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  • Formatas: Hardback, 358 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 238x158x30 mm, weight: 662 g, 5 BW Illustrations, 16 BW Photos, 2 Tables
  • Išleidimo metai: 31-Mar-2016
  • Leidėjas: Bernan Press
  • ISBN-10: 1598886789
  • ISBN-13: 9781598886788
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 358 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 238x158x30 mm, weight: 662 g, 5 BW Illustrations, 16 BW Photos, 2 Tables
  • Išleidimo metai: 31-Mar-2016
  • Leidėjas: Bernan Press
  • ISBN-10: 1598886789
  • ISBN-13: 9781598886788
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Now in its third edition, this popular Handbook has been your go-to guide to the fundamentals of occupational safety and health law for over a decade. This new edition provides an authoritative and up-to-date reference that you count on for its reliable information and straightforward explanation. Each chapter is written by a highly respected attorney who is an expert in the field. Yet the book is written without legal jargon, in plain English that anyone can understand. In it, the authors provide interpretations of many facets of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, review regulations and standards governing employee protection, and offer advice for dealing with regulatory authorities.

The Handbook covers all of the important legal aspects of the Occupational Safety and Health Act with clearly written explanations of such issues as the boundaries of OSHA regulations, general administrative law concepts, and OSHA's enforcement tactics. It provides Practitioner's Tipsuseful legal guidance given by experienced attorneys for complying with OSHA inspection regulations and enforcing employers' and employees' rights during inspections. It describes changes to the probable cause test under OSHA's Warrant Requirement. It also explains the legal and practical consequences facing a business not contesting OSHA citations, OSHA's use of Monitoring Devices on Employees, and more. This new edition covers major changes to the Hazard Communication Standard, new enforcement initiatives, updated regulations in the construction industry, new emergency response procedures, and more.

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[ P]rovides an authoritative and up-to-date reference that youll quickly rely on for straightforward explanations. * Occupational Health & Safety * Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook is the go-to reference and resource for the fundamentals of occupational safety and health law in America, including matters pertaining to the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Each chapter is by an expert attorney in the specific field. Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook has been deliberately written in plain-terms English, avoiding legal jargon so as to be accessible to readers of all backgrounds. The updated third edition includes new material about major changes to the Hazard Communication Standard, new enforcement initiatives, updated regulations in the construction industry, new emergency response procedures, and more. Although Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook cannot substitute for the counsel of a trained attorney, it is an invaluable tool for reducing the risk that legal troubles will arise in the first place - and an excellent resource to study prior to consulting with an expensive professional who bills by the hour! Highly recommended for law, college, and corporate reference shelves. * Midwest Book Review *

Preface xv
About the Authors xvii
1 Occupational Safety and Health Act 1(53)
1.0 Overview
1(2)
