Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

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The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent federal adjudicatory agency that resolves disputes between employers and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over workplace safety and health citations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency ⓘ
adjudicatory agency ⓘ
independent federal agency ⓘ
appealProcess decisions reviewable in U.S. courts of appeals ⓘ
canReview abatement requirements in OSHA citations ⓘ
citations issued by OSHA ⓘ
penalties proposed by OSHA ⓘ
caseOutcome may affirm OSHA citations ⓘ
may modify OSHA citations ⓘ
may vacate OSHA citations ⓘ
caseType contested OSHA citations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBy United States Congress ⓘ
decisionType administrative adjudication ⓘ
employeeRight affected employees may participate in proceedings ⓘ
employerRight employers may contest OSHA citations before the Commission ⓘ
ensures due process in OSHA enforcement ⓘ
establishedInYear 1970 ⓘ
fundingSource federal appropriations ⓘ
governedBy three-member commission ⓘ
hasComponent Administrative Law Judges ⓘ
Commissioners ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.oshrc.gov ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
independenceFrom Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
issues decisions and orders ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
membersAppointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
membersConfirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
mission ensure fair and expeditious resolution of disputes arising under the OSH Act ⓘ
operatesAs quasi-judicial tribunal ⓘ
oversightBy United States Congress ⓘ
partOf United States occupational safety and health system ⓘ
primaryFunction adjudicate disputes over workplace safety and health citations ⓘ
provide independent review of OSHA enforcement actions ⓘ
proceduralLaw Administrative Procedure Act ⓘ
publishes final decisions ⓘ
procedural rules ⓘ
relatedTo Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
resolvesDisputesBetween Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
employers ⓘ
shortName OSHRC ⓘ
subjectArea occupational safety and health ⓘ
workplace safety regulation ⓘ
termLengthOfCommissioners six years ⓘ

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 → createsAgency → Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ
Public Law 91-596 → createdAgency → Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ
Public Law 91-596 → createdAgency → OSHRC ⓘ
linked to: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission → shortName → OSHRC ⓘ
linked to: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
United States occupational safety and health system → hasComponent → Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ
United States occupational safety and health system → primaryAdjudicatoryBody → Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ⓘ