US Department of Labor
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 Assistant
Secretary for
Occupation Safety and Health
Washington, DC 20210 |
November 10, 2003
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| MEMORANDUM FOR: |
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
DIRECTORATE HEADS
DIRECTORS OF FREE STANDING OFFICES |
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| FROM: |
JOHN L. HENSHAW |
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| SUBJECT: |
SECRETARY CHAO'S CONFIDENTIALITY PROTOCOL FOR
COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE INQUIRIES |
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The purpose of this memorandum is
to transmit the Department of Labor's (DOL) Confidentiality Protocol for
Compliance Assistance Inquiries (Compliance Assistance Protocol). The
Compliance Assistance Protocol, which focuses on callers requesting
compliance assistance information and guidance, has been approved by
Secretary Chao and applies to compliance assistance efforts conducted by
every agency within DOL.
The Compliance Assistance Protocol includes a statement of a uniform DOL
policy to alleviate any concern that callers seeking information and
guidance from DOL agency staff could become targets of enforcement action.
It includes an explanatory portion that clarifies the purpose and
limitations of the policy and also describes the differences between an
inquiry and a complaint.
At the Secretary's Direction, the Protocol will be made available to the
public on the DOL website. Since the Protocol will guide our interaction
with the public regarding our compliance assistance efforts, I expect that
it will be shared with every member of OSHA's staff. In the future, the
Protocol will be incorporated into all OSHA Initial Training courses as well
as courses that have Compliance Assistance components.
Attached to this memo is a copy of the Compliance Assistance Protocol.
Please give the dissemination of the protocol your highest priority. I am
also asking the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs to disseminate
this information to our State Plan States and Consultation Project partners.
If you have any questions regarding this memorandum please contact Paula O.
White on 202-693-2200.
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