[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1903.16]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS AND PROPOSED PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1903.16  Posting of citations.

    (a) Upon receipt of any citation under the Act, the employer shall 
immediately post such citation, or a copy thereof, unedited, at or near 
each place an alleged violation referred to in the citation occurred, 
except as provided below. Where, because of the nature of the employer's 
operations, it is not practicable to post the citation at or near each 
place of alleged violation, such citation shall be posted, unedited, in 
a prominent place where it will be readily observable by all affected 
employees. For example, where employers are engaged in activities which 
are physically dispersed (see Sec. 1903.2(b)), the citation may be posted 
at the location to which employees report each day. Where employees do 
not primarily work at or report to a single location (see Sec. 1903.2(b)), 
the citation may be posted at the location from which the employees 
operate to carry out their activities. The employer shall take steps to 
ensure that the citation is not altered, defaced, or covered by other 
material. Notices of de minimis violations need not be posted.
    (b) Each citation, or a copy thereof, shall remain posted until the 
violation has been abated, or for 3 working days, whichever is later. 
The filing by the employer of a notice of intention to contest under Sec. 
1903.17 shall not affect his posting responsibility under this section 
unless and until the Review Commission issues a final order vacating the 
citation.
    (c) An employer to whom a citation has been issued may post a notice 
in the same location where such citation is posted indicating that the 
citation is being contested before the Review Commission, and such 
notice may explain the reasons for such contest. The employer may also 
indicate that specified steps have been taken to abate the violation.
    (d) Any employer failing to comply with the provisions of paragraphs 
(a) and (b) of this section shall be subject to citation and penalty in 
accordance with the provisions of section 17 of the Act.