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OSHRC Seeks Input On General Duty Authority To Address Heat Stress

April 16, 2018 at 6:47 PM
OSHA's review commission is seeking unusual public input on whether and how regulators can address workplace heat stress cases under the agency's general duty clause, as a company is challenging a citation arguing that the Secretary failed to establish that the hazard existed or that the employer could have reasonably recognized such a hazard. OSHRC requested that by April 30 , interested parties file briefs in the case Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor vs. A.H. Sturgill Roofing, Inc....

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