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Judge Blocks OSHA Poultry Plant Inspection, Narrowing Enforcement Power


November 3, 2016 at 04:54 PM
A federal district court has blocked OSHA's plan for an expanded inspection of a poultry processing facility because the agency's sectoral enforcement program arbitrarily and unfairly targeted the plant for inspection beyond the circumstances of a reported incident -- a ruling that could limit OSHA inspection authority under its emphasis programs.

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