GENERAL DUTY CAUSE VIOLATIONS

  Description:     PART 1: The General Duty Clause-Using the requirements for General Duty Clause violations in Chapter 4 of the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM) and any additional information you can find in OSHA compliance directives or standards interpretations, describe a situation involving ergonomics that could be cited as a violation of the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act)- Explain how you citation meets the fou elements listed in the FOM as necessary to prove such a violation- PART II: Interpreting OSHA Standards-Search the OSHA standards interpretations and compliance directives for supplemental information on three standards that are important to you workplace or a workplace with which you are familiar. Discuss what you found for each of the standards- Does the information change the way you view these standards or what you might need to do to comply with them in you workplace?