Monday January 12, 2015
During an OSHA inspection, the Compliance Officer will request
employee interviews in order to gather facts as to whether there
may have been violations of the Agency's regulations. Many
employers fail to advise their employees of their rights during
such interviews and these rights are never exercised. The links
below provide you with the general rights of employees during
employee interviews.
Click here for article - RMSI - Responding to
An OSHA Inspection II - Employee Interviews
Click here for article - RMSI - Responding
to An OSHA Inspection III - Employee Interview Rights
Disclaimer: I would like to emphasize that the discussions,
examples and templates set forth above are from an insurance/risk
management perspective and is NOT legal advice. We do not
provide legal advice as we are not qualified to do so. I
highly recommend that you seek the advice of legal counsel in order
to become fully apprised of the legal implications related to these
issues. The information contained herein was obtained from sources
which to the best of the writer's knowledge are authentic and
reliable. Arthur J. Gallagher makes no guarantee of results,
and assumes no liability in connection with either the information
herein contained, or the safety suggestions herein made.
Moreover, it cannot be assumed that every acceptable safety
procedure is contained herein, or that abnormal or unusual
circumstances may not warrant or require further or additional
procedures, resources or advice.