Guides to checking OSHA records
Short, plain-English guides for people who hire contractors and suppliers.
How current is OSHA enforcement data?
How often OSHA enforcement data updates, why recent inspections can be missing, why penalties change, and how to use a report date sensibly.
How to check a contractor's OSHA record
A step-by-step way to check a contractor's OSHA inspection history, what to read first, and what a record, or no record, does and does not tell you.
How to read an OSHA inspection record
A plain-English walk through an OSHA inspection record: inspection type, scope, dates, citations, and why the initial and current penalties can differ.
OSHA citation types explained: Serious, Willful, Repeat
What Willful, Repeat, Serious, Other and Unclassified mean on an OSHA record, how they differ, and how to read them without jumping to conclusions.
OSHA search by company name: why results mislead
Trading names, LLC versus Inc, branches and same-name companies can all make an OSHA name search misleading. Here is how to check a list properly.
Subcontractor safety prequalification and OSHA data
What to ask a subcontractor about safety, what OSHA inspection data adds, what it cannot tell you, and a short checklist you can copy.