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Partner Discusses OSHA’s Use of the General Duty Clause to Cite Employers for Heat-Related Incidents

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7.28.22

In an interview with Construction Dive, Howard Mavity explains OSHA’s use of the general duty clause to cite construction employers for heat-related incidents. The current lack of a formal heat standard means that OSHA falls back on the general duty clause, and Howard explains that this clause has “…evolved from being primarily aspirational to being a tool to cite when there’s not an obvious standard.”

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