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Democrats raise alarm as states accused of warning employers before ‘surprise inspections’

US lawmakers have written to the Department of Labor inquiring into reports some state safety agencies are tipping off employers before workplace inspections are conducted.

The letter from ranking Democratic members of the House committee on education and the workforce, the congressman Robert “Bobby” Scott and the congresswoman Dr Alma Adams, cites testimony from farm workers and advocates in California and a New York Times article on child labor where an employer in South Carolina admitted to ordering workers to clean up and prepare for an inspection after receiving a tip-off about an upcoming inspection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha).

bluGill ,

Often they have to do this. Most places that you would inspect have bio-security, safety, or other policies that need to be followed for good reasons. The first step of any inspection needs to be find out what those policies are and follow them. Generally the policies are reasonable and based off of sound science, but they are just different enough from place to place that you need to check. Often the place you are inspecting will arrange someone who knows the policies to go with you - but they need to ensure that person isn't on vacation (or otherwise doing something that must be done). Of course checking in like that tips people off that you are going to inspect.

If you enter a barn your clothing needs to be disinfected, you need to shower, and you can't enter any other barn for a day (most farms with this policy have more than one barn so the inspection will be several days or you needs lots of inspectors). A forklift will not see you, so you need to understand where the safe places are so the forklift doesn't run you over.

I am for surprise inspections. However there is very good reason you cannot have them despite the value.

HubertManne ,

Im surprised we even have inspectors. Feels like eveything became self reported.

Aurenkin ,

Is this… regulatory capture? 🫱🦋

henfredemars ,

It happens regularly with the EPA too. Source is my friend who works there.

Yes, he has reported this practice multiple times. No, they don’t care but at least they haven’t retaliated against him.

karashta ,

I remember the EPA inspections when I worked in pest control. They were basically a joke.

henfredemars ,

He said the EPA is a glorified tax collector with no real powers to enforce the law. Advance notice of such inspections mainly serves as a cost management measure, forgetting their main purpose which is of course to protect the environment.

cheese_greater ,

Take them out of office, screaming and scratching the doorways on their way out. Never allow them to pull their shit again

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