Small Entity Compliance Guide for OSHA's Abatement Verification Regulation 29 CFR 1903.19

Abstract

Overview of ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REGULATION 29 CFR 1903.19 What is abatement? Abatement is the correction of the safety or health hazard/violation that led to an OSHA citation. Does this regulation apply to me? This regulation applies to you only if you have received a citation from OSHA during an inspection. What do I have to do? Fix the hazard. Certify that you've fixed the hazard. Notify your employees and their representatives that you have fixed the hazard. Send document(s) to OSHA saying that you have abated the hazard. Tag any cited movable equipment with a warning tag or a copy of the citation. What happens if I don't comply? You could get a citation for failure to certify to OSHA, notify employees, and tag movable equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA400360

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Labor

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electronic Mail
  • Industrial Relations
  • Inspection
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Office Buildings
  • Performance Tests
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Puerto Rico
  • Regulations
  • Safety
  • South Carolina
  • Verification
  • Virgin Islands

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

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  • Educational Psychology