b'Multi-employer Work and Safety By Craig Adams, SHARP Administrator InDecember,OSHAreleasedd o pronetoviolations.An1. krrew of the hazardous c iiti nsondDir CPL2-0. "Multi employer that does so is cit tion or failed to exercise reaective124able EmployerCitation P toalleveniftheonlyemployeesson diligence to discover olicy"able OSHA offices. The directive revisesexposedarethoseofotherthe condition, and fo citathe existing policyr issuing employers at the site.2. failed to take steps consistent tions on multi-employer worksites.The Exposed Employer - Anwith its authority to protect its T in tion of therevisionis toemployer w seemployees areemployees. heten ho own provide a clearermore detailedexposed to the hazard.TheCorrectingEmployer -and exp nation,completewithnewIf the exposing employerAnemployer who is engagedin a la created examples, of whencitationsthe violation, it is citable forcommon undertakingthe same wouldtheon ndcreatingexposi ployer a would notbeimposedonviolation as aemployer.worksite as theng emexposing, creating, correcting, andIftheexposing employer hasand isnsible for correcting a respocontrolling employers.isionauthority tothe hazard,hazard. This u lly occursre The rev correctitsua whed not impose orfrom them do so.an employer is g the responsioesdetractustiven existingdutiesemployershave toIf the exposingemployer lacksb ity of installing and/or maintainilith comply w the OSHA Act.the authority to correct the haz ingparticular safety/health equipreviewifor devAof the policy:ard,it is citableit fails to domentices. "Multi-employerWork- each oflowing: The correctingemployer must the folsites"Onmul oyer work a. ask thecreating and/or con- exercise reasonablein pre-ti-empl care sites (in all industrytors), more secthanone employer may be c ait ble hazardous for acondition that viotwo-slates an OSHA standard. Atep process must be folto loweddeterminewhetherm thanone ore employerto be cited." is O Determine whether the employer is aexposing, correctcreating, ing,orcontrollingemployer. ployeOncetheem r\'sroleis determined the official will determine whether a citation is approp (step 2). riate @If the employer falls into one of these categories,it hasobitrollingemployertocorrectventingandd overing violaiga isctionswithrespecttoO Athe hazard;tions and meet itsof SH obligations s.azard. requirement Determineif theb. informitsemployeesofthecorrecting the hemploye actionsweresuffi hazard; andThe Controlling Employer -r\'s cientmeet those obligations.c. takereason alternativeAnemployerw hasgeneral toable,ho Ifbothcrite amet,then aprotective measu .supervisory au itythe workri areres thor over citation or mu citations can be In extremecircumstances(e.g.,site, including theto correct ltiplepower issued.imminent danger situations), thesafety andthlations itself or heal vioDefinitions:exposing emplo is citable forrequire oth to correct th .yerersem ConThe Creating Employer-Thefailing to remove its employeestr may be establish by contract oled employer that caused ardousfrom the job to avoid the h ard.or, in the absence of explicit conhaza azconditionthatviolatesanOSHAIf theviolation wascreated bytractual provisions, by the exercise standard.an her employer, the exposingoftrol in practice. ot conrea citabEmployers must not c te con- employer isle if it Acontrollingemployermust 6'