OSHA

OSHA Experience:   

1.   OSHA Inspections – Mr. Peterson participated in opening conferences, accompanied OSHA Compliance Officers during compliance inspections, and participated in closing conferences relative to 69 OSHA inspections conducted over a 40-year period.  During the most recent 10 years of Mr. Peterson’s management of OSHA matters, OSHA conducted 16 inspections of his company’s projects but found only one violation in total; this single violation was classified as an “Other” violation (not “Serious”) with no monetary penalty.

2.   OSHA Citations Contested – Mr. Peterson has contested citations, attended informal conferences, negotiated with Solicitors, and attended trials before Administrative Law Judges.

3.  Pro Se Representation – Mr. Peterson represented his company (pro se) before Administrative Law Judges in four OSHA cases.

4. Testimony  – Mr. Peterson testified at two OSHA negotiated rulemaking fact-finding hearings:

  • Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (SENRAC)
  • Crane and Derrick Advisory Committee (CDAC)

5.  Partnership

  • Safety and Health Partnership for Excellence (SHAPE) partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) – Mr. Peterson served for 15 years on the AGC Houston Task Force Committee that negotiated and maintained the partnership agreement.
  • OSHA / AGC SHAPE Associate partnership agreement – On December 16, 2003, Mr. Peterson executed with OSHA the first such agreement in the country for a specialty contractor and he subsequently maintained the partnership through December of 2012.

6.  OSHA Regulations – Mr. Peterson’s knowledge of OSHA regulations is a result of:

a. Interaction with OSHA regarding the above matters

b. Receipt of training from third parties, and

c. Self-study of the following written materials:

  • OSHA regulations
  • OSHA guidelines
  • OSHA directives
  • OSHA letters of interpretation
  • OSHA-provided safety training materials and booklets
  • Articles related to OSHA found in peer-reviewed safety journals

 

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