Advocates Press OSHRC To Expand Meaning Of ‘Affected’ Workers, Ensure Unions Can Participate In Cases

A large national coalition of worker advocacy groups is calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) to revise its procedures to allow interested parties including so-called “affected” employees to participate in cases before OSHRC even if they do not work directly for an employer contesting citations -- a move that would effectively expand the scope of cases stemming from multi-employer job sites.