Any permission to enter, inspect, review records, or question any person, shal not imply or be conditioned upon a waiver of any cause of action, citation, or penalty under the Act. Compliance Safety and Health Officers are not authorized to grant any such waiver.
authority: Secs. 8 and 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (
29 U.S.C. 657,
658;
5 U.S.C. 553;
28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990), as amended by Section 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012)
source: 36 FR 17850, Sept. 4, 1971, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 29 CFR 1903.5