Occupational Safety and Health Law, 2009 ed.

This handbook focuses on general legal doctrine and practical considerations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), including law and regulations, enforcement standards, duties and rights of employers and employees, defenses, pre-hearing and hearing procedures, and appellate review. Covers scope of the Act, duties under the Act, enforcement, adjudication, and OSHA-related litigation. Appendixes include glossary of abbreviations and acronyms; statutes; act sections of the United State Code Conversion Table; text of the 1970 OSHA; and commission procedural rules, Freedom of Information Act regulations, and rules implementing the Equal Access to Justice Act.