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29 U.S.C. § 658 — Citations
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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) 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)** 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) Promulgation by Secretary of national consensus standards and established Federal standards; time for promulgation; conflicting standards** Without regard to chapter 5 of title 5 or to the other subsections of this section, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable during the period beginning with the effective date of this chapter and ending two years after such date, by rule promulgate as an occupational safety or health standard any national consensus standard, and any established Federal standard, unless he determines that the promulgation of such a standard would not result in improved safety or health for specifically designated employees. In the event of conflict among any such standards, the Secretary shall promulgate the standard which assures the greatest protection of the safety or health of the affected employees.
**(b) Procedure for promulgation, modification, or revocation of standards** The Secretary may by rule promulgate, modify, or revoke any occupational safety or health standard in the following manner:
(1) Whenever the Secretary, upon the basis of information submitted to him in writing by an interested person, a representative of any organization of employers or employees, a nationally recognized standards-producing organization, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or a State or political subdivision, or on the basis of information developed by the Secretary or otherwise available to him, determines that a rule should be promulgated in order to serve the objectives of this chapter, the Secretary may request the recommendations of an advisory committee appointed under [section 656 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section656
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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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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 658
(d) Obtaining of information
Any information obtained by the Secretary,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or
a State agency under this chapter shall be ob-
tained with a minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small businesses. Un-
necessary duplication of efforts in obtaining in-
formation shall be reduced to the maximum ex-
tent feasible.
(e) Employer and authorized employee rep-
resentatives to accompany Secretary or his
authorized representative on inspection of
workplace;
consultation
with
employees
where no authorized employee representa-
tive is present
Subject to regulations issued by the Sec-
retary, a representative of the employer and a
representative authorized by his employees shall
be given an opportunity to accompany the Sec-
retary or his authorized representative during
the physical inspection of any workplace under
subsection (a) for the purpose of aiding such in-
spection. Where there is no authorized employee
representative, the Secretary or his authorized
representative shall consult with a reasonable
number of employees concerning matters of
health and safety in the workplace.
(f) Request for inspection by employees or rep-
resentative of employees; grounds; proce-
dure; determination of request; notification
of Secretary or representative prior to or
during any inspection of violations; proce-
dure for review of refusal by representative
of Secretary to issue citation for alleged vio-
lations
(1) Any employees or representative of em-
ployees who believe that a violation of a safety
or health standard exists that threatens phys-
ical harm, or that an imminent danger exists,
may request an inspection by giving notice to
the Secretary or his authorized representati
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