No company wants an on-site investigation or a citation from
the federal government. Before either occurs, the
employer will have an opportunity to respond to a complaint.
Take preventative action now and know how to respond
to a notice.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is on
high alert and aggressively checking in with companies on their
workplace compliance standards during the coronavirus/COVID-19
pandemic. How you handle an inquiry can make the difference between
having the issue dismissed or triggering an OSHA job site
inspection, or worse yet, a citation.
In September alone, OSHA issued 31 updates and
pronouncements on its work and the state of workplace safety in
general, including everything from reporting work-related cases of
coronavirus to handling whistleblowers. On its website, OSHA lists
six citations against employers, up from zero citations the month
before, clearly indicating that OSHA is back at work responding
