Imminent Danger

Section 350.140  Imminent Danger Whenever, and as soon as, an Enforcement Inspector concludes on the basis of an inspection that conditions or practices exist in any place of employment that could reasonably be expected to immediately cause death or serious physical harm or before the imminence of the danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by the Act, the Inspector shall inform the affected employees and employers of the danger and inform them that the Inspector is recommending a civil action to restrain the conditions or practices and for other appropriate relief in accordance with the provisions of Section 115 of the  Act. Appropriate citations and notices of proposed penalties may be issued with respect to an imminent danger even though, after being informed of the danger by the Inspector, the employer immediately eliminates the imminence of the danger and initiates steps to abate the danger.