1.1 Comparison of OSHA and EPA.
2(1)
1.2 OSHA, the Organization
2(1)
2.0 Legislative Framework
3(3)
2.1 Purpose of the Act
3(1)
2.2 Coverage of the Act
4(1)
2.3 Exemptions from the Act
5(1)
2.4 Telecommuting and Home Workplaces
6(1)
3.0 Scope of OSHA Standards
6(4)
3.1 Areas Covered by the OSHA Standards
7(1)
3.2 Overview of Standards
8(1)
3.3 Overview of Health Standards
8(1)
3.4 Overview of Safety Standards
9(1)
4.0 Standard Setting
10(8)
4.1 Consensus Standards: Section 6(a)
10(2)
4.2 Standards Completion and Deletion Processes
12(1)
4.3 Permanent Standards: Section 6(b)
12(2)
4.4 Emergency Temporary Standards
14(1)
4.5 General Duty Clause, 5(a)(1)
15(1)
4.6 Feasibility and the Balancing Debate
15(3)
5.0 Variances
18(1)
5.1 Temporary Variances
18(1)
5.2 Permanent Variances
19(1)
6.0 Compliance and Inspections
19(6)
6.1 Field Structure
19(1)
6.2 Role of Inspections
19(1)
6.3 Training and Competence of Inspectors
20(1)
6.4 Citations, Fines, and Penalties
21(2)
6.5 OSHA Citation and Penalty Patterns
23(1)
6.6 Communicating and Enforcing Company Rules
23(1)
6.7 Warrantless Inspections: The Barlow Case
24(1)
7.0 Recordkeeping
25(3)
7.1 Accident Reports
25(1)
7.2 Monitoring and Medical Records
26(1)
7.3 Hazard Communication
27(1)
7.4 Access to Records
27(1)
7.5 Programmatic Standards
28(1)
8.0 Refusal to Work and Whistle-blowing
28(2)
8.1 Refusal to Work
28(1)
8.2 Protection of Whistle-blowing
29(1)
9.0 Federal and State Employees
30(1)
9.1 Federal Agencies
30(1)
9.2 State Employees
31(1)
10.0 State OSHA Programs
31(2)
10.1 Concept
31(1)
10.2 Critiques
32(1)
11.0 Consultation
33(1)
11.1 Education
33(1)
11.2 Alliances
34(1)
12.0 Overlapping Jurisdiction
34(1)
13.0 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
35(2)
13.1 OSHRC Appeal Process
36(1)
13.2 Limitations of the Commission
36(1)
14.0 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
37(1)
14.1 In Theory
37(1)
14.2 In Practice
37(1)
15.0 Hazard Communication Regulations
38(6)
15.1 Reason for the Regulation
38(1)
15.2 Scope and Components
39(1)
15.3 Hazard Evaluation
40(1)
15.4 Trade Secrets
41(1)
15.5 Federal Preemption Controversy
42(2)
16.0 Ergonomics Issues
44(2)
16.1 Background
44(1)
16.2 Scope of the Problem
44(1)
16.3 Scope of the Standard
45(1)
17.0 Legislation
46(8)
2 The Rulemaking Process 54(16)
1.0 Overview
54(1)
2.0 The Rulemaking Process
55(5)
2.1 Petitions for Rulemaking
55(1)
2.2 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
56(1)
2.3 Advisory Committees
56(1)
2.4 Regulatory Agenda.
57(1)
2.5 Request for Information & Advanced Notice of Rulemaking
58(1)
2.6 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
58(1)
2.7 Hearings
59(1)
2.8 The Final Rule
59(1)
3.0 Negotiated Rulemaking
60(1)
4.0 Other Applicable Statutes Concerning Rulemaking
60(1)
5.0 Delays in Rulemaking
61(1)
6.0 Emergency Temporary Standards
62(1)
7.0 Variances
63(2)
7.1 Temporary Variance
63(1)
7.2 Permanent Variance
64(1)
7.3 Interim Order
65(1)
8.0 State Law Standards/Jurisdiction
65(1)
9.0 Judicial Review
66(4)
3 The Duty to Comply with Standards 70(20)
1.0 Overview
70(1)
2.0 Applicability of OSHA Standards
70(2)
2.1 The General Principle of Preemption
70(1)
2.2 Special Applicability Problems
71(1)
3.0 General Principles of the Duty to Comply
72(3)
3.1 The Exposure Rule
72(1)
3.2 To Whose Employee Does the Duty Run?
73(2)
4.0 Actual or Constructive Knowledge
75(1)
5.0 Additional Elements That OSHA Must Sometimes Prove
76(1)
6.0 The Employer's Substantive Affirmative Defenses
77(13)
6.1 Infeasibility
77(1)
6.2 The Greater Hazard Defense
78(1)
6.3 Unpreventable Employee Misconduct
79(1)
6.4 Invalidity of the Standard
80(1)
6.5 De Minimis
81(9)
4 The General Duty Clause 90(15)
1.0 Overview
90(2)
