The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission overturned by a 2-1 vote OSHA citations against an Ohio roofing company for the heat-related death of a worker in 2012.
The Feb. 28 decision could serve as a warning that the commission in future cases will reject the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s broad use of the general duty clause to cite employers when a specific rule doesn’t cover a hazard.
The general duty clause, part of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, requires employers to provide workplaces free from known hazards that can be feasibly abated.
Commission Chairman