b'1000 Power&Light Bldg.,Kansas City, Missouri64705 January,1977 OSHAINSPECTIONPROVISIONUNCONSTITUTIONAL OnSeptember11,1975 ,OccupationalSafetyandHealthCompliance OfficerSangershowedupattheshopofBarlow\'s,Inc.,anelectrical, plumbingandairconditioningcontractorinPocatello,Idaho,andrequestedpermissiontoinspectthecompany\'sshop.M .Sangerdidnot rhaveanyreasontobelievethatanOSHAviolationexistedatthecompany\'s shopnorhadanemployeecomplaintprecipitatedhisinspectionrequest. CompanyPresidentBarlowrefusedtoallowtheinspection,basinghis refusalontheabsenceofasearchwarrant.InBarlow\'s,Inc.v.Usery, athree-judgepanelfortheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrict ofIdahohasupheldMr.Barlow\'srefusaltoallowtheinspection.Ina _,,mostsignificantdecision,thecourt(1)heldthattheentryandinspectionprovisionoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct"isunconstitutionalandvoidinthatit directlyoffendsagainsttheprohibitionsof theFourthAmendmentoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica", (2)foreverandpermanentlyrestrainedandenjoinedOSHAfromacting pursuanttoorinfurtheranceoftheentryandinspectionprovision,and (3)foreverandpermanentlyrestrainedandenjoinedOSHAfromconducting orattemptingtoconductanygeneralsearchesorinspectionsofthenonpublicportionsofthepremisesofBarlow\'s,Inc.pursuanttotheentry andinspectionprovisionoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct. TheBarlow\'sdecisiondifferssignificantlyfromthedecisionin Brennanv.Gibson\'sProducts,Inc .ofPlano(three-judgecourt,Eastern District ofTexas,1976)whichhe ldthatOSHAhadtoobtainasearch warrantbeforemakinganinspection.InBarlow\'s,thecourthassaid thattheentryandinspectionprovisionisunconstitutionalandvoid be causeit has"attemptedtoauthorizewarrantlessinspections"- inother words,thisdecisionholdsthatOSHAcannotmakeinspectionspursuantto theentryandinspectionprovision,withorwithoutsearch warrants. Theentryandinspectionprovisionheldtobeunconstitutionaland void(Section8(a)oftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970) providesasfollows: (a)Inordertocarryoutthepurposesofthischapter, theSecretary,uponpresentingappropriatecredentialstothe owner,operator,oragentincharge,isauthorized'