2.0 Who Is Protected by the General Duty Clause?
92(2)
3.0 The Existence of a Hazard
94(1)
4.0 Recognized Hazard
95(3)
4.1 Industry Recognition
95(1)
4.2 Employer Recognition
96(1)
4.3 Obvious Hazard Recognition
97(1)
5.0 Causing or Likely to Cause Death or Serious Physical Harm
98(1)
6.0 Feasible Measures to Correct the Hazard
99(2)
7.0 Practical Enforcement of the General Duty Clause
101(1)
8.0 Conclusion
102(3)
5 Recordkeeping 105(45)
1.0 Overview
105(1)
2.0 Statutory Authority
106(1)
3.0 Injury and Illness Recordkeeping
107(25)
3.1 History of the Recordkeeping Requirements
107(1)
3.2 OSHA's Authority to Require Employers to Keep Records
107(1)
3.3 Identifying Injuries and Illnesses that Must be Recorded
108(16)
3.4 Special Cases
124(4)
3.5 Recordkeeping Forms and Retention Periods
128(1)
3.6 Employee Involvement and Access to Records
129(1)
3.7 Privacy Cases
129(1)
3.8 Reporting Injuries and Fatalities
130(2)
3.9 Exemptions from Recordkeeping Requirements
132(1)
4.0 OSHA Standards Requiring Written Documents
132(8)
4.1 Safety Standard Recordkeeping Requirements
133(2)
4.2 The Health Standards
135(2)
4.3 Hazard Communication and Bloodborne Pathogens
137(2)
4.4 The Access Standard
139(1)
5.0 Using Records to Prove Compliance
140(10)
6 Employees' and Employers' Rights 150(12)
1.0 Introduction
150(2)
2.0 What Are the Employees' Rights in This Scenario?
152(3)
2.1 Right to Complain.
153(1)
2.2 Right to Refuse to Work.
153(1)
2.3 Right to Information
154(1)
2.4 Right to Participate.
154(1)
2.5 Right to a Workplace Free From Recognized Hazards
155(1)
3.0 What Are the Employer's Rights in This Scenario?
155(7)
3.1 Right to a Reasonable Inspection
156(1)
3.2 Right to Representation During Any Interview of a Management Employee
157(1)
3.3 Right Not to Perform Work or Process Demonstrations
158(1)
3.4 Right to Continue Operations in a Safe Manner
159(1)
3.5 Right to Protect Trade Secret Information
159(1)
3.6 Right to Establish Unpreventable Employee Misconduct as a Defense
160(2)
7 Refusal to Work and Whistleblower Protection 162(16)
1.0 Overview
162(1)
2.0 Refusal to Work
163(8)
2.1 Federal Statutes
163(7)
2.2 State Statutes
170(1)
2.3 Common Law
170(1)
3.0 Whistleblowing
171(1)
3.1 Federal Statutes
171(1)
3.2 State Statutes
172(1)
3.3 Common Law
172(1)
4.0 Conclusion
172(6)
8 Hazard Communication: Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System in the 21st Century 178(21)
1.0 Overview
178(2)
2.0 The Hazard Communication Standard and Push Toward Global Harmonization
180(4)
2.1 The Hazard Communication Standard
180(1)
2.2 Problems with HCS
180(3)
2.3 Move toward GHS and RHCS
183(1)
3.0 Revised Hazard Communication Standard
184(8)
3.1 Key Purpose and Scope
184(1)
3.2 Key Requirements
184(6)
3.3 Implementation of RCHS
190(1)
3.4 Areas of Continuing Concern
191(1)
4.0 Conclusion
192(7)
9 Voluntary Safety and Health Self-Audits 199(18)
1.0 Overview
199(1)
2.0 The Significance of Voluntary Safety and Health Auditing
200(4)
2.1 Overview of Audits
200(2)
2.2 Auditing Tips
202(2)
3.0 OSHA's Voluntary Self-Audit Policy
204(4)
3.1 Purpose
204(1)
3.2 Scope
204(1)
3.3 Provisions
205(1)
3.4 Limitations
206(1)
3.5 Critique
207(1)
4.0 Privileges & Protections from Disclosure of Audit Information
208(5)
4.1 Introduction
208(1)
4.2 The Self-Audit Privilege
208(3)
4.3 The Attorney/Client Privilege
211(1)
4.4 Attorney Work Product Doctrine
212(1)
5.0 Conclusion
213(4)
10 Inspections and Investigations 217(14)
1.0 Introduction
217(1)
2.0 Types of Inspections and Investigations
218(1)
2.1 Programmed Inspections
218(1)
2.2 Complaint Investigations
218(1)
2.3 Referral Inspections
219(1)
2.4 Imminent Danger Inspections
219(1)
2.5 Fatality/Catastrophe (FAT/CAT) Investigations
219(1)
3.0 OSHA at the Doorstep
219(4)
3.1 Consenting to the Inspection
220(1)
3.2 Requiring a Warrant
220(1)
3.3 Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement
221(1)
3.4 Challenging the Warrant
222(1)
4.0 The Inspection Tour
223(4)
4.1 Opening Conference
223(1)
4.2 Physical Inspection
223(3)
4.3 Document Review
226(1)
4.4 The Closing Meeting
227(1)
5.0 After the Closing Meeting
227(4)
11 Understanding and Contesting OSHA Citations 231(19)
1.0 Overview
231(1)
2.0 Understanding the OSHA Citation
231(5)
2.1 The Violation
232(1)
2.2 The Classification
233(1)
2.3 The Penalty
234(2)
2.4 Abatement Requirements
236(1)
3.0 Addressing an OSHA Citation
236(1)
