Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Workplace Safety Voluntary Self-Audits

Do you need guidance on conducting voluntary safety self-audits of the workplace to reduce potential liability under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)? Review our newly published practice note, Workplace Safety Voluntary Self-Audits to Reduce Potential OSH Act Liability, by Jamie J. Spataro, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

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