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?