Attorney Neil Brunetz was quoted in “The Dotted Line: Legal Steps For Shutting Down a Dangerous Jobsite“, an article on ConstructionDive that thoroughly analyzes the complex legal landscape of the construction industry. Neil explains that when a hazardous condition is not properly addressed and resolved, Federal OSHA or the OSHA approved state program agency will have OSHA investigators observe the safety hazard.
“If the contractor or employee who called OSHA end up being fired because he notified the agency, he said, then it is possible that the terminated person could have a whistleblower claim, in addition to contractual remedies, as long as he followed procedure and tried to resolve the issue first by notifying those up the chain of command on the project.”