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    <AgencyName>Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission</AgencyName>
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        <Address>1120 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3457</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Thomasina V. Rogers</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Cynthia L. Attwood</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Heather L. MacDougall</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Nadine N. Mancini</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Covette Rooney</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Debra A. Hall</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>John X. Cerveny, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="117" SortOrder="1">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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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).</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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 alleged job safety or health violations that OSHA inspectors find, the penalties that OSHA proposes, and the time given to correct a hazardous situation.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Occupational Safety and Health Act covers virtually every employer in the country. Its purpose is to reduce personal injuries, illness, and deaths of working men and women in the United States that result from their employment. It requires employers to provide a work environment free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to their employees. It also requires employers to comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under the act.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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 inspection, is contested within 15 working days of receipt of the report.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>A substantial number of the judge's decisions become final orders of the Commission. Commission members, however, will issue the final order if a party petitions the Commission members for review of the judge's decision and the petition is granted.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Commission's principal office is in Washington, DC.  Administrative law judges are also located in Atlanta and Denver regional offices.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.oshrc.gov/publications/index.html</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Publications</Header>
        <Paragraph>The Commission's publications are available online. Copies of its publications and decisions are also available from the Office of the Executive Secretary. Phone, 202-606-5400. Fax, 202-606-5050.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of the Executive Director, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 1120 Twentieth Street NW., Washington, DC 20036-3457. Phone, 202-606-5380. Fax, 202-418-3017.</Footer>
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