By: Tammie

Tammie — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:51:42 +0000

Mimidunn,
Perhaps you should read the article again.
Six of the OSHA citations against Exel were classified as willful for failing to:
record injuries on the OSHA 300 log for four years
evaluate the accuracy of the logs before certifying them for three years, and
develop and implement an effective hearing conservation program.The citations claim Exel intentionally failed to report 42 serious injuries to workers over four years — 43% of all such injuries during the period.
The Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division is investigating potential violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
If during the course of an investigation OSHA (or any other gov. entity) have findings of unethical operation it is their responsibility to contact the government entity that monitors the departments of such violations. It appears from this article that was what has taken place and the investigations have followed and are being conducted as per protocol.

By: mimidunn

mimidunn — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:20:33 +0000

OSHA has outlived its usefullness in on site inspections. A bookeeping error whether intentional or not does not put workers at risk. OSHA has nothing to do with how much a person is paid or what their rent costs are. Where OSHA is concerned you are guilty and have to prove that you are innocent. Time to review the effectiveness and need for any agency with an acronym need to be reviewed for need and relevance. They have become collection and revenue agencies.

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By: Tammie

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