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Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024. It took effect on May 31, 2024.
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What the agency says
In this final rule, OSHA is amending its Representatives of Employers and Employees regulation to clarify that the representative(s) authorized by employees may be an employee of the employer or a third party; such third-party employee representative(s) may accompany the OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) when, in the judgment of the CSHO, good cause has been shown why they are reasonably necessary to aid in the inspection. In the final rule, OSHA also clarified that a third party may be reasonably necessary because of their relevant knowledge, skills, or experience with hazards or conditions in the workplace or similar workplaces, or language or communication skills. OSHA concluded that these clarifications aid OSHA's workplace inspections by better enabling employees to select representative(s) of their choice to accompany the CSHO during a physical workplace inspection. Employee representation during the inspection is critically important to ensuring OSHA obtains the necessary information about worksite conditions and hazards.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-06572
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Labor Department; Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Published
- April 1, 2024
- Takes effect
- May 31, 2024
- Dates
- Effective date: This final rule is effective on May 31, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. OSHA-2023-0008
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1218-AD45
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 29 CFR 1903
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 44
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