OSHA inspection
Safety compliance check
An OSHA inspection is a workplace examination conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing safety standards.
Inspections may be routine, triggered by employee complaints, or prompted by workplace accidents.
Inspectors check for hazards and regulatory violations: The factory shut down the line during the OSHA inspection.
Violations can result in fines or mandated corrections.
- safetyFreedom from harm
- safety violationBreach of protective regulations
- violationBreaking of rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- citationMention of a source
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OSHA inspectionself-certification
Declaring one's own compliance
self-regulation · honor system · internal audit · self-policing · deregulation
OSHA inspectionderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
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