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29 U.S.C. § 654 — Duties of employers and employees
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**(a)** Each employer—
(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees;
(2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.
**(b)** Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this chapter which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.
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**(a)** Each employer—
(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees;
(2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.
**(b)** Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this chapter which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.
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**(a) Occupational safety and health protections**
(1) **In general** — Each employing office and each covered employee shall comply with the provisions of section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ([29 U.S.C. 654](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) **Definitions** — For purposes of the application under this section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [[29 U.S.C. 651](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]—
(A) the term “employer” as used in such Act means an employing office;
(B) the term “employee” as used in such Act means a covered employee;
(C) the term “employing office” includes the Government Accountability Office and any entity listed in subsection (a) of [section 1331 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim) that is responsible for correcting a violation of this section, irrespective of whether the entity has an employment relationship with any covered employee in any employing office in which such a violation occurs; and
(D) the term “employee” includes employees of the Government Accountability Office.
**(b) Remedy** The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be an order to correct the violation, including such order as would be appropriate if issued under section 13(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ([29 U.S.C. 662(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section662/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c) Procedures**
(1) **Requests for inspections** — Upon written request of any employing office or covered employee, the General Counsel shal
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**(a) Authority to issue; grounds; contents; notice in lieu of citation for de minimis violations** If, upon inspection or investigation, the Secretary or his authorized representative believes that an employer has violated a requirement of [section 654 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654&num=0&edition=prelim), of any standard, rule or order promulgated pursuant to [section 655 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section655&num=0&edition=prelim), or of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter, he shall with reasonable promptness issue a citation to the employer. Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of the chapter, standard, rule, regulation, or order alleged to have been violated. In addition, the citation shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation. The Secretary may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice in lieu of a citation with respect to de minimis violations which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.
**(b) Posting** Each citation issued under this section, or a copy or copies thereof, shall be prominently posted, as prescribed in regulations issued by the Secretary, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation occurred.
**(c) Time for issuance** No citation may be issued under this section after the expiration of six months following the occurrence of any violation.
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**(a) Willful or repeated violation** Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of [section 654 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654&num=0&edition=prelim), any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to [section 655 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section655&num=0&edition=prelim), or regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $70,000 for each violation, but not less than $5,000 for each willful violation.
**(b) Citation for serious violation** Any employer who has received a citation for a serious violation of the requirements of [section 654 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654&num=0&edition=prelim), of any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to [section 655 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section655&num=0&edition=prelim), or of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter, shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to $7,000 for each such violation.
**(c) Citation for violation determined not serious** Any employer who has received a citation for a violation of the requirements of [section 654 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section654&num=0&edition=prelim), of any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to [section 655 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section655&num=0&edition=prelim), or of regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter, and such violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a civil penalty
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**(a) Definitions** For purposes of this section, except subsection (r)—
(1) **Major source** — The term “major source” means any stationary source or group of stationary sources located within a contiguous area and under common control that emits or has the potential to emit considering controls, in the aggregate, 10 tons per year or more of any hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons per year or more of any combination of hazardous air pollutants. The Administrator may establish a lesser quantity, or in the case of radionuclides different criteria, for a major source than that specified in the previous sentence, on the basis of the potency of the air pollutant, persistence, potential for bioaccumulation, other characteristics of the air pollutant, or other relevant factors.
(2) **Area source** — The term “area source” means any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source. For purposes of this section, the term “area source” shall not include motor vehicles or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under subchapter II.
(3) **Stationary source** — The term “stationary source” shall have the same meaning as such term has under [section 7411(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7411/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **New source** — The term “new source” means a stationary source the construction or reconstruction of which is commenced after the Administrator first proposes regulations under this section establishing an emission standard applicable to such source.
(5) **Modification** — The term “modification” means any physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a major source which increases the actual emissions of any hazardous air pollutant emitted by such source by more
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 655
Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 845, known as the National Foun-
dation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 951 et
seq.) of chapter 26 of Title 20, Education. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 951 of Title 20 and Tables.
The effective date of this chapter, referred to in sub-
sec. (b)(2), (3), is the effective date of Pub. L. 91–596,
which is 120 days after Dec. 29, 1970, see section 34 of
Pub. L. 91–596, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 651 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EPA ADMINISTRATOR NOT EXERCISING ‘‘STATUTORY AU-
THORITY’’ UNDER THIS SECTION
IN EXERCISING ANY
AUTHORITY UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
In exercising any authority under the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) in connec-
tion with amendment made by section 15(a) of Pub. L.
101–637, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency not, for purposes of subsection (b)(1) of
this section, to be considered to be exercising statutory
authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regula-
tions affecting occupational safety and health, see sec-
tion 15(b) of Pub. L. 101–637, set out as a note under sec-
tion 2646 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
Executive Documents
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is-
lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
§ 654. Duties of employers and employees
(a) Each employer—
(1) shall furnish to each of his employees em-
ployment and a place of employment which
are free from recognized hazards that are caus-
ing or are like
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