9-78.000 - Worker Safety Crimes
The primary federal worker protection statutes are the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2272 et seq., and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Pub. L. 97-470, January 14, 1983, 96 Stat 2584, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq. Supervision of criminal prosecutions under these Acts is assigned to the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s Environmental Crimes Section. See the Criminal Resource Manual at 2009.
Further information is available in the Criminal Resource Manual
Occupational Safety and Health Act | Criminal Resource Manual at 2010 |
Criminal Violations | Criminal Resource Manual at 2011 |
Willful Violation of a Safety Standard which Causes Death to an Employee | Criminal Resource Manual at 2012 |
Unauthorized Advance Notice of Inspection | Criminal Resource Manual at 2013 |
False Statement, Representation, or Certification | Criminal Resource Manual at 2014 |
Civil Penalties and Enforcement | Criminal Resource Manual at 2015 |
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA) | Criminal Resource Manual at 2016 |
Criminal Violations | Criminal Resource Manual at 2017 |
Willful Violation of a Mandatory Health or Safety Standard or Withdrawal Order | Criminal Resource Manual at 2018 |
Unauthorized Advance Notice of Inspection | Criminal Resource Manual at 2019 |
False Statement, Representation, or Certification | Criminal Resource Manual at 2020 |
Equipment Falsely Represented as Complying with Requirements | Criminal Resource Manual at 2021 |
Civil Penalties and Enforcement | Criminal Resource Manual at 2022 |
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | Criminal Resource Manual at 2023 |
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act—Referrals from Department of Labor | Criminal Resource Manual at 2024 |
Provisions of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | Criminal Resource Manual at 2025 |
Enforcement | Criminal Resource Manual at 2026 |
[updated August 2015]