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OSHRC Scraps Fall-Protection Citation Over ‘Actual Knowledge’ Test


March 11, 2021 at 06:55 PM
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has overturned a 2018 OSHA citation to a construction firm for falling hazards at a subcontractor’s worksite, holding that while the agency proved the company was a controlling employer at the site there was scant evidence that it was aware of the subcontractor’s violation.

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