[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2008] [Pages 487-489] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 1120 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3457 Phone, 202-606-5050. Fax, 202-418-3017. Internet, www.oshrc.gov. Chairman Horace A. Thompson Commissioners Thomasina V. Rogers, (vacancy) General Counsel Alexander Fernandez Chief Administrative Law Judge Irving Sommer Director, Office of Administration Richard C. Loeb Executive Secretary Ray H. Darling, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ensures the timely and fair resolution of cases involving the alleged exposure of American workers to unsafe or unhealthy working conditions. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial agency established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651-678). The Commission rules on cases when disagreements arise over the results of safety and health inspections performed by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Employers have the right to dispute any alleged job safety or health violation found during the inspection by OSHA, the penalties it proposes, and the time given to correct any hazardous situation. The Occupational Safety and Health Act covers virtually every employer in the country. Its purpose is to reduce the incidence of personal injuries, illness, and deaths among working men and women in the United States that result from their employment. It requires employers to provide a working environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees and to comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under the act. Activities The Commission was created to adjudicate enforcement actions initiated under the act when they are contested by employers, employees, or representatives of employees. A case arises when a citation, issued to an employer as the result of an OSHA [[Page 488]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T214669.054 [[Page 489]] inspection, is contested within 15 working days of receipt of the report. There are two levels of adjudication within the Commission. All cases are first assigned to an administrative law judge. A hearing is generally held in the community or as close as possible to where the alleged violation occurred. After the hearing, the judge issues a decision, based on findings of fact and conclusions of law. A substantial number of the judge's decisions become final orders of the Commission. However, if a party petitions the Commission members for review of the judge's decision and the petition is granted, Commission members will issue the final order. After a final order is issued, any party to the case may seek a review of the decision in the United States Courts of Appeals. The Commission's principal office is in Washington, DC. Administrative law judges are also located in two regional offices. Regional Offices ------------------------------------------------------------------------ City/Address Telephone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atlanta, GA (Rm. 2R90, Bldg. 1924, 100 Alabama St. SW., 404-562-1640 30303-3104)............................................ Denver, CO (Rm. 250, 1244 N. Speer Blvd., 80204-3582)... 303-844-3409 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources of Information Publications Copies of the Commission's Rules of Procedure, Guide to Review Commission Procedures, Guide to Simplified Proceedings, and Employee Guide to Review Commission Procedures: Supplement to the Guide to Review Commission Procedures, and decisions are available from the Office of the Executive Secretary. Phone, 202-606-5400. Fax, 202-606- 5050. Internet, www.oshrc.gov. For further information, contact the Director, Office of Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 1120 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3457. Phone, 202-606-5050. Fax, 202-418-3017. Internet, www.oshrc.gov. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDITORIAL NOTE: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence did not meet the publication deadline for submitting updated information of its activities, functions, and sources of information as required by the automatic disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(A)). ------------------------------------------------------------------------