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OSHA Inspections and Your Walkaround Rights
Learn what an OSHA inspector may do, who may walk the site with the inspector, how you can speak up or file a complaint, and what happens when a citation is issued.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1903.2, 1903.3, 1903.4, 1903.6, 1903.7, 1903.8, 1903.9(d), 1903.10, 1903.11, 1903.12(a), 1903.14, 1903.16 and 1903.17. It is not an OSHA card or license, and it is not legal advice. Part 1903 sets OSHA's inspection, citation and contest procedures and has no training requirement. Your employer must still post and keep posted the OSHA notice informing employees of their protections and obligations under the Act (29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)), and must post any citation it receives as 29 CFR 1903.16 requires.
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What you will learn
- Describe what an OSHA inspector may do during an inspection
- Explain the walkaround: who may accompany the inspector, and who decides
- Recognize how an employee can speak up, ask for an inspection, and what protects them
- Describe what happens after an inspection when a citation is issued
- Decide what to do, as a worker or crew lead, when an inspector arrives
Course outline
- What the inspector can do: Inspector authority; Advance notice is the exception; If entry is refused
- The walkaround: Who walks with the inspector; Employee or outside representative; Limits, disputes and trade secrets
- Speaking up: Telling the inspector what you know; Asking OSHA for an inspection; You are protected for speaking up
- After the inspection: Citations; Posting and contesting
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Worker, Supervisor, Career-starter
- Time: about 30 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR Part 1903 (Inspections, Citations and Proposed Penalties)
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