Employee Responsibilities - Filing a Complaint

Employees who do not feel that their workplace is free of hazards may file a complaint with OSHA.

Note the following about filing a complaint:

• Workers do not have to know whether a specific OSHA standard has been violated in order to file a complaint.
• The complaint should be filed as soon as possible after noticing the hazard or lack of compliance.
• OSHA citations may only be issued for violations that currently exist or existed in the past 6 months.
• Complaints from workers or their representatives are taken seriously by OSHA. OSHA will keep the workers' information confidential.

Employees may file a complaint in the following ways:

1. Online, using the Online Complaint Form
2. By fax or mail, by first downloading the OSHA Complaint Form (or requesting the complaint form from an OSHA regional or area office) and then sending the complaint
3. By telephone by calling the local OSHA office (employees may use OSHA's Regional Map to locate the closest office)

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