Employee Reports of Unsafe or Unhealthful Working Conditions The. Department agrees that its occupational safety and health program will:
a. Assure response to employee reports of hazardous conditions and require inspection within twenty-four (24) hours for imminent danger, three (3) workdays for potentially serious conditions, and twenty (20) workdays for other conditions. Any employee or xxxxxxx is authorized to request an inspection of the workplace when he/she believes an unsafe or unhealthful condition exists. The request should be in writing and should be signed. The request will be investigated by a safety and health professional. When an employee believes an imminent danger exists, the condition may be reported orally (in person), by telephone, or by other means, and a written report filed at a later time. The procedures will assure the right to anonymity of those employees or stewards who make the reports.
b. Permit an employee or the designated xxxxxxx to request an appropriate inspection to be conducted by OSHA if the employee or the designated xxxxxxx is not satisfied with the results of the Department's inspection and findings.
c. Establish procedures to assure that no employee is subject to restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal for filing a report of an unsafe or unhealthful working condition or other participation in Agency occupational safety and health program activities.
