in most cases” (Barnett, 2001). Therefore, our designated EHS officials should allow OSHA’s compliance officer to conduct the inspection. This should be followed by opening a conference. This will provide an opportunity for the inspector to state the basis and scope of the inspection and why our facilities was chosen for unplanned inspection. Based on the findings and the scope of the inspection, management can take corrective safety measures to address safety deficiencies as revealed in the inspection