4.0 What are my Options?
236(2)
4.1 Accepting the Citation
237(1)
4.2 Informal Conference and Settlement
237(1)
4.3 Formal Settlement
237(1)
4.3 Contesting OSHA Citations
237(1)
5.0 Why Should an Employer Contest a Citation?
238(2)
5.1 Abatement Can Be Significant and Long Term
238(1)
5.2 Citations Can Result in Repeat Violations Later
238(1)
5.3 Each Citation on the Employer's Record Increases the Chances of a Willful Violation
238(1)
5.4 Jail Time
238(1)
5.5 Citations Can Sometimes Be Used Against an Employer in Litigation
239(1)
5.6 Citations Can Hinder Business Opportunities and Damage Reputations
239(1)
6.0 The Process of an OSHA Contest
240(5)
6.1 Notice of Contest
240(1)
6.2 Review by OSHRC Administrative Law Judge
241(2)
6.3 OSHRC Discretionary Review
243(1)
6.4 Judicial Review
244(1)
6.5 Recover of Costs and Attorney Fees
245(1)
7.0 Employee Participation
245(5)
12 Criminal Enforcement of Violations 250(11)
1.0 Overview
250(1)
2.0 Willful Violations Causing Death to Employee
251(1)
3.0 Federal Prosecution
252(2)
3.1 Referral and Review
252(1)
3.2 Criminal Prosecutions Do Happen
253(1)
4.0 False Statements and Advance Notice
254(1)
5.0 Who is an "Employer"?
254(1)
6.0 State Enforcement
255(1)
7.0 Prosecution under Environmental Statutes
256(1)
8.0 Legislative Proposals and Prospects
257(4)
13 Judicial Review of Enforcement Actions 261(11)
1.0 Overview
261(1)
2.0 Jurisdiction
262(1)
2.1 Who Can Bring An Appeal?
262(1)
2.2 Which Courts Can Hear An Appeal?
263(1)
3.0 Timing
263(2)
3.1 Requirements Before Filing An Appeal
263(1)
3.2 When Do I Bring An Appeal?
264(1)
3.3 Filing for a Stay of Final Order
264(1)
3.4 Pre-Enforcement Judicial Review
265(1)
4.0 Scope of Judicial Review
265(3)
4.1 Rules and Practice Guidelines
265(1)
4.2 Standard of Review: Conclusions of Fact
266(1)
4.3 Standard of Review: Conclusion of Law
266(2)
4.4 Precedential Effect of Judicial Decisions
268(1)
5.0 Conclusion
268(4)
14 Imminent Danger Inspections 272(17)
1.0 Overview
272(1)
2.0 Imminent Danger Defined
273(1)
3.0 Nuts and Bolts of an Inspection
273(1)
4.0 The On-Site Visit
274(3)
5.0 Employee Representatives
277(1)
6.0 Opening Conference
277(1)
7.0 The Walk Around
278(1)
8.0 Notices of Imminent Danger & Temporary Restraining Orders
279(1)
9.0 Closing Conference
280(1)
10.0 Citations and Penalties
280(1)
11.0 Abatement
281(1)
12.0 MSHA Imminent Danger Inspections
282(2)
13.0 Individual Employee Rights and Labor Unions
284(1)
14.0 Summary
285(4)
Appendix: The Occupational Safety and Health Act 289
Marshall Lee Miller Margaret S. Lopez Francina M. Segbefia Arthur G. Sapper William K. Doran Katie A. Duggin Melissa A. Bailey John B. O'Loughlin, Jr. Kenneth B. Siepman John B. Flood Michael T. Heenan Eric J. Conn Lauren Handel Frank D. Davis Rachel Schaffer