Section 11 C Of The Osh Act

Since federal employees except usps employees are not covered by section 11 c a federal civilian employee in the executive branch who wishes to file a complaint alleging retaliation due to.

Section 11 c of the osh act. Section 11 c provides in general that no person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because the employee has. Section 11 c prohibits employers from retaliating against workers who in good faith attempt to exercise a worker safety related protected right under the law. A filed any complaint under or related to the act.

Osha also is responsible for enforcing whistleblower protection under ten other laws. Section 7 advisory committees. Section 5 duties.

In particular under section 11 c of the osh act these rights include filing an osha complaint participating in an inspection or talking to an inspector seeking access to employer exposure and injury records reporting an injury and raising a safety or health complaint with the employer. Covered by section 11 c. Osh act coverage was extended to usps employees on september 29 1998 by public law 105 241.

Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an order of the commission issued under subsection c of section 10 may obtain a review of such order in any united states court of appeals for the circuit in which the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the employer has its principal office or in the court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit by filing in such court within sixty days following the issuance of such order a written. The right of workers to seek safety and. B instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to the act.

Section 11 judicial review. Section 11 c of the occupational safety and health act of 1970 osh act prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for exercising a variety of rights guaranteed under the osh act such as filing a safety or health complaint with osha raising a health and safety concern with their employers participating in an osha inspection or reporting a work related injury or illness. 660 c no person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this act.

Section 10 procedure for enforcement. Section 6 occupational safety and health standards. Section 8 inspections investigations and recordkeeping.