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Demystifying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection process
Author(s) -
Price Lowell L.,
Goodman Terri
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60006-9
Subject(s) - administration (probate law) , occupational safety and health , business , process safety management , health care , process (computing) , environmental health , operations management , medicine , engineering , computer science , political science , law , pathology , operating system
• BEING PREPARED FOR an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection can save a facility money, as well as potentially protect employees from serious illness or injury. • THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINS the OSHA inspection process, types of violations that may be cited, and the appeals process for employers and employees. • ACTUAL CITATIONS GIVEN in four recent OSHA health care facility inspections are discussed and general recommendations to prepare for an OSHA site visit are given.