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Ignorance (Sometimes) Can Be a Defense in OSHA Arguments
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1976.tb00892.x
Subject(s) - ignorance , order (exchange) , administration (probate law) , occupational safety and health , law , business , law and economics , political science , sociology , finance
Ignorance of Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations can sometimes be used as a defense for not following requirements. OSHA must be able to prove intentional disregard for their regulations in order to prove the existence of a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.