OSHA is authorized and mandated to conduct scheduled and random workplace inspections to determine employer compliance to the industrial and construction standards.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA is authorized and mandated to conduct scheduled and random workplace inspections to determine employer compliance to the industrial and construction standards. While most inspections are conducted without forewarning (up to a $1000 fine and/or 6 months in jail for alerting an employer), OSHA may inform the employer of an upcoming inspection under specific conditions.
The focused inspection streamlines the inspection procedures. It allows the CO to help the employer who is working toward compliance and locate the employer who regards his employees as consumables. The resulting “comprehensive” inspection of such an employer may prove costly before the desired results are reached.