http://www.safetyxchange.org/compliance-risk-management/osha-inspection-war-stories Putting Safety First Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1005 hourly 1 http://www.safetyxchange.org/compliance-risk-management/osha-inspection-war-stories/comment-page-1#comment-217 sherrig@leadedge.com Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:20:31 +0000 http://www.safetyxchange.org/?p=5008#comment-217 Your story is more like good fortune than it is a war story. If you had let the inspector in, he would most likely have found SOMETHING to write you up on. ALWAYS ask to see their credentials first. Once you've verified that they are actually OSHA inspectors, ask to see the written complaint. Finally, train key employees who may have first contact with the inspector not to disclose any information about the company, but to ask the person(s) to wait until they locate you, or upper management, whichever is preferred at your organization. It is not that you are trying to hide anything, you just don't want someone saying something like, "Oh, are you here about the accident that happened last week?" or "Did someone call you about the union's complaint about the lighting in the....?" or other such comments that can cause undue focus on an unrelated incident that you may have already corrected. Your story is more like good fortune than it is a war story. If you had let the inspector in, he would most likely have found SOMETHING to write you up on. ALWAYS ask to see their credentials first. Once you've verified that they are actually OSHA inspectors, ask to see the written complaint. Finally, train key employees who may have first contact with the inspector not to disclose any information about the company, but to ask the person(s) to wait until they locate you, or upper management, whichever is preferred at your organization. It is not that you are trying to hide anything, you just don't want someone saying something like, "Oh, are you here about the accident that happened last week?" or "Did someone call you about the union's complaint about the lighting in the....?" or other such comments that can cause undue focus on an unrelated incident that you may have already corrected.

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